BRITISH WILLIAM IV 1830 TO 1837 BELL TOP SHAKO save for loss of enamel

save for loss of enamel to the central cross

A superb example of a Prussian Reserve Dragoon officer’s pickelhaube

High-quality interior

Good white stitching with its Y strap

nap to cloth thin corporals stripes to both sleeves  2 wound stripes and overseas stripes to opposite sleeve one moth hole to right-hand sleeve and two further small moth holes close to the right hand upper pocket as the tunic is worn

BRITISH WILLIAM IV 1830 TO 1837 BELL TOP SHAKO save for loss of enamelA rare and exceptional condition bell top shako from the reign of William IV, the leather top and peak superb stitching has not rotted, leather has not been pierced or distorted, the Beaver sides again excellent without any moth damage, the helmet does not have a regimental distinction but is possibly a Yeomanry regiment or a Rifle regiment with all the fittings being in black, its lions head motifs also in black on either side of the helmet to allow