Original English Early 17th Century One-Piece Cabasset Helmet Antique Flintlock Firearms Bavarian state police chief Colonel

Bavarian state police chief Colonel Hans Ritter von Seisser and Reichswehr General Otto von Lossow formed a ruling triumvirate

and is a two piece example with a clip attached front insignia

and has an overall length of 51"

There is some cracking on the nose of the fore stock

Original English Early 17th Century One-Piece Cabasset Helmet Antique Flintlock Firearms Bavarian state police chief ColonelOriginal Item: Only One Available. This helmet was constructed of two overlapping pieces of iron which were hammered and riveted together. Above the narrow brim is a row of fourteen (14) rivets holding in small wavy circular plates. These would have included a band of leather secured by said rivets. This leather band would have been stitched to a fabric helmet lining, which is no longer present. Cabasset, from the Spanish word capacete, meaning little