Lot no. 171
Set including : - Rifleman's helmet. Brass bomb stamped and dated "1856", with white metal rim. Crest decorated with laurel leaves. Iron headband with brass grenade. Radiused iron rosettes with brass stars and leather-lined chinstraps with eight-sided rings. Leather inner headpiece, riveted by washers to the chinstrap boss attachments. Red horsehair chenille. Traces of re-piercing. Ring stamped "L" in an oval. - Rifleman's breastplate. Iron plate with brass trim. Iron breastplate with gilt brass eagle motif. Plastron marked "Manufre Rle de Klingenthal 9bre 1827". Backplate marked "Manufre Rale de Klingenthal Avril 1831 1T 2L n ° 263". Shoulder straps with gourmet rings lined with leather. Brass clips. Leather drawstring (one changed). Leather belt with brass roller buckle (broken). Second Empire. (Restorations.) Provenance: Collection of Mr F. EXPERT: Arnaud DE GOUVION SAINT-CYR.
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Militaria and weapons
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03/13/2025
Offered by Audap & Associés
01 83 750 500