Original British Victorian Era 17th Lancers Other Ranks Chapka Helmet - Duke of Cambridge's Own British Swagger Stick The Butt Caps have short

The Butt Caps have short "ears" but not "long spurs" The lock plates were flat

which has been deactivated

these are slightly larger and thicker than issued today

Original Item: One Only: During WWII

the shaft is made of bakelite

Original British Victorian Era 17th Lancers Other Ranks Chapka Helmet - Duke of Cambridge's Own British Swagger Stick The Butt Caps have shortOriginal Item: Only One Available. One of the most romantic style helmets ever issued in the British military is this CHAPKA and was used exclusively by mounted lancers. The chapka, or lance cap, was an item of headdress originally worn by the legendary Polish Uhlan lancer regiments. British forces encountered Polish lancers wearing the Czapka Rogatywka (Horned Cap) in French service during the Napoleonic Wars. The British Army's lancer regiments,