BRITISH ARMY BANDSMANS LANCER/CZAPKA CAP
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BRITISH ARMY LANCERS CAP (CZAPKA) BAND OF THE LANCER REGIMENTS AN ORIGINAL AND VERY RARE ITEM THIS IS A LANCER CAP/HAT AS USED BY THE BAND OF THE LANCER REGIMENTS IT IS A QUALITY ITEM PRODUCED BY "HOBSONS" FOR SPECIFIC USE AND INCORPORATES THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURING PROCESS THAT CREATED THE VICTORIAN AND EDWARDIAN LANCER CAPS THE LANCER CAP HAS A TRENCHER OR MORTAR TOP COVERED IN HIGHLY POLISHED LEATHER BELOW THE TOP IS A WAISTED RED WOOL COVERED FLUTED BODY LEADING TO THE LOWER LEATHER BODY A BRASS ORNAMENTAL FEATURE APPEARS ON ALL FOUR CORNERS OF THE TOP WITH A YELLOW STRIPE RUNNING DOWN FROM EACH OF THEM. ON THE LEFT FRONT OF THE TOP IS A YELLOW AND RED PLUME HOLDER (ROSETTE) GILT BUTTON TO FRONT WITH A GILDED SPIKE HOLDER IN WHICH THE BLACK HORSEHAIR PLUME IS FIXED. THE TRIANGULAR SHAPED HELMET PLATE HAS THE BAND MOTTO TO THE FRONT AND THE ROYAL COAT OF ARMS WITH A SKULL AND THE FURTHER MOTTO "OR GLORY" CENTERED. THE SIDE CHIN CHAIN POSTS ARE GILDED LIONS HEADS AND THEY SUPPORT A BRASS GILDED HELMET CHIN CHAIN. AROUND THE HELMET ARE WRAPPED LONG CORDED LINES THAT END IN TWO EXTENDED ACORNS THE INTERIOR OF THE LANCER CAP HAS A BLACK COTTON LINING WITH A SOFT BLACK LEATHER SWEATBAND AND THE SIZE IS GENEROUS IT FETCHES OUT AS 7-1/2 OR A 58/59 SO IT WAS DESIGNED FOR A MODERN HEAD AS STATED THIS IS A SUPERB ITEM THAT REPLICATES
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