Original French WWI Model 1870 Enlisted Trooper’s Cuirassier Helmet with Horsehair Tail German Afrikakorp Air cover was promised but

Air cover was promised but never arrived

It features a highly detailed Tiger head int he center of the red circle

There were many different revisions made during the Pre-WWII and early war years

The helmet is painted with a rising sun Japanese Naval flag and New Guinea underneath along the rim

which may read "1834"

Original French WWI Model 1870 Enlisted Trooper’s Cuirassier Helmet with Horsehair Tail German Afrikakorp Air cover was promised butOriginal Item: Only One Available. A fine example of a WWI period Model 1870 French Cuirassier Enlisted Troopers Helmet. The helmet consists of a steel body with brass fittings, and black horsehair tail. The original leather lining band is still intact, but shows signs of wear from honest use and storage over the decades. The Helmet features a Tall Brass Cimier with the "Medusa head" emblem to the front. Period Black horse mane on top and back of the