Lot 5597

Description

12th (Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers officer's czapka, c1900, black patent leather, black leather mortar board with brass corner trims and with horse hair plume in gilt boss fitted into blue and yellow pompom fitted with a 12th Lancer's button, with red fluted velvet from the mortar board to a blue and yellow band above the leather body, with 12th Lancers helmet plate (QVC), brass and cloth backed chinstrap hooked at sides to gilt lion's head ear bosses, hook and loop fitted at back, leather sweatband and loose fitting lining above, behind on the inside of the czapka is marked, '12L/2799', on the base of the mortar board is marked, 'W (upright arrow)D (War Department)/5 (?)/1900'. Sweatband and under visor worn, otherwise good fine.