Lot 5600

Description

17th (Duke of Cambridge's Own) Lancers officer's czapka, pre 1902, black patent leather with ribbed white wool upper and white leather mortar board with pinned gilt brass oak leaf corners, between upper white and leather bottom is a yellow-blue band, horse hair plume and at the plume insertion point is a brown and yellow wool pompom, at the front is a 17th Lancers helmet plate (QVC), brass and leather backed chinstrap and at the sides are gilt lion's head ear bosses, one missing securing hook, inside is a black oil cloth lining and black leather sweatband, there is no lining to the mortar board, attached to the oil skin lining is a paper tag for Hobson & Sons, Army Contractors. White mortar board with age discolouration, cracking and a several small areas with loss of leather, cracking to brim and this painted over, leather loose from chinstrap at one end, otherwise very good.