WW1 IMPERIAL GERMAN PRUSSIAN UHLAN CZAPKA CAP IN PRESSED TIN PLATE, 1917

A RARE ERSATZ ISSUE MILD STEEL UHLAN TADITIONAL HEADRESS KNOWN AS A TSHAPKA WITH THE MORTAR BOARD STYLE TOP. THIS WAS USUALLY A LEATHER HELMET BUT DURING WW1 A METAL VERSION WAS ISSUED SO AS TO CONSERVE LEATHER STOCKS THE SAME HAPPENED WITH THE PICKELHAUBE HELMET PRIOR TO THE ADOPTION OF THE STAHLHELM. HOWEVER THIS CAP IS DATED 1917 INSIDE IN THE ISSUE STAMPING. THE STRAP AND TOP COCKADE ARE MOST CERTAINLY REPLACED. The item "WW1 IMPERIAL GERMAN PRUSSIAN UHLAN CZAPKA CAP IN PRESSED TIN PLATE, 1917" is in sale since Sunday, December 06, 2015.

This item is in the category "Collectables\Militaria\World War I (1914-1918)\Helmets/ Hats". The seller is "marne-attack" and is located in Winchester. This item can be shipped worldwide.

Type: Uniform/ Clothing
Clothing Type: Helmets/ Hats
Era: 1914-1945
Conflict: World War I (1914-1918)
Service: Army
Country/ Organization: Germany
Issued/ Not-Issued: Issued
Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany