Original 19th Century Bavarian Model 1868 Raupenhelm "Caterpillar" Cavalry Helmet Russian Flags Cleaned and Ready to Display

Cleaned and Ready to Display

Overall measures approximately 16" x 4 5/8"

We can see from the outside however that the scabbard also has a sayajiri (scabbard tip) and semegane (scabbard ring) which were also added

A handle is riveted to the reverse

- The hole in the tang (meguki-ana) is punched

Original 19th Century Bavarian Model 1868 Raupenhelm "Caterpillar" Cavalry Helmet Russian Flags Cleaned and Ready to DisplayOriginal Item: Only One Available. The distinctive Bayerische (Bavarian) Raupenhelm (Caterpillar helmet) can be traced back to 1800 when the "Kasket Muster 1800" was introduced. The Raupenhelm had a leather body with a large wool or hair comb on the top and was worn by all ranks from 1800 to 1886 undergoing numerous modifications. After that, Bavaria fell into line with the rest of the German Empire, and adopted its own version of the pickelhaube.