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Mle 1854 Imperial Guard Cuirassier’s Cuirass and Helmet

Helmet manufactured c.early 1870′s by Delachaussée – serial number 1.
Cuirass made by the Manufacture Impériale de Klingenthal c.1856, size 2 width 1 – serial number 89.
Steel with brass fittings, stamped imperial crest on the helmet, with horsehair on the comb.
Although mostly obsolete by the time of the Franco-Prussian war, these suits of armor were still impervious to any melee weapons, and pistol shots up to point-blank range.

qsy-complains-a-lot:

Mle 1854 Imperial Guard Cuirassier’s Cuirass and Helmet

Helmet manufactured c.early 1870′s by Delachaussée – serial number 1.
Cuirass made by the Manufacture Impériale de Klingenthal c.1856, size 2 width 1 – serial number 89.
Steel with brass fittings, stamped imperial crest on the helmet, with horsehair on the comb.
Although mostly obsolete by the time of the Franco-Prussian war, these suits of armor were still impervious to any melee weapons, and pistol shots up to point-blank range.