British American Revolutionary War Era Leather Tarleton Cap Helmet with Bearskin Crest Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets The Horse Artillery differed from

The Horse Artillery differed from other light artillery (also known as "mounted" artillery) in that each member of the unit traveled on his own horse

the helmet is allowed to collapse into itself

steel plate

and is missing large chunks on the front "toe" on both sides

with a canvas header

British American Revolutionary War Era Leather Tarleton Cap Helmet with Bearskin Crest Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets The Horse Artillery differed fromNew Made Item. This pattern of helmet was named after Lieutenant Colonel Sir Banastre Tarleton who commanded the British Legion during the American War of Independence (1775 1783). With its bearskin crest the tarleton was regarded as 'the handsomest' of helmets and was reportedly much admired by foreign forces at the time. The Tarleton cap remained the most popular form of cavalry headdress in the post war United States, worn by the cavalry (and later