Original U.S. Spanish American War Era Army Artillery Shako by W. Stokes Kirk Lock Assembly The three Household Cavalry regiments

The three Household Cavalry regiments of the British Army (1st and 2nd Life Guards and Royal Horse Guards) adopted cuirasses shortly after the Napoleonic Wars as a part of their full dress uniforms

though it definitely shows wear throughout

Talk about the WOW factor

which stubbornly continued to believe in the superiority of trapdoor actions

though the top where the belt hooks were appears to have been removed

Original U.S. Spanish American War Era Army Artillery Shako by W. Stokes Kirk Lock Assembly The three Household Cavalry regimentsOriginal Item: Only One Available. Usually thought of more as a type of headwear only used in Europe, there was also a time when the Shako was used in the United States. These are sometimes called "kepis", but given the rigid design and shape, these are definitely shakos. This example has a gray felt exterior, with black finished leather trim, typical of other U. S. shakos we have seen. It has the Federal Eagle on the top front, and the "crossed