Helmet Of The French 5th Dragoons, Model 1845, Period Second Empire Napoleon III / Cavalry

Beautiful helmet of the French 5th Dragoon Regiment, model 1845, entirely in brass and from the Second Empire period.
The back of the helmet is marked "5" (for an assignment to the 5th Dragoon Regiment), dated 1852 and numbered "925".
Original headband imitating panther skin.
Model 1845 chinstraps also originally mounted.
The inner leather headdress is still present but the leather is dry. Visor and neck cover lined with leather.
The helmet boosts a high crest decorated with a Medusa mask, a grenade, a "marmoset" with a black horsehairand, on the sides, gadroons.
The back has a black horsehair mane.
Superb helmet that will have survived all the wars of the Second Empire. Above all, it is complete and, something unusual today, all its elements are entirely original without late reassembly.
Superb collector's item in good general condition. A few very small dents. Small wear and tear consistent with its age.