Call in the Heavy Cavalry: Helmets from the British Dragoons and Household Cavalry
Despite the widespread belief that armies in large numbers didn’t use helmets, the truth is that the metal helmet never actually disappeared from the ranks of soldiers.
Peter Suciu is a Michigan-based writer who has contributed to more than four dozen magazines, newspapers and websites. He is the author of several books on military headgear including A Gallery of Military Headdress, which is available on Amazon.com.