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View full screenHelmet of Indian origin, likely taken by Surgeon Valentine Munbee McMaster, 78th Regiment, during the Indian Mutiny/Uprising (1857 - 1858)
M.1945.13.5
Pre 1857
Indian
Metal skull helmet with crescents, openwork crest and acorn shaped spike.
British land forces: 78th Regiment
Previous owner: McMaster, Valentine Munbee, Surgeon, 1857 (fl.) - 1858 (fl.)
War: Indian Mutiny / Uprising
India, South Asia