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Would that be the old SKC up on the way to the assault course! :) Martin

The wallmounted ones are from the Royal armouries in Leeds. Martin

Sorry for the extra post but the second picture wouldn't load!

These pictures may also be of interest. All second type.

I've been discussing this with a collector friend of mine (foot guard but I still speak to him! :) ) Although there were various types each manufacturer had variations. Here's a picture of his second type curasses. Numbering from left to right, you can see that the arm holes of 3 and 4 are not...

I figured there must be different sizes, as they close all round. Unlike ours ! :) Martin

I was looking through the ads in a Mil. Mod. from 77, when I saw a review of a book that was out of my price range at £2.75. (Uniforms of Jagers and Schutzen 1900-1914) I then searched for it on the net and bought it for 25p ! Martin

I'm glad it didn't happen, we've had enough family squabbles!

French cuirasses are closed at the sides, so perhaps trumpeters wore a slightly larger size? I believe Cuirassier trumpeters were wearing them in 1914. Martin