caption: U.S. Light Dragoon Helmet- War of 1812 The helmet was of jacked black leather, bound, and reinforced by steel strips, with a white ``horsetail''. On its left side was a 9-inch feather plume in the following colors: adjutants, white with blue tops; quartermasters, green; paymasters, blue with red tops; all others blue with with white tops. The helmet plates showed a changing dragoon. War Of 1812, Blue Tops, White Tops, American Revolution, Headgear, Revolutionaries, Riding Helmets, Black Leather, Military Hats
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