06-04-2004, 07:00 PM
"But on tombstones showing the cavalryman in action, he is never wearing a sports helmet. Why? "<br>
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Good point, however a counter argument could simply be that the tradition of the period was to show the deceased with his face while depicting him in battle. A kind of personal heroic epitaph.<br>
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The actual battle dress with the parade helmet may just not have been put in these tombstones for that reason. This lone example may in fact be a change in this tradition and show the true order of dress for battle.....<br>
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Good point, however a counter argument could simply be that the tradition of the period was to show the deceased with his face while depicting him in battle. A kind of personal heroic epitaph.<br>
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The actual battle dress with the parade helmet may just not have been put in these tombstones for that reason. This lone example may in fact be a change in this tradition and show the true order of dress for battle.....<br>
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