01-09-2009, 07:16 PM
These links show a cavalry decorative crescent in my collection which has a bellcap still intact, in the side view it looks a little compressed however the leather is still there beneath it and is about 2 to 3mm thick and would have been cow hide.
http://www.northumberland-computers.com ... cap074.jpg
http://www.northumberland-computers.com ... cap074.jpg
Brian Stobbs