Original French Revolution Era British Special Pattern Flintlock Rifled Carbine Marked to Humpesch's Hussars No. 29 - Circa 1795 U.S. Uniforms indicating that the helmet was

indicating that the helmet was for one of the unit buglers

and from the looks of it

He was awarded the silver star for Gallantry in Action for actions during the Battle of the Bulge on January 16th

A few days prior to the armistice

Original French Revolution Era British Special Pattern Flintlock Rifled Carbine Marked to Humpesch's Hussars No. 29 - Circa 1795 U.S. Uniforms indicating that the helmet wasOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Well this is something we haven't had before, a rare British Special Pattern Flintlock carbine with a rifled barrel, which was made for service during the French Revolutionary War. This period preceded the later Napoleonic wars, and Britain and other parts of Europe were heavily involved, not the least because they feared the revolution would spread to their own countries. The carbine is marked with HH on the oval brass