Beata Claridge Feb 11, 2011:

Sad, aye? Thanks, Maciej ;)

maciejm Feb 10, 2011:

@Bubz Right you are. But the Asker knows better ;-)

Beata Claridge Feb 6, 2011:

a type of uniform worn in the street, sorry

Beata Claridge Feb 6, 2011:

@ Maciejm You wrote "raczej po ulicy w tym hełmie nie chodził" to comment on IRA100's answer. Well, the truth is that this is exactly what he did. "Wyjsciowy" as opposed to "galowy" is a type of uniform in the street - very elegant, yet one step below ceremonial.
Look at some pics I attached to my answer and think of some Polish movies from this ere, "Lalka" for example - I can remember vividly these officers parading through Lazienkowski Park in their full uniforms wearing exactly these types of helmets adorned with colourful feathers on top.
NB. this helmet would not be a part of a Polish uniform because as far as I know there was no Polish army at that time

IRA100 Feb 4, 2011:

I see...., hmmm ...., check:
http://www.ima-usa.com/militaria/headgear/helmets.html

Jerry Dean (asker) Feb 4, 2011:

the helmet is from the 19th century