A RARE AND IMPORTANT IMPERIAL RUSSIAN CHAINMAIL AND ARMOR OFFICER"S SET OF THE CAUCASUS-MOUNTAINS" HALF-SQUADRON OF HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY"S OWN KONVOI ESCORT HALF-SQUADRON TULA, CIRCA 1835-1840. Comprising a matching officer"s set of chainmail and armor consisting of a chainmail shirt, tall Taj type helmet, arm guards and belt. The three quarters length chainmail shirt with half length sleeves, open collar and single vent front skirt. The Taj helmet in traditional Circussian form, with metal skull surmounted by small gilt silver finial from which is suspended two red "tongues" and mounted with parcel gilt silver panels profusely chased and nielloed, with inscriptions of Koran verses in Arabic including Allah Akbar (God is Great!) on the front cartouche. With steel chainmail face curtain and side and back curtains falling to the shoulders. En suite steel arm guards with chased banding and mounted with silver-gilt decorative elements and with chain link steel and silver-gilt mounted cuffs with matching silver-gilt buckles. Together with a red leather belt decorated with interlocking chased silver-gilt panels and double seahorse buckle, typical of mid-19th century Imperial Russian officer uniforms. Helmet with indistinguishable maker"s mark and all silver and silver-gilt elements stamped with 84 silver standard. Height of helmet from finial to bottom of chain 27 inches (68.5 cm), belt length 37 inches (94 cm), arm guard length 11.5 inches (29 cm).