Lot 714
A helmet M 1842 for non-commissioned officers of the infantry
Orders and Military Collectibles until 1918 | A102m | Live auction | 931 Lots
Hammer price € 2,800
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High, black lacquered leather skull, non-ferrous metal fittings (abraded) with a bar at the nape. The screw-mounted outline of an eagle with appliquéd silver reserve cross. Cruciform base with four round-head screws and smooth, rotating but not removable spike. Convex chinscales with leather underlay on screw-mounted, geometric rosettes, a large state cockade in sheet iron (7.5 cm) on the side with a grooved ring. The black leather liner in fine condition, the visors with red and green underlay. Slightly damaged in places, signs of age. Rare first model of the German spiked helmet in beautiful condition.Provenance: Part of the Ensch-Famenne collection.
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