Lot 904

A helmet for IR 117 Hessian Officers, with bush

Orders and Military Collectibles until 1918 | A102m | Live auction | 931 Lots

Description

Black lacquered leather body; front visor with tan underlay, rear visor with red underlay, gilt: cross spike base, rear spine, front visor trim; gilt officer front plate of Hessian Lion with sword and encircled by wreath with two dated honour banners, attached by one screw posts and holes for two other missing screw posts; gilt rounded chin scales with rosette side posts; Imperial Officer and Hessian cockades; tan scalloped leather sweatband, no silk lining and black hair bush with gold fluted trichter (not Hessian); gilt Hessian spike. Size circa 58 cm. Cf. "Buyer's Guide for Headgear of The Imperial German Army circa 1914", James D. Turinetti, 2015-16 edition, pg. 83.



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General Information

The auction starts on Monday, Nov 4, 2024 at 10 1m (CET). Lot no. 1 - 938. The pre-sale view will take place from Oct 29 - Nov 1, 2024 as well as Nov 15-16 and Nov 18, 2024 in our auction rooms at Bretonischer Ring 3 in 85630 Grasbrunn / Munich from 11 am to 5 pm (CET).