Lot 921
A helmet for Mecklenburg Field Artillery Regt. 60 Reserve Officers
Orders and Military Collectibles until 1918 | A102m | Live auction | 931 Lots
Description
Black lacquered leather body, front and rear visor; front visor with green underlay, back visor with red underlay, gilt: round spike base, stars, rear spine, ball and front visor trim; gilt officer front plate of Mecklenburg star with silver reserve cross over coat of arms and crowned wreath, attached by one screw post, one post unsoldered, one post gone; gilt rounded chin scales with rosette side posts; Imperial Officer and repainted Mecklenburg cockades; one post unsoldered, brown torn leather sweatband, brown torn silk lining. Size circa 52 cm. Cf. "Buyer's Guide for Headgear of The Imperial German Army circa 1914", James D. Turinetti, 2015-16 edition, pg. 62.Condition: II - Questions about the lot?
