Lot 931
A helmet for IR 96 Battalion II Reuss Reserve Officers
Orders and Military Collectibles until 1918 | A102m | Live auction | 931 Lots
Description
Black leather body; front visor with green underlay, rear visor with red underlay; gilt: round spike base, stars, rear spine, spike and rounded front visor trim; gilt officer front plate of Prussian Reserve Eagle with silver star and Reuss coat of arms and reserve cross, attached by two screw posts; gilt flat chin scales with rosette side posts; Imperial Officer and Reuss cockades; brown leather sweatband, green silk lining. Size circa 55 cm. Cf. "Buyer's Guide for Headgear of The Imperial German Army circa 1914", James D. Turinetti, 2015-16 edition, pg. 31.Condition: II Questions about the lot?
