Lot 911

A helmet for Prussian Guard Artillery Officers, with bush

Orders and Military Collectibles until 1918 | A102m | Live auction | 258 Lots

Description

Black lacquered leather body; front visor with green underlay, rear visor with red underlay, gilt: round spike base, stars, rear spine, ball and front visor trim; gilt officer front plate of Prussian Guard Eagle with enameled order of the black eagle, attached by two screw posts; gilt flat chin scales with rosette side posts; Officer Imperial and Prussian cockades; tan leather sweatband, green silk lining; white hair bush with gold trichter. Size circa 58 cm. Cf. "Buyer's Guide for Headgear of The Imperial German Army circa 1914", James D. Turinetti, 2015-16 edition, pg. 46.



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General Information

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