Lot 917
A helmet for IR 95 Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Reserve Officers
Orders and Military Collectibles until 1918 | A102m | Live auction | 258 Lots
Description
Black lacquered leather body, front and rear visor; gilt: round spike base, stars, rear spine, spike and front visor trim; gilt officer front plate of Prussian Eagle with the addition of a silver eight-pointed star and Saxon crest and reserve cross, attached by two screw posts; gilt flat chin scales with rosette side posts; Officer Imperial and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha cockades; brown leather lining. Size circa 50 cm. Cf. "Buyer's Guide for Headgear of The Imperial German Army circa 1914", James D. Turinetti, 2015-16 edition, pg. 30.Condition: II Questions about the lot?