Lot 924
A helmet for Oldenburg 91st Infantry Regiment Officers
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, spike and front visor trim; gilt officer front plate of Prussian Line Eagle with a single banner inscribed with the words "MIT GOTT FÜR KÖNIG UND VATERLAND" and the silver Oldenburg coat of arms on an eight-pointed star on the chest of the eagle, attached by two splintas; gilt flat chin scales with rosette side posts; Imperial Officer and Oldenburg cockades; dark brown leather sweatband, worn ochre 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. 25.Condition: II Questions about the lot?
