Lot 938

A helmet for IR 94 Saxe-Weimar Reserve 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; officer front plate of gilt Prussian Reserve Eagle with the addition of an eight-pointed silver star and silver Saxon crest and a silver reserve cross, attached by two screw posts; gilt flat chin scales with rosette side posts; Officer Imperial and Saxe-Weimar cockades; brown leather sweatband, cream 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. 29.



Condition: II Questions about the lot?

General Information

The post-auction sale to our "Orders and Military Collectibles until 1918" auction from November 4, 2024 has already started, and will run all the way through December 31, 2024. Until then you can purchase all unsold lots at the starting price plus the buyers premium.