Lot 5016
A helmet for Prussian Dragoon Regt. 16 Officers, with bush
A US Lifetime Headgear Collection and other Imperial and WW II Collectibles | A106us | Live auction | 510 Lots
Description
Black lacquered leather body; front visor with black underlay, rear visor with red underlay; silver: cross spike base, rear spine, spike, trichter and front visor trim; gilt cross base stars; silver officer front plate of Prussian dragoon eagle with "Waterloo" battle banner, attached by two screw posts; gilt convex chin scales with silver rosette side posts; Officer Imperial and Prussian cockades; tan leather sweatband, cream silk lining; black hair bush with silver trichter; top of body slightly depressed under front of cross base; size circa 55 cm. Cf. "Buyerâs Guide for Headgear of The Imperial German Army circa 1914", James D. Turinetti, 2015-16 edition, pg. 36.Condition: II Questions about the lot?