Lot 6702
A helmet M 1878 for officers of the Schwere Reiter, before 1886
Orders and Military Collectibles until 1918 | A108m | Live auction | 1240 Lots
Hammer price € 2,100
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Black lacquered leather skull (scuffed) with the round front and rear visors and gilt brass fittings. The emblem in the form of the crowned „L” for Ludwig II screw-mounted on the front, cruciform base with pearl ring, smooth spike and star-shaped screws. Finely embellished chinscales with leather underlay and fully sculptured lion's heads, the sheet metal cockade for officers in the state colours on the left, the cipher „L” below a crown at the centre. Brown leather sweatband, lined in smooth red silk (old, partly detached from the edge, possibly replaced during the period of use), the visors with red and green underlay. Several mounting components replaced, slightly damaged in places, signs of age. Extremely rare helmet.Condition: II Questions about the lot?
