Lot 6544
A helmet for enlisted personnel of the Baden field artillery, circa 1900
Orders and Military Collectibles until 1918 | A109m | Live auction | 1500 Lots
Description
Private purchase piece. Black lacquered leather skull (craquelure, minor paint flaking) with round visors (heat damage) and gilt non-ferrous metal fittings (rubbed, minor dents). Screw-mounted emblem shaped as the Baden griffin (double holes), plate with four round-head screws (one replaced), bead and reel frieze and smooth, detachable ball top. Convex leather-backed chin-scales on plug rosettes and refinished sheet iron cockades. Red-brown silk rep lining (minor tears), brown leather sweatband (minor isolated small holes). Partially slightly damaged, signs of wear and age. Rare.Condition: II - III Questions about the lot?
