Lot 6545
A helmet for senior NCO´s of the Baden Artillery, circa 1900
Orders and Military Collectibles until 1918 | A109m | Live auction | 1500 Lots
Description
Privately purchased item. Black-lacquered leather body (cracked, with pressure marks and small white splashes of paint) with a square front visor and non-ferrous metal fittings (traces of gilding). Screw-mounted emblem (without crown, double holes) in the shape of the Baden griffin, cruciform base plate with four star-shaped screws (one missing), beaded frieze and smooth screw-in spike. Curved, leather-covered chin-scales attached in rosettes and lacquered sheet-metal cockades for non-commissioned officers. Dark green silk ribbed lining, brown leather sweatband. Partially slightly damaged, with signs of wear and age.Condition: II - Questions about the lot?