Lot 6577
A helmet M 1842/48 and cuirass for cuirassier troopers
Orders and Military Collectibles until 1918 | A109m | Live auction | 1500 Lots
Description
Steel shell(rusty) with brass mounts, the cipher “M” for Maximilian II. on the comb, leather-lined brass chin-scales (one incomplete at the front) on three-dimensional lion's heads, white-blue lacquered sheet metal cockade (rubbed), black horsehair crest, the lining and two helmet screws missing. Breastplate and back-plate of steel (rusty, without lining) with surrounding brass rivets. Breast- and back-plate both stamped on the sides with the Amberg crown stamp and “BB 11”, deep proof marks in the chest area. The back-plate with leather-lined scale straps, waist-strap torn off, missing. Partially incomplete, damaged, signs of age.Condition: III Questions about the lot?