Lot 6590
A helmet M 1886 for officers of the Bavarian Army, circa 1910
Orders and Military Collectibles until 1918 | A109m | Live auction | 1500 Lots
Description
Helmet for officers in the Royal Bavarian Infantry Life Guard Regiment, the Engineers, or the Railway and Telegraph Battalion. Blackened leather (heavy crackling, with some chips) with silvered fittings (tarnished). Screwed onto the front is the large Bavarian royal coat of arms in the officer’s version (the glued-on crown is broken off and enclosed separately).Cruciform base-plate with three white star-head screws and a fluted, screw-off spike. Flat scale chains lined with leather, attached to rosettes featuring both officers’ cockades made of lacquered sheet metal. Ochre-coloured leather sweatband and the ochre-coloured silk ribbed lining (small tears) are soiled. Partially damaged, with signs of wear and age.Condition: III Questions about the lot?