Lot 6600
A helmet for members of the gendarmerie, dated 1917
Orders and Military Collectibles until 1918 | A109m | Live auction | 1500 Lots
Description
Black-lacquered leather helmet body (showing craquelure and a protective lacquer coating, with occasional minor pressure marks) featuring fittings made of non-magnetic white metal. Bavarian coat-of-arms emblem at the front, secured by leather wedges (double-hole mounting). Cruciform base plate attached with four round-headed split pins (double-hole mounting) and featuring a smooth, rigid spike. Convex, leather-backed chin-scales attached to molded lion-head bosses; the Imperial cockade (made of lacquered sheet metal) is on the left side. Good black leather tongue-style liner; ink stamps inside the helmet body read “K.B. ...”, “1917” (year), “56” (size), and “Gustav Reinhardt Berlin” (manufacturer). Minor localized damage; shows signs of wear and age.Condition: II Questions about the lot?
