Lot 6711
A helmet for officers of the Oldenburgian Dragoon Regiment No. 19, circa 1900
Orders and Military Collectibles until 1918 | A109m | Live auction | 1500 Lots
Description
Black lacquered leather body (craquelures, pressure marks) with angular front visor and fittings in white and yellow metal. Silver-plated dragoon eagle secured with leather wedges, with "Vaterlandsbandeau", bearing a yellow Star with separately applied Oldenburg coat of arms. Cruciform base plate with four star-shaped screws (nuts replaced), bead-and-reel frieze and smooth spike. Convex yellow chin-scales on silver-plated plug rosettes, both cockades in lacquered sheet iron. Beige ribbed silk lining (stained, collection stamp), ochre-coloured leather sweatband, the old size indication “57” inside the crown, visors backed in red and green. Slightly damaged, signs of age. Rare.Condition: II - Questions about the lot?