Lot 6808
A helmet for infantry officers, circa 1900
Orders and Military Collectibles until 1918 | A109m | Live auction | 1500 Lots
Description
Black-lacquered helmet shell made of stiff substitute material (showing craquelure) with gilded non-ferrous metal fittings (showing rubbing) and a neck guard. Attached via screws is a line-infantry eagle; smooth spike screwed onto a base plate secured by four star-headed screws. Flat, leather-backed chin-scales attached to rosettes. Imperial and state cockades made of lacquered sheet iron. Visors lined in red and green; brown leather sweatband; brown silk-rib lining (partially detached from the edge); original size label "56 1/2" inside (matching size marked on the underside of the neck visor). Minor localized damage; signs of wear and age.Condition: II Questions about the lot?
