Lot 6810
A helmet of an infantry lieutenant sergeant, dated 1914
Orders and Military Collectibles until 1918 | A109m | Live auction | 1500 Lots
Description
Black lacquered leather body (crackled) with brass fittings. Prussian line eagle with refreshed gilding, attached with eyelets and leather wedges. Smooth, rigid spike mounted on a plate with four round-headed split pins; leather chin strap attached to a "Model 91" button; both non-commissioned officers’ cockades made of lacquered sheet iron. Black leather lining. Stamped ‘B A X 1914’ (Clothing Office, 10th Army Corps) on the rear visor and handwritten ‘W. Rabisch (?), Lieutenant Sergeant, IR 79 Hildesheim’. Partially slightly damaged, with signs of wear and age.Condition: II Questions about the lot?