Lot 6812
A NCO´s helmet from the 1st Foot Guard Regiment, in parade version, circa 1900
Orders and Military Collectibles until 1918 | A109m | Live auction | 1500 Lots
Description
Black-lacquered leather body (cracked, showing signs of heat damage) with a round front visor and silver-plated nickel silver fittings (worn). Large, screw-mounted Guard eagle with a patriotic band and an applied Guard star for enlisted men. Disc with four round-head screws, beaded frieze and smooth, detachable funnel with a white horsehair plume. Flat, leather-lined scale chains on button model "91"; both non-commissioned officers' cockades made of lacquered sheet iron. Well-preserved leather lining (some wear), with a fabric label on the side of the helmet body bearing the wearer's name "Unteroffizier Klüner, 1st Guard Regiment of Foot" and the size "58". Signs of wear and age. A well-preserved, rare helmet of the Prussian Guard Infantry.Condition: II Questions about the lot?
