Lot 7297
A helmet M 1876 for enlisted men of the Guard Cavalry Regiment or the Carabiniers Regiment
Orders and Military Collectibles until 1918 | A109m | Live auction | 1500 Lots
Description
Tombac body (with small dents), ridged at the rear, ridged front visor, nickel-silver trims. Silver-plated Star with embossed non-ferrous metal coat of arms badge secured at the front with leather wedges (replaced). Convex, leather-backed chinscales on screw-in rosettes, Imperial and state cockades in lacquered sheet iron. Smooth, detachable service spike in non-ferrous metal on nickel-silver base secured with four ball-head screws. Worn black leather liner with flaps in good condition, the interior of the front visor lacquered in green and the body in black, the rear visor backed with black leather. Some cracks, soldering marks, double perforations. Slightly damaged, signs of age. Period helmet with regulation length of 32 cm.Condition: II Questions about the lot?