Lot 7301
A helmet for enlisted men of the Royal Saxon Field Artillery, dated 1905
Orders and Military Collectibles until 1918 | A109m | Live auction | 1500 Lots
Description
Issue piece. Helmet body of black lacquered leather (minor pressure marks, heat damage to the visors); gilt non-ferrous metal fittings (showing wear). Front features a yellow star—secured by two leather wedges—bearing an applied white state coat of arms beneath a crown. Top fitting secured by four round-headed split pins and featuring a screw-off ball finial. Curved, leather-backed chin-scales attached to "Model 91" side bosses; both cockades are of the Saxon pattern, made of lacquered sheet iron. Good black leather tongue-style liner; stamped inside the rear visor with "BA XII 03" (Clothing Depot XII / 1st Royal Saxon Army Corps, 1903) and "64.A." / "1905" (5th Royal Saxon Field Artillery Regiment No. 64, Pirna, 1905). Minor localized damage; shows signs of wear and age. Rare.Condition: II Questions about the lot?