Lot 7324
A helmet for enlisted ranks of the Württemberg Army with parade plume, circa 1900
Orders and Military Collectibles until 1918 | A109m | Live auction | 1500 Lots
Description
Privately purchased item. Black-lacquered leather helmet body (showing some crazing, pressure marks, and traces of heat exposure) with a rounded front visor and gilded brass fittings (showing rubbing). Screw-mounted emblem featuring the crowned Württemberg coat of arms. Top piece secured by four round-head screws, featuring a beaded rim and a detachable, smooth spike base holding a black horsehair plume. Flat, leather-backed chin-scales attached to screw-fastened rosettes; both cockades made of lacquered sheet iron. Ocher-colored silk-rib lining (mostly detached from the rim, stained) and ocher-colored leather sweatband (stained); the original size marking "55" is visible inside the helmet body. Minor localized damage; shows signs of wear and age.Condition: II - Questions about the lot?
