Lot 7325
A helmet for reserve officers of the Württemberg Army, circa 1900
Orders and Military Collectibles until 1918 | A109m | Live auction | 1500 Lots
Description
Black lacquered leather helmet body (craquelures) with angular front visor and gilt brass fittings (rubbed). Screw-mounted emblem shaped as the crowned Württemberg coat of arms, applied reserve cross in nickel silver. Cruciform base plate with four star screws, bead-and-reel frieze and smooth, tall screw spike. Leather-backed chin-scales on pinned geometric rosettes, both cockades in lacquered sheet iron. Beige silk rep lining (slightly stained, minor tears, partly detached from the border), ochre-coloured leather sweatband, the old size indication “55” inside the skull. Slightly damaged, signs of age. Rare helmet in beautiful condition, consistent with its age.Condition: II Questions about the lot?
