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Prussia - Garde du Corps Officer's Helmet

Prussia - Garde du Corps Officer's Helmet

Prussia - Garde du Corps Officer's Helmet

LOT US3-0003
SOLD
Auction ended        18th March 2023  |  02:01 pm CET
RESULT
STARTING PRICE: USD 7.000,00
EUR 0,00
GBP 0,00
EXCL. BUYER’S PREMIUM: 22,50 %
THIS ITEM SHIPS FROM THE USA AND IS SOLD BY HISTORY TRADER INC. (TERMS)

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PERIOD until 1918
COUNTRY Imperial Germany
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US LOT US3-0003
EAN 3000000022023
US LOT US3-0003
PERIOD until 1918
COUNTRY Imperial Germany
EAN 3000000022023
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
MAKER
WEIGHT
PERIOD until 1918
COUNTRY Imperial Germany
US LOT US3-0003
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
EAN 3000000022023
MAKER
WEIGHT
Imperial Germany
Prussia - Garde du Corps Officer's Helmet


Description

Gardes du Corps/Garde Kurassier Regiment Officer’s Dress Parade Helmet with Eagle circa 1900. Tombac helmet body with “lobster tail” neck guard. Helmet body with silver trim and rivets. Nice quality silver parade eagle with gold crown and cruciform base attached by screw post to helmet. Front of the helmet features a separately applied vaulted, multi-piece enameled Garde star with central Black Eagle Order. Nice set of rounded officers chin scales (leather ends missing) attached to cruciform cloverleaf devices with the left side having the Prussian officers kokarde and the right having the Reichs kokarde. Well-worn interior soiled tan leather sweat band with tears, and off-white silk upper portion also well soiled with torn sections. Remains of green leather lining under the front visor and old worn cloth ill-fitting tan lining to lobster tail (old replacement?). Helmet comes with original spike for service wear.


Condition
2+

Seller
History Trader Inc., 521 Thorn Street #165, Sewickly, PA 15143-0165, USA
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