Prussian General Officer Pickelhaube
Prussian General Officer style helmet - Model 1897. Black lacquered leather helmet with fire gilt trim. Helmet has fine form and firm stitching. Exterior lacquer in good condition with some light age crazing to the visors and back of the shell. No extra holes in the helmet body. Squared front visor trim and crossed spike base. The frontplate is the Prussian wide winged Garde Eagle and silver Garde Star with enameled center - of the order of the "Black Eagle" (see photo).
Crossed spike base with star retainers. Fluted original Prussian General style spike that does not overlap the base. Interior has leather sweat band with silk headliner. The sweat band shows some wear with a tear (see photos). Beautiful maroon colored silk headliner with remnants of makers markings. Both visors liner in tan as customary with an "AdelsHelm" (Nobility). Rounded chinscales (one scale missing) on rosettes with officer Reichs and Prussian cockades.
Ref. DC12
- Reference : Head1605
- Overall condition : Excellent
- State / Country : Prussian
- Sent from : Europe
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