Hessen 25th Artillery Reserve Officer Pickelhaube

Hessen 25th and 64th Field Artillery Regiment Reserve Officer Model 1897. Black lacquered leather helmet body with gilded brass trim. Exterior leather finish is matte with age but in overall good condition. There are some irregular bumps to the helmet contour on the back left side (see photo). The visor stitching is firm and no extra holes in the helmet body. All metal trim has not been cleaned or polished. The trim also has even patina throughout. Interior has leather sweat leather and silk headliner.

The silk headliner shows use but is in good condition, The helmet has an equal sided crossed spiked base but with officer ornamentation around base as was used exclusively with Artillery Regiments. Round ball ornament is removable (see photo). Rounded front visor trim. The frontplate is the Hessen Lion holding an upward sword which has a the reserve cross on the lower side of the plate. The frontplate is held to the helmet body with screw attachments. The backspine is the traditional Hessen style with rivet on the spine. Rounded chinscales on rosettes. Officers Reich and Hessen cockades. The helmet and frontplate are 100% original. Fine conditioned and rare artillery officer helmet. Bargain priced.