Oldenburg 19th Dragoon Enlisted Pickelhaube - Rare

Oldenburg 19th Dragoon Regiment – Enlisted Man - Model 1897. From an old collection. Heavy black leather helmet body with squared front visor and silver metal trim. Helmet has classic EM shape with square front visor and firm stitching. No extra holes in helmet body. The helmet interior has a black dyed leather EM tongued headliner. The liner is in excellent shape and is still supple. On the right back visor there are numerous stamps including “BA X 1912” which verifies the helmet. The Oldenburg Dragoon Regiment was posted to the 10th Army Corps.

The helmet has a silver crossed spike base with pearl ring EM style ornamentation at base of spike. Smooth removable spike. Large silver split brad retainers adhere cross base to helmet. The frontplate is the Prussian Dragoon Eagle in silver on which is placed a brass star with the silver Arms of Oldenburg in the center (see photo). The frontplate is retained in back with leather wedges. Original set of EM style M1895 convex rounded brass chinscales fit over a M91 side lug. Original Enlisted style Reich and Oldenburg cockades. This is a rare and original Oldenburg Dragoon EM. Seldom seen in today’s collectors marketplace.