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Circa 1910. Elegant leather helmet, complete with all fittings in gilt finish. Front features finely crafted line eagle, domed scale chains on rosettes, both cockades present. Cross finial with tall spike. Angular front visor. Interior with leather sweatband and brown grosgrain lining. Visors lined in green and red. Size approximately 57.
Nearly unworn in mint condition. Rarely found in this quality.

Circa 1880. Stationed in Königsberg in Prussia. Leather helmet, complete with all fittings. Front features the shield eagle with medallion “FWR” and bandeau, pattern from 1860 onwards, with the honor scroll “1619” applied separately at crown height. Flat scale chin chains on rosettes, Prussian state cockade on right side. Square front visor. Cross-shaped base with large stars, detachable spike. Interior with brown leather sweatband and honey-colored silk lining. Size approximately 55. Condition 2.
The honor scroll “1619” was awarded to the regiment as early as 1819. With the introduction of the Pickelhaube in 1842, this was initially worn above the front visor seam. From 1860 onwards, the bandeau was then worn above the eagle. In 1888, the year on the bandeau was changed to “1655”.

A beautiful and rare helmet.

Weimar-Eisenach-Jena, circa 1915. Elegant leather spiked helmet in peacetime quality, complete with all fittings in gilt finish. The helmet eagle with bandeau “Mit Gott für Fuerst und Vaterland”, on the breast with large silvered star with applied Saxon coat of arms surrounded by laurel/oak leaf wreath. Flat gilt chin scales with the concealed button 91 introduced in 1915, complete with both original cockades. Interior with brown sweatband, brown silk lining, size 57. Only lightly worn, condition 2+.
A particularly fine helmet.