Overview: Imperial Germany & Weimar Republic: uniforms, spike helmets, etc.

Berlin, um 1910. Sehr schöne Fertigung in Kammerqualität. Im Gegensatz zu den Mützen den beiden Grenadier-Bataillone, sind die Mützen des Füsilier-Bataillon nicht ganz so hoch gestaltet mit einem festen Korpus. Vorn das Messingschild mit geprägtem Gardestern und Krone. Gewölbte gelbe Schuppenketten in der besonderen Form, seitlich an Schrauben. Roter Beutel, weiß abgesetzt und mit weißen Litzen. Auf dem weißen Bund seitlich und hinten mit aufgelegten preußischen Adlern für das Füsilier-Bataillon. Komplett mit dem originalen schwarz/weißen Puschel aufgeschraubt. Innen mit gelaschtem Lederfutter.  
Die Füsiliermütze ist leicht getragen, seitlich an den Knöpfen 91 mit leichten Schäden im weißen Tuch, sonst in gutem Zustand. Sehr selten.

Eigentumsstück um 1910. Das Krätzchen aus dunkelblauem Stoff mit kornblumenblauem Bund und Paspelierung, komplett mit beiden Kokarden. Innen mit weißem Leinenfutter, eingestempelt die Größe «57 1/2», handschriftlich die Trägerinitialen «WP». Schön erhalten. Zustand 2.

Kammerstück 1903. Fertigung aus weißem Baumwollstoff, sogenannte "Waschmütze", komplett mit aufgenähter Kokarde und dem Mützenband «Kaiserliche Matrosen Artillerie». Innen der Kammerstempel «B.A.W. 26. 6. 03», daneben der schwer leserliche Truppenstempel «[I.M.]A.3» (I. Matrosenartillerieabteilung Kiel/Friedrichsort), wiederum daneben der Aufnäher «Maier I.». Größe ca. 52. Leicht fleckig. Zustand 2.

Standort Bonn. Eigentumsstück um 1910. Die Tellermütze aus "russisch"-blauem Stoff mit rotem Bund und drei gelben Vorstößen, beiden Kokarden. Innen mit braunem Lederschweißband und gelbem Seidenfutter. Größe ca. 55. Am Deckel ein paar kleine Mottenlöcher. Zustand 2.

Standort Bonn. Eigentumsstück um 1910. Die Schirmmütze aus "russisch"-blauem Stoff mit rotem Bund und drei gelben Vorstößen, schwarz lackierter Schirm, beiden Kokarden. Innen mit schwarzem Lederschweißband und feinem schwarzen Futter. Größe ca. 57. Zustand 2.

Der Helm wurde um 1900 hergestellt und um 1912 offiziell aptiert zum Helm für Generale. Es handelt sich hierbei um den Helm von General v. Mühlenfels, den er bereits al Oberst trug und nach seiner Beförderung zum General entsprechend weitergetragen hat. Eleganter Lederhelm, komplett mit allen Beschlägen in vergoldeter Ausführung. Vorne der große Gardeadler mit hochgewölbtem versilbertem Stern des Schwarzen Adler Ordens, das Zentrum fein emailliert. Gewölbte Schuppenketten an Rosetten, beide Kokarden. Eckiger Vorderschirm. Kreuzblattbeschlag mit gekehlter Spitze. Innen mit hellbraunem Lederschweißband, seitlich mit geprägtem Herstellersignet "Mars Offizier..." und hellbeigem Seidenripsfutter, der Vorderschirm grün und der Nackenschirm rot gefüttert, Vorn mit eigenhändiger Trägerbezeichnung "v. Mühlenfels II." (II. bei dem Helm handelte es sich um die 2. Garnitur für den Tagesdienst. Innen sind noch die alten Doppellöcher unter dem Kreuzblatt und hinter dem Helmadler zu sehen aus der Zeit als Oberst. Der Helm in getragen, in gutem Zustand. 

Ein sehr schöner, unberührter Helm, ein typisches Beispiel für die preußische Sparsamkeit in der Armee!

Karl von Mühlenfels war 1900 bis 1903 als Major Kommandeur des 2. Bataillons des 1. Ostasiatischen Infanterie-Regiments in China. Im Juni 1901 erhielt er zum Roten Adlerorden 4. Klasse die Schwerter verliehen. Anfang 1903 kam er zurück in die Armee und wurde dem Grenadier-Regiment 11 aggregiert. Im gleichen Jahr wurde er hier zum Bataillonskommandeur ernannt und erhielt Ende Mai 1903 das Offizierkreuz des Königlich Italienischen St. Mauritius- und Lazarus-Ordens. Von 1904 bis 1908 war er mit der Schutztruppe in DSWA. Hier war er 1907 als Oberstleutnant Kommandeur des 1. Feldregiments und wurde 1908 in das Infanterie-Regiments 161 entlassen. Als Oberst (Beförderung am 21. März 1908) war er vom 22. März 1908 bis 8. März 1912 Kommandeur des Infanterie-Regiments 161. Bis 1. Mai 1911 hatte er u. a. den Roten Adlerorden 3. Klasse mit der Schleife und Schwertern am zweimal schwarz- und dreimal weißgestreiften Bande, den Kronen-Orden 3. Klasse mit Schwertern, den Königlich Bayerischen Militärverdienstorden 3. Klasse mit Schwertern, das Großherzoglich Mecklenburgische Militärverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse, das Offizierkreuz des Königlich Sächsischen Albrechts-Orden mit Schwertern, das Komturkreuz 2. Klasse des Herzoglich Sächsischen Haus-Ordens und den Kaiserlich und Königlich Russischen St. Stanislaus-Orden 2. Klasse mit Schwertern erhalten. Anschließend wurde er als Generalmajor(Beförderung am 9. März 1912) Kommandeur der 44. Infanterie-Brigade (Kassel). Bis 1. Oktober 1913 blieb er Kommandeur und gab das Kommando an Theodor Nordbeck ab. Von Mühlenfels wurde Inspekteur der Landwehr-Inspektion Erfurt. Am 2. August 1914 übernahm er die neu aufgestellte 44. Reserve-Infanterie-Brigade und gab bereits am 15. September 1914 das Kommando wieder ab. Mitte Februar 1915 wurde er mit der Aufstellung Kommandeur der 9. Landwehr-Division, welche aus der Division Mühlenfels gebildet wurde, und blieb dies offiziell bis 21. Mai 1917. Unter seinem Kommando kämpfte die Division u. a. in der Herbstschlacht in der Champagne und in der Schlacht um Verdun. Bereits am 6. März 1917 war er erkrankt in das Feldlazarett 285 gebracht worden. Vom 17. Juni 1917 bis zur Auflösung am 17. Dezember 1918 war er Kommandeur der 25. Landwehr-Division.

Black silk, pre-tied, lightly worn. Condition 2

Rarely found.

Black silk with blue core, pre-tied, lightly worn. Condition 2

Rarely found.

Garrison Colmar in Alsace. Private purchase item circa 1914. The tunic made of field-gray cloth in the special gray-green color of the Mounted Jägers, the standing collar and cuff flaps in “jäger-green”, thereon the green Koller piping with yellow trim, on the piping the silver braid for non-commissioned officers, on the collar the large coat buttons for the “Sergeant”, a row of eight nickel-plated buttons, on the shoulders sewn-in green shoulder straps with yellow trim and regiment number “3” embroidered in red, on the shoulder straps the special loops for the 2-year riding school course, on the left breast with three loops for medals/decorations. Interior with brown and olive-colored silk lining. The right cuff flap with a moth hole, on the left an old inconspicuous repair, the lining at the right sleeve attachment also with a period repair. Condition 2.

Circa 1895. Very finely woven gray cord tunic with cornflower blue standing fall collar and cornflower blue “Polish” cuffs, the button panel with cornflower blue piping, one row of eight “frosted” silver-plated iron buttons with the Imperial crown, on the collar double row of large silver lace, on the sleeve cuffs one large silver lace each, on the shoulders the shoulder straps with silver braiding with black and red-white interwoven threads on cornflower blue cloth backing with tabs, two rank stars each for the captain; complete with the silver aiguillette for officers, on the chest six loops for orders/decorations. Interior with brown silk lining. Few small spots and minor moth holes. Condition 2.

Extremely rare, worn in this version for only 7 years, offered for the first time in our auction!

This is a dress tunic still for the troop founded in 1889 under Hauptmann v. François. This initially consisted of only two officers and 21 enlisted men and was later reinforced to 50 men. In 1894 the troop was reinforced by two companies. The official founding of the Schutztruppe only took place with the Imperial Law of June 9, 1895. In 1896 a change in the uniforms followed. The parade dress tunic now differed significantly from the piece worn until 1896. This now had “Swedish” sleeve cuffs with two laces instead of one.
The rank lists before 1897 contain no records yet for the Schutztruppen. In 1897 the rank list records only four officers with the rank of captain for Deutsch-Südwestafrika!

Chamber piece 1914. Large stone-gray felt hat with edge binding and hatband of blue grosgrain ribbon, the right brim turned up and fastened with the large Reich cockade, three ventilation holes on each side. Interior with leather sweatband, stamped “Sch. D.A. 1914”. Size approximately 59. With significant moth damage. Condition 3-4.
Conservatively estimated, in good condition this hat would certainly cost twice as much.

Very rare! As a chamber piece from 1914, this hat was certainly still worn during combat operations until 1915.

Private purchase item circa 1915. The tunic made of field-gray cloth with two side pockets, reseda green turn-down collar and simple cuff patches, two rows of buttons with six buttons each, slightly toned. The cuff patches, button panel and collar with red piping, on the collar the red patches. Sewn onto the shoulders the Prussian shoulder boards for Lieutenant, each with the “flaming grenade,” the unit number «68» and the red cloth underlays. Sewn into the buttonhole the ribbon for the Iron Cross 1914 2nd Class. Interior with field-gray cloth lining. Only lightly worn, condition 2.

Garrison Ludwigsburg, chamber piece (!) 1907/11. The tunic made of dark blue cloth with red standing collar and red cuff flaps with red patches with blue piping, single row of brass buttons, sewn onto the shoulders the red shoulder straps with regimental number “121” embroidered in yellow. Interior with white linen lining with chamber stamp “B.A.XIII”, “1907”, “4B”, “1911”, next to it the size specifications, above it handwritten “Karl Bauer II. Ersatz [...]”, sewn label at bottom “Eber R. Ziegler Zerweck”. The collar repaired during the war with substitute material in gray cloth. Lightly worn, beautifully preserved. Condition 2.

This chamber piece was still worn in a replacement battalion during World War I!

Garrison Ludwigsburg. Personal property item circa 1910. The tunic of blue cloth with white standing collar, white “Swedish” cuffs and white piping, the collar and cuffs with white guard lace, one row of six brass buttons, sewn onto the shoulders the white shoulder straps with the cipher “O” embroidered in red, on the collar and cuffs the gold NCO braid, on the collar the rank buttons for sergeant, on the right sleeve the proficiency badge for good lance fencing. Interior with blue silk lining. Lightly worn, few small repair spots. Condition 2.

Reseda green band and piping, black lacquered leather visor, with both cockades and Stahlhelmbund badge. Interior with brown sweatband and lining, size approximately 55. The sweatband has partially detached, moth damage, condition 2-.

Stationed in Ludwigsburg. Private purchase item circa 1910. The ulanka made of fine dark blue cloth with yellow standing collar, cuff slashes and piping, nickel-plated buttons. On the shoulders the epaulettes for the Rittmeister with the regimental cipher “WI”. On the right chest two loops for orders/decorations. Interior with black silk lining, in the neck area label of the maker from Stuttgart. With the accompanying yellow parade plastron with fine linen lining. Complete with the dark blue cloth trousers with yellow piping. Condition 2.

Personal property item, circa 1910. Leather helmet, complete with all fittings in nickel-plated finish. Helmet plate features the silver-plated Saxon coat of arms held by 2 lions, small civil servant cross finial with tall spike in the pattern for civil servants, flat scale chin chains on rosettes with slotted screws, right side with Saxon cockade for enlisted ranks. Interior with lashed leather lining, size 55. The helmet shows only minimal wear and is in excellent condition, includes matching helmet storage case. Rarely found in this quality.

Circa 1925. Black lacquered leather skull with brass comb and fittings. Front plate with fire helmet and crossed axes. Black leather chinstrap attached to rosettes. Interior with split leather lining. Size 56. Condition 2-.

Circa 1900. Leather helmet, complete with all fittings in nickel-silver finish. The helmet plate with the jubilee banderole “1848 In Treue Fest 1898” (worn from 1898 to 1918), leather chin strap on button 91, Prussian cockade on the right side, rear visor with ventilation slide. Interior with reinforced leather lining. Size 55. Condition 2.

Garrisoned in Münster. Manufactured in heavy depot quality, circa 1900. Cloth of heavy kersey with red cuffs and collar, red-white-red Koller braid, white shoulder straps with red piping on the shoulders. Interior with typical white linen lining. No depot stamps, embroidered owner's initials “R B” in the neck area and old inventory number. Worn, with typical signs of wear and age, condition 2.

Location Berlin. Chamber piece 1872. Tall, heavy leather helmet, complete with all fittings. Front features the large Grenadier eagle with acanthus on the scepter, overlaid with the Guard star bearing the motto “suum cuique” (the regiment did not wear the Guard eagle with eagle on the scepter until 1889). Flat scale chin chains on rosettes with iron slotted screws, Landeskokarde (state cockade) on the right. The spike is not removable (likely oxidized in place). With neck guard. Interior with lapped leather lining, the rear visor stamped “1872 KAR”, inside the bell a label reading “Füsilier Regenhard 9. Cp. Rgt. Alexander”. Size approximately 52. Condition 2.

Circa 1916. The original olive-green lacquer finish of the steel helmet approximately 90% intact. Interior with three-part liner on leather ring, cushion padding not preserved. Side clearly stamped with manufacturer's mark “B.F.62.” (F. C. Bellinger, Fulda), size “62” stamped again in the neck area, shell stamped “B 828”, liner with owner's name “V. Wachmeister Ernst Trier”. Complete with the rarely preserved leather chin strap on button 91. Condition 2.

Personal item circa 1914. Light leather helmet, complete with all fittings. Front features the small helmet plate with applied Landwehr cross. Flat scale chin chains on button 91, both cockades present. Interior with light leather sweatband and beige twill lining. Size approximately 55. Seam of front visor detached. Condition 2-.

Home station Pasewalk, circa 1915. Elegant privately-purchased piece, manufactured from field-gray gabardine cloth in finest officer quality. The high stiff stand-up collar, the collar and cuff slashes in crimson, the lace trim in peacetime quality with crimson piping, the button panel and skirts piped in crimson, nickel-plated buttons. Sewn-in shoulder straps with gilt overlays crown over “L”, crimson secondary color, white cloth backing. Interior lined with field-green cloth. Only minimally worn, very fresh color, unfortunately with some light moth damage, which however does not significantly detract from the overall impression of this outstanding uniform.

Extremely rare, in over 35 years of business this is the first piece we have been able to offer, we are not aware of any other such uniform.

The uniform ensemble from circa 1845-1850 consisting of twelve individual pieces:
#1. Fur busby of finest brown-white fur with the bag of fine red cloth. At the front as emblem for the Guard Hussar Regiment the gilt bandeau with the three battle honors “Peninsula Waterloo El Bodon”, the surface grained, the letters polished, above this separately applied the gilt royal crown of finest craftsmanship quality. The chin strap of black lacquered leather with black velvet backing and gilt chain reinforcement, attached at the sides to gilt semi-relief lion heads. The extra high parade plume of white particularly soft and approximately 39 cm long heron feathers, at the base with short yellow feathers, the “feather basket” particularly elaborate with small gilt plates and gilt thread embroidery, the parade plume inserted into the fur busby in a gilt socket and fixed with a screw. Complete with the line of silver thread with yellow interweaving. Inside with very fine, almost parchment-like leather sweatband with gilt printing and finest lining of light blue silk cloth. Size approximately 57. Very well preserved. Only the bag with two small moth traces. Accompanying label “Royal Guelph Museum. Uniform piece, belonging to the Hanoverian Hussar uniform of King Ernst August.”
#2. The dolman/pelisse of fine soft dark blue cloth with rich gilt braiding and five rows of 18 gilt buttons each, the middle row of spherical buttons, the other four rows with hemispherical buttons, on the sleeves the special officer's braid for the Guard Hussar Regiment, the high standing collar, the sleeves, the button panels and the hem for officers of the Guard Regiment with gray fur trim, on the shoulders the “caterpillars” of silver wire with yellow cords and two gilt rank stars each for the general. On the left sleeve with the black silk mourning band. The pelisse well lined, inside with red silk cloth. Very well preserved, the lining inside with an approximately five cm long thin tear.
#3. The parade attila of fine soft dark blue cloth with rich gilt braiding and five rows of 18 gilt buttons each, the middle row of spherical buttons, the other four rows with hemispherical buttons, on the sleeves the special officer's braid for the Guard Hussar Regiment, the high standing collar, the chest (under the braiding) and at the hem with broad gilt braid, on the shoulders the “caterpillars” of silver wire with yellow cords and two gilt rank stars each for the general. On the left sleeve with the black silk mourning band. The attila is more lightly lined, inside with red silk cloth, the hem inside reinforced with red leather. Attached on a cord the remnant of a typical label from the royal Hanoverian collection.
#4. Parade bandolier and cartridge box. The parade bandolier of red leather, wrapped with red velvet cloth, applied the silver braid with gilt interweaving, gilt escutcheon with the two priming wires on gilt chains attached to the gilt lion head suspension, gilt buckles. The cartridge box covered with red morocco leather, the sides and lid mounted with gilt brass, on the lid applied in silver the crowned star with the motto “Nec aspera terrent” as well as the bandeau “Peninsula Waterloo El Bodon”. Attached the inventory tag “1501” of the royal Hanoverian collection Marienburg Castle.
#5. Sash of silver braid with auxiliary strap. Attached on a cord the remnant of a typical label from the royal Hanoverian collection.
#6. Sabretache of red leather, the lid with rich decoration in gilt and silver thread embroidery on red cloth, above the crown, below the cipher “EAR” over a trophy of arms. Complete with the three carrying straps and the attached under-buckle belt, also of red leather, decorated with gilt braid and with gilt fittings. Attached the label “Royal Family Museum. No. 1 Hanoverian Guard Hussar Uniform [...]”.
#7. Eagle-head saber with slightly curved double-fullered blade on both sides approximately 84.5 cm long and 2.8 cm wide, the lower third on both sides with gilt engravings. Gilt stirrup guard with finely chased eagle head, leather-wrapped grip with intact silver wire binding. Attached the inventory tag “149” of the royal Hanoverian collection Marienburg Castle. Polished steel scabbard with two brass ring bands. Very well preserved!
#8. Boot trousers of fine dark blue cloth with thin red piping, the waistband outside trimmed with black silk, inside with white silk. The black horn buttons all preserved. The instep straps on buttons for removal.
#9. A second pair of boot trousers of fine dark blue cloth with thin red piping, inside with gray-blue silk lining. The buttons complete. Attached label of the royal Hanoverian collection. The instep straps on buttons for removal.
#10. The spurs of gilt brass with intact strapping of blackened leather. Inside punched with a downward-opening “horseshoe” and therein the letter “S”.
#11. Shabraque of dark blue cloth with red zigzag border trimmed in gilt-embroidered galloon, the edge piped in gilt embroidery. On the sides brown leather applications for protection against abrasion from the rider's legs. The underside protected by black cloth. On the leather application at left with old inventory label "Hannover Guard Hussar Shabraque 1893 from Penzing".
#12. The officer's bridle after English model with rosette and “tassel” decoration of brown leather, complete with the head, breast and crupper harness.


An exhibition piece of great historical and museum significance of which we are very proud to present to you!

The pieces all originate from the royal collection at Marienburg Castle and were sold at the 2005 Sotheby's auction.
At this auction the pieces were acquired by a renowned “Hannover collector” and came from him into our possession.
The pieces in turn originate from the personal property of King Ernst August I (King from 1837-51).
This is precisely the uniform that the King wears on the Ernst August Monument in Hannover, which was created in 1861 by Albert Wolff.
Dating to the year 1849 is a portrait by the court painter Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Oesterley, which shows the King again in precisely this uniform. This portrait achieved wide distribution including as a postcard motif and may also have served as the model for the equestrian statue.
The individual pieces were not sold together at the 2005 Sotheby's auction, also because in the house collection the pieces were kept separately from one another. The collector deserves credit for recognizing the pieces in their historical value and correctly attributing and uniting them.
The association is unquestionable and can be determined apart from the museum label also solely from the high quality of the pieces, the rank on pelisse and dolman and the dating concordance.
Furthermore, sabers with eagle heads were reserved only for the King. The bridle can also be found in its details on the equestrian statue. The shabraque is also clearly recognizable here. The original took a “detour” via the exile collection in Penzing, Austria back to Marienburg.

Circa 1910. Height approximately 26.7 cm. Interior lined with yellow fabric. The carrying strap replaced in modern times. Condition 2.

Circa 1915. Olive green cloth. Size approximately 52. Condition 2.

Circa 1910. Leather helmet, complete with all fittings. Front eagle plate, domed chin scales attached to rosettes with both cockades, spike removable. Interior with light brown leather sweatband and light beige grosgrain lining. Size approximately 54. Worn condition, somewhat aged. Condition 2-.

Personal property item circa 1900. Station Demmin. Czapka of dark blue cloth with white band and piping, both cockades. Interior with brown sweatband and cloth lining. Worn condition. Condition 2.

Circa 1910. Leather helmet, complete with all fittings in silver finish. At front the silver-plated large Guards eagle with applied high-domed Guards star with finely enameled center, for the Assistant Paymaster without the “official's eagle”. Flat nickel silver scale chains on silver rosettes, both cockades present. The base plate with silver-plated stars and removable smooth spike. Interior with light leather sweatband and light beige silk rep lining, the front visor lined in green and the neck guard lined in red, handwritten size “54” inside the bell. Only lightly worn, condition 2+.
Very rare, the regiment had a maximum of 4 paymasters!

Circa 1914. Ersatz helmet made of felt, complete with all fittings. Version with front visor rail. Front features the Baden griffin, original chin strap on button 91, both cockades present. Interior with reinforced leather lining. Size approximately 55. Condition 2.

Location München. Chamber piece 1908/09. Heavy leather helmet, complete with all fittings in nickel silver. Front features the large Bavarian helmet plate. Domed scale chin chains on button 91, with both cockades. Cruciform base with fluted, detachable parade plume holder with white horsehair. Square front visor. Interior with stitched leather lining, the rear visor with chamber stamp “1. R. 1909” and “1. S.R.R. 1908”. Size approximately 55. The lacquer on top of the skull with chipping. Condition 2.

Chamber piece circa 1915. Ersatz helmet made of felt, simplified version without front visor and neck guard reinforcement bands. Complete with all fittings in silver finish. Front features the Prussian line eagle, silver-plated with “frosted” finish. The spike is non-removable. Original leather chin strap attached to button 91, complete with both cockades. Interior with stitched leather lining, inside the bell manufacturer's label with size and year “Abteilung Berthold Lissner Guben 57 ctm. 1914”. Condition 2+.

Garrison location Liegnitz in Westpreußen. Chamber piece circa 1910. Leather helmet, complete with all fittings. Front plate features the large Grenadier eagle with the bandeau “22 März 1797”. Leather chin strap on button 91, both cockades present. Interior with tabbed leather liner, in the rear visor very fine chamber stamps “II G.R F.B. 1903” and “B.A.G. 1903” (The helmet was provided to the regiment by the Garde-Bekleidungsamt) as well as size “57”. In beautiful original condition. Condition 2. Very rare.

Circa 1860. Tall helmet of tombac with large stepped front visor, complete with all fittings in gilded finish. On the front, the large star of the Order of St. George of Hanover with the motto “Nunquam Retrorsum”, below it the applied bandeau “Peninsula Garzia Hernandez Waterloo”. Attached to the bandeau is the inventory plaque of Marienburg Castle. Large domed scale chains on oval rosettes with brass cross screws, on the right the Hanoverian cockade in leather. Brass cross-piece with detachable iron spike. Interior with black leather lining, the front visor painted green, the rear neck guard painted black. Size approximately 57. The helmet externally somewhat aged, the gilding mostly worn off.
The breastplate of the cuirass is a chamber piece of black-lacquered cast steel with rivets and decorative strips of brass, centrally applied the large crowned star with the “Leaping Horse” in the center and the motto “Nec Aspera Terrent”. The lacquer with significant chipping. The original lining still preserved inside. The cuirass stamped “17.” on the underside.
In the collar area, a wooden board with a holder for the helmet was already attached in the 19th century, with holes drilled on both sides in the shoulder area for attaching the support wires that held the ensemble on the wall.
Helmet and cuirass somewhat aged in still untouched and uncleaned condition.

A very fine ensemble which hung in the Welf Castle Marienburg. It was sold at the Sotheby's auction in October 2005.

Chamber piece circa 1908. Heavy leather helmet in execution similar to those for the Guard Infantry Regiments, complete with all fittings in brass. Front features the Guard eagle with applied silver Guard star. Leather chin strap on button 91, complete with both cockades. Plate with service spike. Interior with laced leather lining. Stamped “LG 08” inside behind the helmet eagle. Size 55. Worn, condition 2.

Stationed at Hagenau, circa 1910. Cornflower blue tunic with rose-colored standing collar and cuffs, each with white piping, the button placket edges with rose-colored piping, nickel-plated buttons, on the shoulders the shoulder straps with the unit number “15” embroidered in yellow and buttons of the 5th Squadron, on the right sleeve with chevron for good lance fencing. Interior with blue silk lining. Light wear and age marks, pinhead-sized moth holes. Worn, condition 2/2-.

Peacetime garrison Darmstadt, 1915. Chamber piece in peacetime quality. Leather helmet, complete with all fittings in nickel silver. The helmet plate with double laurel and oak leaf wreath, upon which the applied star of the House Order, above it the bandeau “1621”. Crossguard, fluted removable spike in the typical Hessian style. Leather chin strap on button 91, complete with both cockades, the neck guard with ventilation slider. Interior with laced leather lining. In the rear visor chamber stamp “R.B.A.18”. Inside the shell the size “55” and stamp “Martin Mayer Mainz 1915”. Uncleaned, still untouched, condition 2.

Before World War I there was no clothing depot for the XVIII. Army Corps to which the Leibgarde-Infanterie-Regiment also belonged. Only at the beginning of the war was the “Reserve-Bekleidungs-Amt 18” (R.B.A.18) established for the 18th Army Corps.

Manufactured June 1914. Elegant leather helmet, complete with all fittings in gilt finish. On the front the large Guard eagle, gilt with polished edges, mounted with the silver Guard star with finely enameled center. Cross-shaped base plate with star screws, upon which the fluted parade spike with plume of white buffalo hair. The skull slightly sunken, causing the spike to tilt backward. Scaled chinscales on rosettes, both cockades present. Square front visor. Interior with light leather sweatband and white silk grosgrain lining, the front visor lined in green, the rear visor lined in red. Inside the bell with maker's label “M. Neumann königl. Hoflieferant Berlin...2/6 14”. Size 57. Condition 2.

Highly elegant helmet for an officer in the Prussian War Ministry from the period shortly before the beginning of World War I. The War Ministry was located on Leipziger Straße next to today's Bundesrat building. The War Minister at this time was Generalleutnant Erich von Falkenhayn (July 8, 1913 to January 20, 1915).

Circa 1916. Original paint finish with black-outlined fields and olive green and brown camouflage colors. Paint approximately 70% intact, colors faded, corrosion traces on right side. Interior with original three-piece liner on leather ring, one segment damaged, cushions without filling. With original chinstrap. Side marked "T.J.68" (C. Thiel & Söhne, Lübeck). At rear area large owner's initials "N.W.". Condition 2-.

Personal property item, blue cloth with gilt anchor buttons, toggle chain present, chevron for One-Year Volunteer on left upper arm, black fabric lining interior, very well preserved. Condition 2

Circa 1930. Visor cap made of black cloth with red piping, featuring the Reich cockade and the Württemberg coat of arms on the front, black lacquered visor. Interior with brown leather sweatband, gray lining and stamp “Albert Ziegler Schlauchfabrik Giengen a. Brenz ...”. Size 55. Condition 2.

Berlin, circa 1910. Leather helmet, complete with all fittings in silver-colored finish. Front features the Guard eagle with applied Guard star in the pattern for enlisted men and non-commissioned officers, flat scale chains on iron screws with rosettes, both cockades in the pattern for non-commissioned officers, crosspiece with ball-head screws, the neck of the non-removable spike with beaded edge. Square front visor. Interior with fine lashed leather lining, the visors unlined. Size approximately 57. The lacquer of the leather helmet on the right side with an approximately 4 cm long chip. Condition 2.

Garrison Cannstatt, circa 1910. Elegant leather helmet, complete with all fittings in silver-plated finish. The helmet plate silver-plated with polished edges, applied star of the Order of Merit of the Württemberg Crown, the center finely enameled, the enamel chipped due to wear. Silver crosspiece fitting with parade spike with black parade plume of buffalo hair, gilt star screws. Gilt domed scale chains on silver rosettes, complete with both cockades. Interior brown sweat leather, honey-colored silk lining. Size 55. Front visor lined in green on the interior, rear visor in red. Condition 2.

Circa 1860. Tall leather helmet in the Prussian pattern, complete with all fittings. On the front the crowned Schwarzburg double-headed eagle, flat scale chin chains attached with iron screws, the clasp of the scale chain replaced, on the right the cockade for the Principality. Crosspiece with ball-head screws, detachable fluted spike. Interior with reinforced leather lining (probably replaced). Size 54. 

Very rare.

The Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt contingent for the Federal Army comprised in 1848 a half-battalion, consisting of 2 fusilier companies and one Jäger detachment, totaling 539 men.
Initially, from 1845 onward, a helmet based on the Bavarian model was worn. The helmet based on the Prussian model was not introduced until the mid-19th century.

circa 1910. Bicorne of black needle felt, trimmed with black silk ribbon. On the left side, silver agraffe over silk cockade in black/white/red and silver-plated naval button. Interior with black leather sweatband and wine-red silk lining. Size 57. In original case. Minor signs of wear and age, Condition 2.

Circa 1914. Elegant Pickelhaube made of vulcanized fiber, complete with all fittings in gilt finish. Front features the large star with applied silver-plated Saxon coat of arms. Flat scale chains on rosettes, both cockades in the distinctive Saxon style. The spike is removable. Interior with brown leather sweatband and brown silk grosgrain lining, the front visor lined in green and the rear visor in red. Inside the bell, handwritten size “57 1/2”. Condition 2.

Garrison Ludwigsburg, 1912. Frock coat of light blue cloth with high white standing collar and white piping, two rows of six tombac buttons each, sewn onto the shoulders are the shoulder straps for a first lieutenant in the regiment, each bearing the cipher “O”. Interior lined with white and steel-blue silk, on the back the tailor's label “Bender & Cie. Königliche Hoflieferanten, Stuttgart”, in the interior pocket the label “Bender & Co Königliche Hoflieferanten Stuttgart Herr An. Herm. Woith ... Den 3.8.1912.”. Condition 2.

The name entry on the label contains a misspelling, whereby “Boith” became “Woith”. Lieutenant Hermann Boith is recorded in the 1912 Rangliste for Dragoon Regiment No. 25 as a lieutenant of the reserve. He was apparently later promoted to first lieutenant.

Garrisoned in Ulm. Private purchase item circa 1914. Elegant tunic of dark blue cloth with high standing collar and cuff flaps with black velvet, red piping, the collar and cuff flaps with large silver braids, nickel-plated buttons, sewn onto the shoulders are the shoulder boards for a lieutenant in the battalion. On the left breast ten (!) loops for orders/decorations. Interior with black silk lining. Condition 2.

Very rare! First time in our inventory!

Location Stuttgart. Circa 1910. The tunic of dark blue cloth with red standing collar and cuffs, the button panel with red piping, a single row of eight tombac buttons, the collar and cuffs with guard lace in silver officer's embroidery, on the shoulders the shoulder boards for Oberleutnant with the regimental cipher “O”. Interior with black silk lining, in the neck area tailor's label from Stuttgart, in the skirt the initials “FS 4.”. Condition 2.

Peacetime garrison Potsdam. Dark blue ulanka with red collar and cuff flaps with white guard lace, strong red piping, white shoulder straps on the shoulders, with epaulettes with buttons for the 4th Squadron, silver buttons. Interior lined with black silk. Clearly worn and aged, with minor repairs. Condition 3.

Personal property item, wartime production circa 1917. Lightweight leather helmet, complete with all fittings. Front plate with line infantry eagle, flat scale chin chains on rosettes, links partially made of substitute materials, both cockades present. Spike is removable. Interior with brown sweatband and reddish-brown silk rep lining, front visor lined in green and rear visor lined in red, bell with label indicating size “58”. Condition 2.

Circa 1910. The visor cap of dark green cloth with red band and piping, black lacquered visor, both cockades, the Prussian cockade with the Landwehr cross. Interior with light brown leather sweatband and white silk lining. Size approximately 52. Condition 2.

Garrison Hannover circa 1910. Dark blue cloth with white band and piping, both cockades present. Interior with brown sweatband and brown lining with maker “Chr. Armbrust Hannover ...”. Size approximately 54. Only lightly worn. Condition 2.

Circa 1915. Field gray cloth. Size approximately 58. Worn, with one tear. Condition 3.

Circa 1915. Field gray cloth. Size approximately 52. Worn, stained. Condition 3.

Personal item circa 1895. Leather helmet, complete with all fittings. Front bears the helmet star with applied “frosted” silver-plated Saxon coat of arms. Flat scale chains on iron screws with small rosettes, on the right the Saxon state cockade in small metal construction. The spike is non-removable. Interior with leather sweatband and brown silk lining, inside the bell handwritten size “56.5” and remains of a label “Bezirks-Kommand[...] C[...] [...]ea[...]”. Condition 2.

Home garrison of the 2nd Battalion Bremen. Chamber piece 1915. Leather helmet, complete with all fittings, still in peacetime quality. Front featuring the Prussian line eagle, leather chinstrap on button 91, both cockades (for the 3rd Battalion the Prussian state cockade (!)). Interior with stitched leather lining, the neck guard with chamber stamp “II.B.75”, inside the bell the maker “Becker & Co [...]”, the year “1915” and the size “57”. Condition 2.

Circa 1910. Leather helmet, complete with all fittings in nickel silver. Front plate in non-ferrous metal with frosted silver finish, at center the partially enameled coat of arms of Stuttgart, below banderole “Gott zur Ehr dem Nächsten zur Wehr” (To Honor God, To Defend One's Neighbor). Flat scale chin chains attached to rosettes, both cockades present, spike base with gilt star screws, spike with ball finial, removable by screw thread. Interior with brown sweatband and yellow silk lining, front visor lined in green and rear visor lined in red. Size approximately 53. Condition 2.

Garrison Ludwigsburg. Chamber piece circa 1880. Heavy black lacquered leather shako, complete with all fittings. Front bears the Württemberg emblem. Leather chin strap on iron screws, these modernly replaced (!), the strap itself original. Pre-1897, still without Reich cockade. Complete with the field insignia. The split lining inside cut off (!), the crown and body with illegible stamps, the neck visor with size “53 1/2”. Worn, condition 2-3.

The shako was worn in this form by the Train from 1871 to 1894 (introduction of the Knopf 91). Only in 1903 were enlisted men converted to the Pickelhaube.

Circa 1910. Heavy leather helmet of chamber quality, complete with all fittings in brass. Front features the Bavarian helmet emblem, quatrefoil with fluted removable spike, domed scale chains on button 91, complete with both cockades, squared front visor. Interior with laced leather liner, faded maker's stamp in the bell and size “55”. Condition 2.

Chamber piece circa 1915. Ersatz helmet made of felt, simplified version without front visor and neck guard reinforcement bars. Complete with all fittings in brass. Prussian line eagle on front. Non-removable spike. Original leather chin strap with Model 91 buttons, complete with both cockades. Interior with applied leather lining, with size label “56” in the bell. Unworn! In “Mint condition”!

Property item, circa 1910. Leather spiked helmet, complete with all fittings. Helmet plate features the Saxon coat of arms supported by 2 lions, small official's crossguard with spike, flat scale chin chains on rosettes, right side with cockade. Interior with finely laced leather lining, remains of manufacturer's label from Dresden inside the skull. Size approximately 57. Condition 2.

Chamber piece, circa 1905. Heavy leather helmet, complete with all fittings. Front helmet plate features the star with the Oldenburg coat of arms. Domed scale chin chains attached to button 91, both cockades in the NCO version with sword knot. Cruciform base with spike ball and ball screws, the ball non-removable. Interior with factory-original double holes plugged long ago, black lashed leather liner, front marked with fine chamber stamp “L G 1905”. Size 54. Worn condition, condition grade 2.

A rare helmet!

Personal item circa 1910. The jacket made of fine dark blue wool broadcloth, complete with all appointments. Tombac buttons with Imperial crown and anchor, on the left sleeve the badge for Fireworks/Artillery Petty Officer in large metal execution, on the sleeves the gold lace stripes for non-commissioned officer. Lined with fine black cloth. Condition 2.

Home garrison Ulm. Chamber piece 1915. Long trousers of white linen with zinc buttons. With watch pocket. Interior with chamber stamp “B.A.... 1915 P.B. 13.”. Condition 2.

Waist: 82 cm

Inseam: 66 cm

Outseam: 95 cm

Circa 1880. Black lacquered leather helmet, complete with all fittings. Large helmet plate with crown over “L”, black patent leather chinstrap on side lion head mounts. On the left above the lion head with Bavarian cockade “L”. Large original bearskin crest, with one small area of loss. Interior with brown leather sweatband and brown silk lining, the front visor lined in green, handwritten size “58” in the bell. The front visor loose. Condition 2-.

For the “old uniform” until 1900. Helmet made of sheet steel as for cuirassiers, complete with all fittings. Front features the Württemberg emblem, domed scale chains on rosettes, both cockades in the large version. The spike is removable. The front visor with the typical horizontal ridge. The interior lining is missing (!). Cleaned, with old, sealed double holes, the metal washers for the scale chains renewed, the scale chains themselves original, the bell with a dent and a crack at the ridge in the rear. Condition 3.

This is an older helmet Model 1867, which was probably procured in Preußen for the Württemberg staff orderlies and fitted with the Württemberg emblem. The helmet continued to be worn until after 1897 (introduction of the Reich cockade) (in Preußen a new model was introduced in 1889).

The helmet following the pattern for cuirassiers was still worn with the old green-blue uniform. From 1900, the uniform following the model of the mounted rifles was introduced for staff orderlies.

Location Ludwigsburg. Circa 1910. Leather helmet, complete with all fittings in nickel silver and silver-plated finish. Front features the Württemberg emblem with applied gilt reserve cross. Gently curved gilt chin scales on silver rosettes, both cockades present. Crown plate with gilt star screws. The spike is removable. Squared front visor. Interior with brown leather sweatband, lining missing (!), front visor lined in green and rear visor lined in red. Size approximately 56. Front visor somewhat shrunk, loose. Condition 2-.

Circa 1914. The helmet made of vulcanized fiber, complete with all fittings in gilt finish. The helmet plate in the new “smaller” version, flat scale chains on rosettes, both cockades present. Cross-shaped base with removable fluted spike. Interior with brown leather sweatband and brown grosgrain lining, the front visor lined in green and the rear visor in red, handwritten size “54 1/2” inside the shell. With field cover. Condition 2.

Chamber piece, manufactured in Strassburg (!), circa 1916. Leather helmet, complete with all fittings in field gray painted iron. Front features the Prussian line eagle. Leather chin strap on button 91, both cockades present. The spike removable with bayonet lock. Interior with stitched leather lining, the rear visor with removed chamber stamp, inside the bell the maker “Julius Janser Strassburg 1916” and size “57”. Condition 2.

Circa 1914. Leather helmet, complete with all fittings in nickel silver. Front features the small emblem with the motto “Gott zur Ehr dem nächsten zur Wehr” (To God's honor, to the neighbor's defense), surmounted by the gilt coat of arms of the Kingdom of Württemberg. Flat scale chin chains on gilt rosettes, on the right the state cockade. Cross-shaped top mount with gilt star screws, the spike removable via threading, with decorative ball. Interior with brown leather sweatband and light gray grosgrain lining, the front visor lined in green and the rear visor in red. Size approximately 56. The lining shows wear from use. Condition 2.

Chamber piece circa 1910. White linen shirt with blue collar and cuff facings. Sleeve length approx. 63 cm, length approx. 67 cm, chest width approx. 42 cm. Without chamber stamp. Condition 2.

Circa 1910. Leather spiked helmet, complete with all fittings. Front plate with Württemberg emblem, flat scale chin chains on button 91, both cockades present, spike removable, neck guard in officer-style without ventilation slide. Interior with brown leather sweatband and reddish-brown silk lining, front visor lined in green and rear visor lined in red as typical for officers. Size approximately 58. Condition 2.

Circa 1914. The helmet made of vulcanized fiber, complete with all fittings in gilt finish. Front features the finely gilt large Guard eagle with polished edges, overlaid with the genuine silver star of the Order of the Black Eagle with enameled center. The plate with star screws, the spike removable. Flat scale chains on rosettes, both cockades present. Interior with light brown sweatband and red-brown silk grosgrain lining, the neck visor lined in red and the front visor lined in green, the bell interior covered with soft gray cloth, the end button of the neck rail marked with size «56». Only lightly worn and very beautifully preserved! Condition 2.

This helmet could have been worn in the 2. Garde-Regiment zu Fuß, Kaiser Alexander Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 1, Kaiser Franz Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 2, 3. und 4. Garde-Regiment zu Fuß, Königin Elisabeth Garde-Grenadier Regiment Nr. 3, Königin Augusta Garde-Grenadier Regiment Nr. 4 and Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 5.

Circa 1900. Leather helmet, complete with all fittings in gilt finish. Large helmet plate with Bavarian reserve cross, cross leaf with fluted spike, detachable, flat scale chin chains, both cockades, squared front visor. Interior with brown sweatband and beige silk lining, front visor lined in green and rear visor lined in red, handwritten size “56” inside the skull. Condition 2.

Circa 1910. Leather helmet, complete with all fittings in gilt finish. Front plate featuring the Württemberg emblem in fine officer quality with polished edges and pierced crown work. Flat scale chin chains on rosettes, with both cockades. Cross-shaped base with star screws and removable spike. Interior with finely laced leather lining, front visor lined in green, rear neck guard unlined, inside the bell maker's label “Karl Negele Fabrication & Lager von sämmtlichen Militäreffecten chemische Handschuhwascherei Tübingen”, handwritten size “56”. The bell interior with old factory holes (probably intended for a customs officer, but never used). Condition 2.

The 10th Württemberg Infantry Regiment No. 180 was stationed in Tübingen.

Circa 1914. Leather spiked helmet, complete with all fittings in nickel silver. Front with small frost-silvered emblem, in the center the partially enameled coat of arms of Stuttgart, below banderole “Gott zur Ehr dem Nächsten zur Wehr” (To God's honor, to the neighbor's defense). Flat chin scales attached to rosettes, both cockades, cross-shaped base with gilt star screws, the spike with ball finial, removable by screw thread. Interior with reinforced leather lining. Size approximately 56. Condition 2.

Circa 1925. Leather helmet, complete with all fittings in nickel-silver finish, eagle to front with applied black and white coat of arms shield, flat scale chinstraps on rosettes, both cockades present. Cross-shaped base with screw-attached spike. Interior with brown leather sweatband and yellow lining, front visor lined in green and rear visor lined in red. Size approximately 56. Condition 2.

Garrison Ulm. Private purchase item circa 1913. The visor cap made of dark blue cloth with red band and piping, black lacquered visor, both cockades present. Interior with brown sweatband and beige oilcloth lining with maker “Wilhelm Bauer …. Ulm a.d.D.”, adjacent stamp “Maschinen-Gewehr-Kompagnie Grenadier-Regiment König Karl (5. Württ.) No. 123”, below the maker remnants of a removed label “.... r. 123.”. Size 54. Condition 2.

In the years 1911 and 1913, over 100 machine gun companies each were established. By the outbreak of war, every active regiment had at least one machine gun company.

Circa 1910. The visor cap made of dark blue cloth with black band and three red piping, black lacquered visor, both cockades present. Interior with brown sweatband and light brown oilcloth lining with maker “Johann Atz Ludwigsburg”. Size 55. Condition 2.

The Field Artillery Regiment Prinz-Regent Luitpold von Bayern (2. Württembergisches) Nr. 29 was stationed in Ludwigsburg.

Worn from 1814 until the 1890s. The breastplate made of iron, black lacquered, with red woolen cord edging at the rim, lined with linen on the interior. Worn condition, lacquer approximately 85% intact, no stamps visible. Condition 2.

The black lacquered cuirasses were reserved exclusively for the Regiment Garde du Corps. The first set was presented to the regiment by Tsar Alexander I in 1814. A distinctive feature was the red cord at the rim. They were worn on special occasions. In 1897, Kaiser Wilhelm II presented the regiment with a new set that was more elegantly shaped. The corresponding breast star was not awarded until 1912. The present breastplate is one of the pieces from the gift by Tsar Alexander I from 1814.

Station Ulm. Circa 1910. Leather helmet, complete with all fittings in gilt finish. Front emblem featuring the finely gilt Württemberg coat of arms with applied silver reserve cross, flat scale chains on rosettes, both cockades. Cruciform base with smooth socket containing black buffalo hair plume. Interior with brown leather sweatband and gray silk lining, the front visor lined in green and the rear visor in red, size “56 1/2” in the bell. Condition 2.

This helmet could also be worn in Train-Abteilung Nr. 13 (Ludwigsburg).

Circa 1910. Leather helmet, complete with all fittings in gilt finish. Front features the Bavarian coat of arms in the finely crafted officer's version. Domed scale chains on rosettes, both cockades present. Cruciform base with fluted spike tube with white buffalo hair plume. Squared front visor. Interior with brown leather sweatband, lining missing (!), front visor lined in green and rear visor lined in red, handwritten size “56 1/2” inside the skull. Condition 2.

This helmet could also have been worn in the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th Chevaulegers Regiments.

Circa 1914. The helmet of vulcanized fiber, complete with all fittings in gilt finish. Front with the smaller helmet plate, slightly domed scale chin chains on rosettes, both cockades. The cross finial with fluted parade ball and red buffalo hair plume for artillery officers. Angular front visor. Interior with brown leather sweatband and brown-green silk rep lining, the front visor lined in green and the neck guard lined in red. Size approximately 57. The bell with a crack not visible from the outside below the front cross arm. Condition 2-.

Location Berlin, circa 1914. Elegant leather czapka of fine officer quality. The Guard eagle in officer's execution, fire-gilt with small, highly domed and silvered star, the center finely enameled. Domed scale chains on rosettes, on the right the Reich cockade. The black top of patent leather. Red parade trim, the Prussian field sign with black velvet filling. Complete with the silver chin cord with black interwoven strands for officers. Interior with brown sweat leather and silk lining, size 58. Only lightly worn in good condition.
A beautiful piece.

Garrisoned at Ludwigsburg, circa 1910. Private purchase item. Blue Tellermütze with yellow cap band and piping, with both cockades. Interior with brown sweatband and light brown lining with printed maker “Uniformmützen Militaireffecten Joh. Eltz”. Size approximately 50. Lightly worn. Condition 2.

Circa 1910. Elegant leather helmet, complete with all fittings in silver-plated finish. The frosted silver-plated eagle for officials without bandeau with initial “FR”, domed scale chains on rosettes, both cockades, the front plate with large golden stars, the spike removable. Angular front visor. Interior with wide leather sweatband and light beige silk grosgrain lining, monogram “S” clipped into the lining, the front visor lined in green and the neck guard lined in red. Size approximately 55. Condition 2.

Stationed at Ulm. Private purchase circa 1910. The stone-gray overcoat made of fine cloth, with dark blue stand-and-fall collar lined with black velvet with red piping, simple sewn cuff slashes, two rows of six silver-plated buttons each, two diagonal side pockets, shoulder straps sewn onto the shoulders for a First Lieutenant with unit number “13”. Interior with fine light gray cloth lining. Condition 2.

Location Stuttgart. Property piece 1913. Dark blue tunic with red standing collar and red “Brandenburg” cuffs, the flaps with blue piping, tombac buttons, on the shoulders the shoulder boards for captain in the regiment with two rank stars each and gilt steep-edged insignia, the Imperial Crown with the initials “FR”, on the left chest seven loops for orders/decorations. Interior with dove-gray and black silk lining, in the breast pocket the tailor's label “Gustav Feeser Strassburg i.E. Saarburg i.L. Herr Oberltnt. Schimpf 3. 3. 1913”. The collar stained, a small damage on the chest panel, two moth holes on the back, the lining damaged at lower right. Condition 2-.

Garrison Ludwigsburg, circa 1910. Dark blue tunic with black stand-up collar and cuff flaps, the breast pocket piping, cuff flaps and stand-up collar with red piping, brass buttons, sewn onto the shoulders the red shoulder straps with the regimental number “29” embroidered in yellow (the cipher “L” with the flaming grenade was not awarded to the regiment until 1913). Interior with black silk lining. Condition 2.

Garrisons Swinemünde/Emden. Private purchase item circa 1910. Light leather helmet, complete with all fittings in gilt finish. Front features the state eagle with oval breast shield bearing the cipher “FWR”, without bandeau for reserve officers, below which is affixed the battle honor bandeau “Colberg. 1807”, and below that the silver Reserve Cross with the motto “Mit Gott für Koenig und Vaterland”. The tall spike is removable. Flat scale chin chains on rosettes, both cockades present. Interior with light leather sweatband and silk grosgrain lining, the front visor lined in green and the rear visor in red. Handwritten size “56 1/2” inside the bell. Lightly worn, the gilding still exceptionally well preserved, condition 2. Condition 2+.

Extremely rare! In the entire Foot Artillery, only two batteries were authorized to wear a battle honor band on the helmet. These were the 3rd Battery of Foot Artillery Regiment von Hindersin and the 4th Company of the Guard Foot Artillery Regiment.

Located in Berlin, circa 1913/14. Elegant helmet made of vulcanized fiber, complete with all fittings. Front features a silver-plated star with applied gilt Saxon coat of arms. Flat gilt chin scales attached to silver-plated rosettes, both cockades in the distinctive Saxon style. Silver-plated base plate with silver-plated removable spike, gilt stars, front visor trim and neck guard trim silver-plated. Interior with brown leather sweatband and green silk grosgrain lining, front visor lined in green and rear neck guard lined in red. Size approximately 57. Lightly worn, still uncleaned in untouched original condition, condition grade 2.

Extremely rare! There were probably no more than 6 officers total in both companies! Offered for only the second time in 40 years on the market!

Circa 1910. Leather helmet, complete with all fittings in gilt finish. On the front the “Baden Griffin” with the motto band «Mit Gott f. Fuerst u. Vaterland» in the officer's pattern, finely worked with polished edges and openwork crown. Flat scale chin chains on button 91 as for enlisted men, with both cockades in officer's pattern. The spike is non-removable, the base plate with star screws for officers. Interior with brown leather sweatband and brown grosgrain lining, the rear visor lined in red, the front visor unlined, handwritten size «56» in the bell. The bell has two period repairs in the area of the screws, a third old hole at the front below the emblem. Condition 2.

Location Rudolstadt, circa 1914. Elegant helmet of finest peacetime quality made of vulcanized fiber, complete with all fittings. Front features the finely crafted eagle, for the reserve officer without bandeau, mounted with the genuine silver star with the likewise genuine silver Rudolstadt coat of arms applied on top, below with applied reserve cross, however for Prussian officers with the motto “Mit Gott für König..”. Flat scale chains on rosettes, complete with both cockades. Interior with brown leather sweatband and brown silk grosgrain lining, the front visor lined in green and the neck guard lined in red. Handwritten size “56” inside the bell. With the original camouflage cover. Only lightly worn. Condition 2.

Extremely rare, one of the rarest helmets of the old army!

Circa 1910. Elegant leather helmet, complete with all fittings in gilt finish. Front features the large Guard eagle with high-domed silvered star of the Order of the Black Eagle, the center finely enameled. Domed scale chin chains on rosettes, both cockades present. Angular front visor. Cross-shaped base with high fluted spike. Interior with light brown leather sweatband and light beige silk grosgrain lining, the front visor lined in green and the rear visor in red, inside the bell handwritten size “56 ½”. Condition 2.

A very beautiful, untouched helmet!

Location Oldenburg circa 1910. Light leather helmet, complete with all fittings in gilt finish. Front features the Prussian line eagle, correctly bearing the motto “Mit Gott für Koenig und Vaterland”, surmounted by the high-domed silvered star with the applied Oldenburg state coat of arms. Domed chin scales on oval scale chains, both cockades present. The spike is removable. Interior with light brown leather sweatband and beige twill lining, the front visor lined in green and the rear visor in red, inside the bell handwritten size “57 ½” and label “Oekonomie Kunstinstitut für galvanische Erneuerung Inh.: E. Lazarus … Berlin …” Lightly worn. Condition 2.

Circa 1914. The helmet of vulcanized fiber, complete with all fittings in gilt finish. Front features the finely worked “Reichsadler” (Imperial Eagle). Flat scale chin chains on rosettes, on the right the Reich cockade. The spike plate with quadruple-fluted spike with ball finial. Interior with brown sweatband with gold-stamped “Quadriga” and inscription «Depaheg Patent», green silk lining, the front visor lined in green and the neck guard lined in red. Size approximately 56. Very well preserved. Condition 1a.

In this quality extremely rarely found.

Circa 1900. Leather helmet, executed in the manner of a Saxon general, for General Staff officers complete with all fittings in silvered finish. On the front, the large star with superimposed star of the House Order of the Rue Crown, the center finely enameled, with the motto “providentiae memor” and the Saxon coat of arms. Domed scale chains on rosettes, both cockades, the state cockade in the special Saxon form. Plate with gilt star screws, detachable six-fluted spike. Interior with leather sweatband and green silk lining, the front visor lined in green and the rear visor in red. Size approximately 57. Worn but beautifully preserved. Condition 2.

Extremely rare! A very special piece!

In the Saxon Army, the general's helmet with silver fittings was worn only by officers of the General Staff!

Unlike in the Prussian Army, generals à la suite, adjutant generals, and members of the War Ministry wore helmets with gilt fittings like the generals.

This is only the 2nd helmet of this type we have been able to offer in over 35 years of business!

Berlin, circa 1910. Elegant grenadier mitre, complete with all fittings. Gilt front plate with applied silver Garde star, the center finely enameled, surmounted by the large applied crown. The helmet plate bordered laterally with dark blue cloth piping. Red cloth bag, trimmed white at bottom, complete with silver bullion lace. Convex scale chin chains on gilt grenades. Complete with large pompon of silver bullion wire, interior filled with black velvet. Interior black lacquered sweatband of fine officer quality. Only minimally worn in excellent condition, condition 2+.

Extremely rare, one of the rarest headdresses of the Prussian Army. In over 35 years of business, this is only the 5th example we have been able to offer.

Location Rudolstadt. Private purchase item circa 1914/15. Manufactured in finest peacetime quality. The helmet made of vulcanized fiber, complete with all fittings. At the front the finely crafted and gilt line infantry eagle with the motto “Mit Gott für Fürst und Vaterland” (With God for Prince and Fatherland), on the breast with silver star and applied coat of arms of the Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. Flat scale chains on rosettes, both cockades, the ring of the Reich cockade painted field gray. The crown with star screws, the spike non-detachable. Interior with brown sweatband and fine white liner, the front visor painted green and the rear visor painted red, the bell lined inside with black felt. Size approximately 55. Condition 2.

Extremely rare, one of the rarest helmets of the old Army!

Home garrison Trier. Chamber piece 1916. Leather helmet, complete with all fittings in field gray iron. Front features the Prussian line eagle, original leather chin strap on button 91, both cockades. Disc base with bayonet mount, non-regulation with spike instead of ball (!!!). Interior with stitched leather lining, the rear visor with the unit stamp “FAR44 II 16” and the handwritten size “58”, inside the bell the maker “Maury & Cie. Offenbach am Main 1916” and again the size “58”. Condition 2.

Circa 1910. Bicorne of black needle felt, the edging of black silk ribbon. On right side gold agraffe over silk cockade in black/white/red and gilt naval button. Interior with light leather sweatband with reddish-brown silk lining with maker “Zeugner & Riedel ... Halle ...”. Size approximately 54. Condition 2.

Circa 1900. The fur cap as for the Leib-Garde-Husaren in brown fur with imitation “Gardestern” (Guard star), red bag (kolpak) and rolled cipher cord, size approximately 56. The bag simultaneously serves as the “lid” of the fur cap, with small moth holes. Dark blue attila with white braiding, silver rosettes and olivets, the shoulder cords with the cord for “One-Year Volunteers” (Einjährig Freiwillige), on the collar the lance corporal buttons. Interior with black lining, in the neck area with tailor's label “Wilhelm Wanns Cassel”. Inconspicuous moth traces on the back. Child's lion-head saber with dull blade, the grip with ray skin and intact wire binding, black lacquered scabbard with one ring, label “Prinzensäbel” (Prince's saber). Black lacquered child's hussar boots with whitened edge. Sole length approximately 21 cm. Accompanied by a plate with four photographs of children in child's hussar uniforms and a self-made display stand. Condition 2.

Circa 1900. The trousers made of the finest soft and lightweight black fabric, front with two pockets, buttons exquisitely covered with black silk, sides each with the two broad red lampas stripes and the narrow central piping. Interior with black silk lining, inside waistband lining with wardrobe designation “1. 18” of the wearer embroidered on both sides. Excellent nearly unworn condition in outstanding tailoring quality. Condition 2+

Waist approximately 84 cm, length approximately 112 cm, inseam approximately 78 cm.

Black general's trousers such as these were worn around 1900 in almost all German states by the general officer corps with the tunic.

Garrison Münster. Private property item circa 1910. The tunic of dark blue cloth with red piping, red standing collar and red “Swedish” cuff flaps, the sleeves and standing collar with red-white-red lace, nickel-plated buttons, sewn on the shoulders the white shoulder straps with red piping, buttons of the 1st Squadron, on the standing collar the nickel-plated rank buttons for the Lance Corporal, on the right sleeve the chevron for “good lance fencing” and the “signal proficiency badge”. Interior with black lining. Few small moth holes approximately the size of a pinhead. Condition 2.

Circa 1900. Privately procured piece. Khaki-colored, long-tailed unlined drill tunic with standing collar, single row of six tombac buttons attached with split pins and thus removable, on the left breast a single pocket and two pockets in the skirt, pockets without flaps, buttons and loops on the shoulders for attaching shoulder straps are missing (!), on the left breast with six loops for decorations/awards. Inside at the neck area small label sewn in with the owner's name “Behncke”, condition 2.
Extremely rare.

Circa 1918/19. The shell exterior with light beige-white paint over the factory olive-green finish, with a white stripe approximately 3 cm wide in the center, on the right side hand-painted symbols “S [mushroom?] S”, paint approximately 60-70% intact. Interior with three-piece liner on leather ring, cushion padding missing, manufacturer and size marked “E.T.64.” on side (Eisenhüttenwerk Thale A.G., Thale a/Harz). With original chin strap on button 91. Condition 2-.

The symbol is likely a non-regulation unit marking. Possibly for a Freikorps or home guard unit during the crisis period of the Weimar Republic 1919/20. The paint appears to be winter camouflage.

Personal item circa 1915/16. The tunic made of fine field-gray cloth with turn-down collar, two side pockets and a single row of eight matte bronzed crown buttons, the collar, cuff slashes, button panel, hem and coat skirts with red piping, the coat skirts in typical Saxon style, cut straight and with only one button each, manufactured without suspension hooks, sewn onto the shoulders are the shoulder straps with the “Roman” numeral «XIX» embroidered in red for the Army Corps. For the Feldwebel on the collar a field-gray braid and the large field-gray coat-of-arms buttons and on the sleeves two field-gray braids each. On the left breast with two loops for orders/decorations. Interior with olive-green silk lining. Very beautifully preserved! Few pinhead-sized moth holes in barely visible locations. Condition 2.

A very beautiful and interesting piece! The first tunic for a career Feldwebel in a clothing department that we have ever been able to offer!

Garrison Lüneburg. Private purchase item circa 1900. The tunic of light blue cloth with yellow standing collar, cuff flaps and piping, nickel-plated buttons, the standing collar and cuff flaps with white piping, sewn on the shoulders the yellow shoulder straps with the regimental number “16” embroidered in red, buttons of the 3rd Squadron. Lined interior with light brown and blue silk. With a few small moth holes. Condition 2.

Personal item circa 1900. The visor cap made of dark green cloth with black velvet band and red piping, black lacquered visor made of vulcanized fiber, both cockades present. Interior with brown leather sweatband and reddish-brown lining with the initials “W. M.”. Size approximately 54. Condition 2.

Circa 1914. Elegant light leather helmet in fine officer quality, complete with all fittings in gilt finish. Front eagle, “frosted” gilt with polished edges. Flat gilt scale chains on button 91, both cockades in enlisted men's pattern. The plate with removable ball in officer's pattern, the plate with ball screws. Interior visors lined in green and red, light brown sweatband, yellow silk grosgrain lining. Size 54 1/2. Virtually unworn in mint condition.
The helmet for the Fähnrich (officer candidate) was already an officer's helmet in almost all respects; upon promotion to Leutnant (second lieutenant), only the scale chains, cockades, and split pins on the plate needed to be exchanged. Most likely the Fähnrich was promoted to officer during the war, but the helmet remained at home.

Only very rarely found in this quality.

Home garrison Wandsbek (= Hamburg-Wandsbek). Chamber piece 1916. Manufactured in peacetime quality (!). The fur busby with black sealskin, complete with all fittings. At front the silver Fatherland band with the battle honors “Peninsula - Waterloo - El Bodon - Barossa”. Domed brass scale chains on button 91, on right the Reich cockade. Complete with the Prussian field insignia, the parade plume, the orange-yellow kolpak, and the rolled dress cord. Interior with laced leather lining, the lining with chamber stamp “B.A.IX”, the crown with partially unclear maker “[...]&co [...] 1916”. Size approximately 56. The fur with losses, however mostly concealed by the kolpak. Otherwise condition 2.

A manufacture in best peacetime quality at such a late date is quite unusual! The piece likely served at home for parades.

Circa 1915. The helmet shell manufactured in one piece from black vulcanized fiber, lined inside with black felt. Complete with all fittings in brass execution. Front features the Guard eagle with applied Guard star, scale chains on Button 91, with both cockades, the neck guard with ventilation slider, the front visor with brass trim. Interior with stitched leather liner. Label of manufacturer “Hugo Baruch & Cie Berlin” inside the shell. Size 55. On the right side along the leather mount for Button 91, the shell is cracked. Otherwise condition 2.

At the beginning of the war, there was a high demand for headgear, which was met in part by so-called Ersatz Pickelhauben. Most of these were made of felt or metal. Less common were those made of cork, papier-mâché, or plastic. In this form of vulcanized fiber very rare, as the material did not prove successful!

Circa 1916. Visor cap made of dark blue cloth with black band and three red piping stripes, black lacquered visor made of vulcanized fiber, both cockades, as sergeant in officer's quality. Interior with brown sweatband and orange oilcloth lining with label “Rekatzky 3. (F.) Batt. Ers.F.A.R.Zossen”. Size approximately 55. Worn condition. Condition grade 2-.

The regiment was established around 1915/16 in Zossen. At home or during training, the “Bunte Uniform” (colored uniform) was worn.

Peacetime garrison Hannover, circa 1910/14. Light elegant leather helmet, complete with all fittings in gilded finish, the helmet eagle with impressed bandeau “Peninsula - Waterloo - Göhrde”. Domed golden scale chains with both cockades in enlisted men's pattern. Complete with black parade plume of buffalo hair and helmet funnel. Interior with black sweat leather and brown lining, size 55. Condition 2.

The helmet eagle with the bandeau “Peninsula - Waterloo - Göhrde” was awarded in 1899 simultaneously to Field Artillery Regiment No. 10 and to batteries 1, 4, 5, and 6 of Field Artillery Regiment No. 46. This is explained by the fact that the respective batteries of FAR 46 were formed from FAR 10.

Home garrison Trier. Chamber piece in peacetime quality, circa 1914. The helmet skull of steel, black burnished, complete with all fittings. The helmet eagle, spike, rivets and edge trim in brass finish, domed yellow scale chain on button 94, complete with both cockades in large version. Interior with laced leather liner, the front visor lacquered green, the rear visor black burnished. Interior marked with maker “C. E. Juncker 1914”. On the edge of the rear visor with fine chamber stamp “8. J.P.” and size “56.5” Lightly worn, two small dents at rear, condition 2.

The regiment was only founded on October 1, 1913. The helmets are accordingly very rare.

Circa 1915/16. This very light czapka is made entirely of field-gray cloth, internally reinforced with a metal cross-piece and two metal rods for stabilization, originally made without front plate insignia, curved scale chin chains, the rosettes and cockade on the right side covered with field-gray cloth, the detachable square top also made of field-gray cloth, bearing the officer's field insignia in field-gray finish (!). Interior with brown sweatband marked “DRGM”, with attached museum or collection label “No 30 UL20 feldgr. Tschapka (ohne Leder v. Frau v. Bülow-Dätzingen April 39 Geschenk). Estimated size 56. Condition 2+.
Extremely rare! Offered for the first time by us, and we are not aware of any other example!

Bernhard-Friedrich von Bülow entered the Ulanen-Regiment König Wilhelm (2. Württembergisches) Nr. 20 (garrison Ludwigsburg), also known as the “Yellow Uhlans,” as an ensign in 1902. From 1913 he attended the War Academy and during World War I served on the staff of the 26. Reserve-Division. He was later transferred to the “Großen Generalstab” (Great General Staff). After the war, he assumed leadership of the regimental association. He died in 1937 in Dätzingen. In 1939, his wife donated this czapka to a collection. He would have worn this during his time with the Great General Staff in the uniform of an uhlan officer.

Wartime pattern circa 1915/16. The helmet made of vulcanized fiber, complete with all fittings partly in German silver and brass. The helmet eagle “frost” silver-plated with polished edges, centered with high-domed enameled Garde star. Flat scale chains in brass with “concealed button 91”, the imitated rosettes originally silver-plated, both cockades present. The plate, spike, and neck guard in German silver. The plate with gilded stars, the spike no longer removable. The front visor trim in brass. Interior with light leather sweatband, the lining of substitute material, with monogram “R”, the bell interior lined with black fabric, the front visor lined green and the neck guard lined red. Size approximately 56. In all parts original very well-preserved helmet. Condition 2.

This helmet could also have been worn in the 5. Garde-Regiment zu Fuß, Garde-Pionier-Bataillon or in a railway regiment, or the motor transport battalion.

Very rare! This represents the final pattern of Pickelhaube for officers in this regiment, already produced under the influence of material shortages. The “button 91” was ordered from 1915 also for officer helmets. Scale chains with a rosette that could snap into the button were worn on this, hence the designation “concealed button 91”.

circa 1916/17. Elegant high stiff plate form. Field-gray cloth of exceptionally fine officer quality, red cap band and piping, complete with both cockades in fine officer execution, field-gray stiff visor of vulcanized fiber. Interior with light sweatband with white silk ribbon drawstring. White silk lining with gold-printed owner's monogram, imperial crown over “W”, size 57. Minimally worn in magnificent condition.
A unique piece! Price upon request.

Garrisons Gotha, Hildburghausen, Coburg. Chamber piece from 1880. Long white trousers with zinc buttons. Interior with chamber stamp “6.Th.I.R.95 I.B. 1880 3.C. II”. Condition 2.

Personal property item, circa 1910. “Jäger green” cloth with red band and piping, black lacquered visor, both cockades (in the pattern for enlisted men and non-commissioned officers). Interior with brown leather sweatband and rose-colored silk lining with gold initial “W”. Size approximately 54. The sweatband re-glued, with visible glue traces. Condition 2-.

Stationed at Minden, circa 1913. Elegant helmet of officer quality. The helmet shell made of leather, complete with all fittings in silvered finish. The helmet eagle silvered with applied bandeaus “Peninsula - Waterloo”. Flat gilt chin scales with silver chin studs, both cockades in officer quality, tall elegant spike with gilt star screws. Interior with light brown sweatband, light silk lining, size 53 3/4. Lightly worn, condition 2.
A very rare helmet.

with breast star of the Order of St. George on both sides, red wool vest with surrounding white trim, applied breast star with hand-embroidered center in enlisted men's execution, hooks on sides for closure, light linen lining inside, in fresh color and lightly worn condition.

This surcoat originates from the armory of the Guard of the King of Hannover. In total there were approximately 20 vests for enlisted men and 3 for officers, which were auctioned at Sotheby's in October 2005 at Marienburg near Hildesheim.

Garrison Berlin-Lichterfelde. Private purchase item circa 1910. The visor cap in elegant saddle form, dark green cloth with black band and red piping, both cockades present, black lacquered visor, interior with brown sweatband and dove-gray lining. Handwritten size “57” in the visor. Sweatband damaged at front. Condition 2.

Chamber piece 1915. Leather helmet, complete with all fittings in nickel silver finish. The helmet plate with the large crowned “W”, leather chin strap on button 91, on the right the Prussian cockade in enlisted man's version, the neck guard without ventilation slider. Interior with laced leather lining. Size 54. The rear visor with old chamber stamp “21.I.R.”, in the skull the stamp “241 B.[?] III. 1915”. Front of the skull with old filled holes, rear of the skull below the neck guard with slot for ventilation added later, the neck guard itself a custom fabrication from the period of wear. Condition 2.

A very interesting piece! The helmet was transferred from the military to the police and adapted by them to their needs.

Circa 1900. Leather helmet, complete with all fittings. Front features the eagle of the German Empire. Flat scale chin chains on rosettes, on the right the Reich cockade in lacquered sheet metal officer's pattern. Fixed service spike for civil servants on round base with ball-head screws. Interior with officer's quality laced leather lining, handwritten size “57” inside the bell. Condition 2.

The wearer was most likely a Baden civil servant, as the Reich cockade is in the pattern for Baden officers.

circa 1910. Bicorne of black needle felt, trimmed with black silk ribbon. On the left side a gold agraffe over silk cockade in black/white/red and silvered naval button. Interior with light brown leather sweatband and white silk lining bearing the maker “L.H. Berger, Collani & Co. Hof-Lieferanten Berlin”, below which the owner’s name “Fibel”. Size 57. Light wear from use. Condition 2.

Braunschweig, circa 1910. Elegant leather helmet, complete with all fittings in gilt finish. Prussian helmet eagle matte gilt with polished edges, for reserve officers without bandeau, surmounted by large silvered star of the House Order, the cross arms lacquered blue, the center red enameled, the appliqués partly silvered and partly gilt. Below it the silver reserve cross with inscription “Mit Gott für Fürst und Vaterland”, the reserve officers wore no “Peninsula” bandeau. Flat gilt chin scales at button 91, both cockades present. The tall elegant service spike unscrewable. Interior with light brown sweatband and light silk lining, size 57. Lightly worn, condition 2.
From 1912 onwards, officers in all 3 battalions uniformly wore the death's head on the eagle, the enameled House Order as appliqué was abolished.

Circa 1900. The ensemble consisting of the bicorn hat, the uniform coat with epaulettes and white gloves, white breeches, and the associated sword.
The bicorn of black needle felt with white plumes, on the right side with silver agraffe on blue-white silk ribbon, the silver button with the emblem of the Order of Saint George. Interior with black silk sweatband and white silk lining. In original box.
Red tailcoat with white cuff facings and piping, two rows of 7 silver buttons each with the emblem of the Order of Saint George, white parade rabat applied to the front of the coat, on the shoulders the silver-embroidered large epaulettes decorated with sequins and the George Cross with silver rigid bullion wire. Interior of the coat lined with quilted white silk.
Additionally the white cloth breeches with silver-embroidered seam stripes with red insets and the white gloves for the dress coat.
Magnificent silver-mounted sword. The blade 76 cm long and 1.5 cm wide, the forward end double-edged, the lower end grooved on both sides, blued and decorated with gilt engravings, on the false edge of the verso the maker “Joh. Stroblberger München”. Finely chased silver hilt with floral ornamentation, on the front of the guard Saint George slaying the dragon, mother-of-pearl grip scales. Attached sword knot of the Order in silver braid with red insets and the George Cross on the stem. Leather scabbard with nickel-silver mounts, the locket sits loosely. Additionally the carrying strap for the sword.
All parts in beautiful condition! A magnificent ensemble of high quality!

The Royal House Order of Saint George is the house order of the Bavarian Electors, founded in 1729. It is named after Saint George, the patron saint of knights. It was the highest order of nobility of the Electorate and the Kingdom of Bavaria.
The members were divided into 6 Grand Commanders (Grand Cross Knights), 12 Commanders and Knights, the number of annual admissions was limited to 6. The Grand Master is always the head of the House of Wittelsbach, male members of the royal house were admitted with the rank of Grand Priors.

Manufactured circa 1870, worn until after 1897. Heavy leather helmet, complete with all fittings. Front features the large Guard eagle with applied Guard star. Domed scale chains on small rosettes with iron screws, both cockades present, the Reich cockade worn only from 1897 onward. Cross-shaped base with removable spike, the neck with beaded edge, rounded front visor. Rear with helmet spine. Interior with reinforced leather lining. Size 57. Condition 2.

Circa 1890. Tall visor cap of black cloth with black velvet band and bold red piping, short black lacquered visor, Saxon state cockade on front. Interior with dark brown leather sweatband and black oilcloth lining bearing the maker’s mark “Oscar Schieblich Kürschner Netzschkau”. Above this, small portrait of Georg of Saxony in the uniform of a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall (Field Marshal) surrounded by oak and laurel leaves beneath the Imperial crown. Size approximately 56. Condition 2+.

Georg was King of Saxony from 1902 to 1904. During the Franco-Prussian War he commanded the XII. Armeekorps (XII Army Corps). At Versailles in 1871 he represented Saxony at the proclamation of the German Empire. In 1888 he was appointed Prussian Generalfeldmarschall.
The cap corresponds to the type worn during the Franco-Prussian War, but dates only after 1888. It was likely worn by a veteran of that war.

Variant with sheet metal rim band circa 1917. Original olive green paint approximately 75% preserved. Interior with three padding cushions on the sheet metal rim band, cushions filled. Without chin strap. Maker not identifiable. Condition 2.

Version with sheet metal liner band circa 1917. Original olive green paint approximately 60% retained. Interior with three padding cushions on the sheet metal band, cushion filling still present, leather somewhat aged, tabs on front cushion torn off, interior of shell with surface rust. No manufacturer identifiable. Without chin strap. Condition 2-.

Circa 1910. Elegant, exceptionally tall saddle-form cap of the style particularly favored by the Crown Prince. The cloth in dark blue with red cap band and piping, both cockades in fine officer's quality, short black embossed leather visor. Interior with light brown sweatband and red silk lining, the lining embossed with the initials of a royal crown over “W” for Crown Prince Wilhelm, size approximately 56. Old inventory stamps from the “Kostümfundus Kassel” (Costume Archive Kassel) in the sweatband at rear. Lightly worn, in good condition.

The Crown Prince also served as Colonel à la Suite in the Grenadier Regiment Crown Prince (1st East Prussian) No. 1, for which this visor cap was also worn.

Circa 1900. Blue cloth with band in the same color, red piping, both cockades, the state cockade with reservist cross, short visor. Interior with brown leather sweatband and honey-colored oilcloth lining. Size approximately 55. Somewhat aged, several small moth holes. Condition 2-.

Chamber piece circa 1880/85. Made of dark blue wool cloth, complete with all insignia. Yellow buttons with anchor and Imperial crown 1st model (until 1888), on the left sleeve the badge for Mate in large metal version, below it the cloth badge for Gun Captain in the form used from 1873 to 1893, on the sleeves the gold lace for non-commissioned officer. Interior with brown cloth lining, in the shoulder area with chamber stamp (unfortunately no longer legible), below “IM 4 173.86” and below name label “Formes”, in the left sleeve another old label “Eigenthum von Ch. Meyer geb. Mathissen Hamburg”. Condition 2.

A fine piece from the early period of the Imperial German Navy. The former wearer apparently started as an ordinary sailor and received the jacket as a chamber piece and then worked his way up to Boatswain's Mate. He likely left the Navy before 1893, otherwise he would have attached the new Gun Captain badge to the jacket.

Circa 1910. Rigid cardboard with black paper covering. Dimensions approximately 52 x 22 x 8 cm. Condition 2.

Privately procured of German manufacture, circa 1916/17. Body constructed of cork, externally covered with brown waxed linen. Interior with brown sweatband and blue silk lining, the sweatband with label "79", the visor lined in green. Condition 2.

The "Roold" type protective helmet was popular among German aviators in addition to the official issue helmet. Originally, this helmet type was manufactured by the French firm Roold in Paris.

circa 1910. Bicorn hat made of black needle felt, edging of black silk ribbon. On the left side silver agraffe above silk cockade in black/white/red and silver-plated naval button. Interior with brown leather sweatband and beige silk lining, inside with supplier's stamp "...Berger, Collani & Cie. Hoflieferanten Berlin Lindenstr. 25", moderate signs of age and use. Condition 2-3.

Elegant private purchase piece circa 1910. High visor cap of light blue cloth with dark blue velvet band and cornflower blue piping and black lacquered visor. Complete with the Prussian state cockade and applied civil service emblem. Interior with brown leather sweatband and gold-colored silk lining bearing the maker “Eduard Sachs Frankfurt a/M.”. Size 57. Condition 2.

Toward the end of the German War of 1866, the Free City of Frankfurt was annexed by Prussia and thenceforth remained a Prussian provincial city.

Garrison Gotha/Hildburghausen/Coburg, circa 1910. Leather helmet, complete with all fittings in gilt finish. The helmet eagle with steep-edged bandeau “Mit Gott für Fürst und Vaterland” (With God for Prince and Fatherland), on the breast with high-domed silvered star with applied Saxon coat of arms with laurel wreath on both sides. Flat chin scales on button 91, both cockades. Tall, non-removable spike. Interior with brown sweatband, size 56, condition 2.

Circa 1910. Tall crown form. Blue wool with blue cap band and red piping, black lacquered visor, both cockades present. Interior with light brown leather sweatband and black silk lining. Size approximately 58. Only minor wear from use. Condition 2.

Unit-marked piece, circa 1913. Long white trousers with zinc buttons. Interior with illegible unit stamp. Foxing present. Condition 2-.

circa 1910. White waistcoat made of waffle cloth, complete with small gilt Imperial Navy buttons. Condition 2.

circa 1850. Heavy leather helmet, complete with all fittings in gilt tombac. Front features the gilt “sunburst” with applied Mecklenburg coat of arms above bandeau “Grenadier-Garde”. Domed scale chains, the rosettes with flaming grenades, on the right the large state cockade in lacquered metal. Large crosspiece with the distinctive spike base and screwed-on crown, the crosspiece with ball-head screws. The squared front visor and curved rear neck guard edged with metal rails. Inside, the old sweatband leather was cut out but replaced in period. The front visor and neck guard not lined inside. Only lightly worn in exceptionally fine condition. Extremely rare. In over 30 years, this is the first enlisted man's helmet of the Grenadier-Garde that we have been able to offer.

In 1863, the Grenadier-Garde Bataillon was reorganized into the 1st Infantry Regiment. The old helmets were transferred to the Mecklenburg Gendarmerie and accordingly modified with the Mecklenburg onion-shaped spike and a shield reading “Gendarmerie” beneath the coat of arms. Therefore, virtually no helmets of the Grenadier-Garde-Bataillon have survived.

Circa 1900. Dark blue wool cloth with white piping, the band in the colors red-white-black. Cockade in Prussian colors. Short black lacquered visor. Interior with brown leather sweatband and light brown lining. Size 53. Condition 2.

Stationed at Mühlhausen in Alsace, circa 1910. Tall elegant plate form, cornflower blue cloth with black velvet band and red piping, both cockades present, black patent leather visor, interior with black leather sweatband and black silk lining with owner's name in gold lettering “v. Gustorf”. Size 55. Few small moth holes, condition 2. 

Circa 1870. Complete with all brass fittings. Large three-dimensional helmet plate with crown over “L”, leather chinstrap on both sides attached to lion head bosses, left side with cockade. The leather chinstrap was torn and has been restored on the reverse. Wool caterpillar crest on the comb, slightly discolored. Interior with reinforced leather liner. Size 56. Condition 2.

circa 1910. High elegant plate form, cloth in fine light summer quality, medium blue with black velvet band and red piping, with both cockades, interior with light sweatband leather and white silk lining, some small moth holes otherwise condition 2

Manufactured from cast steel, weight 2.5 kg, the original field-gray finish still very well preserved, complete with the original two-piece leather attachment strap (!). Condition 2.

Very rare in this excellent state of preservation! The brow plate, manufactured in only one size, fit all 4 sizes of the Stahlhelm 1916/18. For the smaller helmets, a metal washer had to be placed underneath at the bolts.

Circa 1917/18. The original olive green paint approximately 80% intact, interior with three-part liner attached to metal ring, padding of cushions preserved, manufacturer marking on side difficult to read “(Glocke)L 6[...]” (Richard Lindenberg A.G., Remscheid-Hasten), remnant of chin strap present, owner's name “Gefr. Hasselmann” on liner and neck area. Condition 2.