Lot Essay
Among the eight German Cuirassier regiments of the Line, the 6th were unique in wearing a yellow metal helmet.
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A Reservist Officer's Helmet of the Prussian Kuirassier Regiment No.6
A rare and good spiked helmet, gilt metal skull, with white metal binding, studs and spike-base, unusually fine white metal Line Eagle plate of Reservist pattern (without Motto), brass or tombak chinscales with clover-leaf fastenings and both cokardes, pale leather internal headband with buff silk upper part, the back-peak lined with black velvet, front peak with leather (right-hand chinscale lacking six of its plates, leather lining to front peak largely defective, the plate now lacking its Landwehr Cross)
See colour illustration and on back cover.
A rare and good spiked helmet, gilt metal skull, with white metal binding, studs and spike-base, unusually fine white metal Line Eagle plate of Reservist pattern (without Motto), brass or tombak chinscales with clover-leaf fastenings and both cokardes, pale leather internal headband with buff silk upper part, the back-peak lined with black velvet, front peak with leather (right-hand chinscale lacking six of its plates, leather lining to front peak largely defective, the plate now lacking its Landwehr Cross)
See colour illustration and on back cover.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.