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3274
$4,130.00

LOT OF THREE BAVARIAN LIGHT CAVALRY OFFICER’S HELMETS.

1) Bavarian Chevauxleger Light Dragoon officer to parade helmet. Black fiber body with bright gilt trim. Fiber body with excellent form and firm stitching. Interior with sweat leather and silk head liner. Visors colored. No extra holes in body. Exterior finish surface bright with no cracks or crazes. All gilt metal trim. Crossed spike base and fluted plume trichter. Beautiful full white yak hair parade plume. Frontplate is the emblem of Bavaria with rampant lions holding center shield. Slim rounded Bavarian style chin scales with officer’s Reichs and Bavarian cockades. 2) Bavarian Chevauxleger officer with silver trim. Black lacquered leather body with all silver metal trim. Helmet body with excellent form and firm stitching. Interior sweat leather and silk head liner. Exterior leather with only mild surface crazing on front and back visor trim. Top has Bavarian style cross spike base and fluted spike. Silver stars to retain spike. Rounded chin scales with Reichs and Bavarian cockades. 3) Bavarian Chevauxleger officer with gold trim. Black lacquer leather body with gilt trim. Body has good form and firm stitching. Mild crazing over most of helmet body but no loss of material. Interior sweat leather with silk head liner. Colored visors. Top Bavarian style crossed base with fluted spike. Rounded chin scales with Reichs and Bavarian officer cockades. PROVENANCE: Robert H. Haskell, III Estate Collection. CONDITION: 1) Excellent external finish with fine finish to fiber. Metal trim in excellent condition with bright fire gilding to frontplate. Interior shows numerous repairs to sweat leather with tears and replaced material on back side of helmet. Inner visors show age with light bubbling underneath colored paper. Silk head liner may have been replaced. 2) Very fine condition. Exterior leather shows mild crazing due to age with fine gilding to frontplate. Interior shows wear with discoloration in sweat leather from sweat. Silk head liner dirty. 3) Exterior in excellent condition with only mild crazing to visors. Silver trim shows age oxidation but no other damage. Interior shows light wear with discoloration to sweat leather. Back visor curling in slightly on left side. 4-50221-18 RT20 (3,000-5,000) – Lot 3274


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014
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