GROUP OF BADEN HELMETS.

1) Baden line infantry officer’s helmet. Black lacquered leather body with gilt trim. Leather body has good form and firm stitching. Interior with sweat leather and silk head liner. Visors colored. No extra holes in body. Body has overall fine crazing due to age. Front and back visors more heavily crazed. Shorter early style officer’s spike. Finely fire gilded Baden officer’s frontplate. Flat chin scales with Reichs and non-serrated Baden officer cockades. 2) Baden field artillery officer’s helmet. Fine black lacquered leather body with bright gilt trim. Body in excellent form with firm stitching. Interior with white sweat leather and white silk head liner. Visors colored. No extra holes in helmet body. Exterior leather in excellent condition with only mild matte coloring to finish due to age. Soft crazing on visors. Round base with ball top for artillery units. Frontplate highly gilded. Round chin scales with Reichs and non-serrated Baden cockades. Overall extremely high quality elegant construction, possibly for a nobleman. 3) Baden 109th life grenadier regiment enlisted man’s helmet. Black leather body with all silver trim. Leather body slightly shrunken with age with firm stitching. Interior black colored enlisted man’s tongue style liner. Inner visors not colored. No extra holes in body. Regimentally marked “LGR 109” lightly inside left back visor. Overall finish to helmet is very good with only light crazing due to age and shrinkage. Frontplate is the Baden winged dragon with the Order of Louis in the center. Silver enlisted pattern spike is removable. Missing one retention stud in spike base. Leather chin strap M91 with Reichs and standard Baden cockades. Frontplate held in place with screw retainers. Very rare. 4) Baden 14th Pioneer Battalion enlisted man’s helmet. Black leather body with firm stitching. Interior black round tongue enlisted leather liner. Visors uncolored. Markings in back visor illegible. No extra holes in body. Exterior finish excellent with no cracks or crazes. Frontplate is silver Baden dragon held to helmet with screw retainers. Leather chin strap M91 with standard Reichs and Baden cockades. 5) Baden Field gray enlist man’s model 1915. Black lacquered leather body in good form but stitching lose on back visor. Interior natural colored enlisted man’s tongue liner. Visors not colored. No extra holes in body. Marked “Size 57” inside bell. Exterior finish to helmet excellent with no exterior damage or cracks. Frontplate is the standard Baden dragon held to helmet body in back with two leather wedges. Field gray strap M91 appears to be replacement. Standard Reichs and Baden enlisted cockades. PROVENANCE: Robert H. Haskell, III Estate Collection. CONDITION: 1) Overall very fine condition. Leather body slightly shrunken with age. Finish has no breaks but is irregular. Metal trim in excellent shape with fine gilding to Baden dragon. Interior shows much use with slight staining and tearing to silk head liner. Back visor also discolored. 2) Overall excellent condition with high quality gilding to metal trim. Leather body has no damage and only matte due to age. Bright gilded cockades. Interior liner shows slight tearing at closure point. Some discoloration around ear pieces from overlap of black dye, possibly due to heat. Trim all very elegant in its manufacture. 3) Overall very good, helmet exterior still bright but overall helmet has shrunk slightly with age. Missing one stud. Some color loss to enlisted cockades, both Reichs and Baden. Small break inside metal front visor trim. Markings extant but barely legible. 4) Exterior of helmet very fine condition with finish bright and metal trim in excellent condition. Original chin strap and cockades. Interior leather liner has sweat stains and is shrunken but no tears. 5) Overall excellent condition. Exterior leather has fine finish and field gray trim not damaged. Possible replacement leather chin strap and Baden state cockade. Stitching separated on back visor. Interior complete but dry. 4-50221-22 RT23 (3,000-5,000) – Lot 3278

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	3278	$6,900.00	GROUP OF BADEN HELMETS. 1) Baden line infantry officer’s helmet. Black lacquered leather body with gilt trim. Leather body has good form and firm stitching. Interior with sweat leather and silk head liner. Visors colored. No extra holes in body. Body has overall fine crazing due to age. Front and back visors more heavily crazed. Shorter early style officer’s spike. Finely fire gilded Baden officer’s frontplate. Flat chin scales with Reichs and non-serrated Baden officer cockades. 2) Baden field artillery officer’s helmet. Fine black lacquered leather body with bright gilt trim. Body in excellent form with firm stitching. Interior with white sweat leather and white silk head liner. Visors colored. No extra holes in helmet body. Exterior leather in excellent condition with only mild matte coloring to finish due to age. Soft crazing on visors. Round base with ball top for artillery units. Frontplate highly gilded. Round chin scales with Reichs and non-serrated Baden cockades. Overall extremely high quality elegant construction, possibly for a nobleman. 3) Baden 109th life grenadier regiment enlisted man’s helmet. Black leather body with all silver trim. Leather body slightly shrunken with age with firm stitching. Interior black colored enlisted man’s tongue style liner. Inner visors not colored. No extra holes in body. Regimentally marked “LGR 109” lightly inside left back visor. Overall finish to helmet is very good with only light crazing due to age and shrinkage. Frontplate is the Baden winged dragon with the Order of Louis in the center. Silver enlisted pattern spike is removable. Missing one retention stud in spike base. Leather chin strap M91 with Reichs and standard Baden cockades. Frontplate held in place with screw retainers. Very rare. 4) Baden 14th Pioneer Battalion enlisted man’s helmet. Black leather body with firm stitching. Interior black round tongue enlisted leather liner. Visors uncolored. Markings in back visor illegible. No extra holes in body. Exterior finish excellent with no cracks or crazes. Frontplate is silver Baden dragon held to helmet with screw retainers. Leather chin strap M91 with standard Reichs and Baden cockades. 5) Baden Field gray enlist man’s model 1915. Black lacquered leather body in good form but stitching lose on back visor. Interior natural colored enlisted man’s tongue liner. Visors not colored. No extra holes in body. Marked “Size 57” inside bell. Exterior finish to helmet excellent with no exterior damage or cracks. Frontplate is the standard Baden dragon held to helmet body in back with two leather wedges. Field gray strap M91 appears to be replacement. Standard Reichs and Baden enlisted cockades. PROVENANCE: Robert H. Haskell, III Estate Collection. CONDITION: 1) Overall very fine condition. Leather body slightly shrunken with age. Finish has no breaks but is irregular. Metal trim in excellent shape with fine gilding to Baden dragon. Interior shows much use with slight staining and tearing to silk head liner. Back visor also discolored. 2) Overall excellent condition with high quality gilding to metal trim. Leather body has no damage and only matte due to age. Bright gilded cockades. Interior liner shows slight tearing at closure point. Some discoloration around ear pieces from overlap of black dye, possibly due to heat. Trim all very elegant in its manufacture. 3) Overall very good, helmet exterior still bright but overall helmet has shrunk slightly with age. Missing one stud. Some color loss to enlisted cockades, both Reichs and Baden. Small break inside metal front visor trim. Markings extant but barely legible. 4) Exterior of helmet very fine condition with finish bright and metal trim in excellent condition. Original chin strap and cockades. Interior leather liner has sweat stains and is shrunken but no tears. 5) Overall excellent condition. Exterior leather has fine finish and field gray trim not damaged. Possible replacement leather chin strap and Baden state cockade. Stitching separated on back visor. Interior complete but dry. 4-50221-22 RT23 (3,000-5,000) – Lot 3278 Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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GROUP OF BADEN HELMETS.