MECKLENBURG STRELITZ GRAND DUCHY FIELD ARTILLERY OFFICER’S HELMET.

24th Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Battalion, Holstein Artillery Regiment. Black lacquered leather body with fine gilt trim. Body in excellent condition with firm stitching. Sweat leather with silk head liner. Interior visor colored. No extra holes in body. Helmet body in near perfect condition with only minor spidering due to age. Front and back visors also show only minor spidering. Overall leather finish matte with age. Round base with ball top of artillery. Front star retains 80% gilding. Center Strelitz has fine detail and has darkened slightly with age. Round chin scales with officer Reichs and Mecklenburg cockades. Included with helmet is the gray green linen field cover marked on back “DRP”. Extremely rare and excellent ensemble. Unavailable in today’s marketplace. PROVENANCE: Robert H. Haskell, III Estate Collection. CONDITION: Excellent condition throughout. Leather helmet body matte with age but near perfect finish. Mecklenburg frontplate deeply formed into leather body. Metal trim still shows bright condition. Interior shows only mild use and is in near mint condition. Field cover also mint. 4-50221-33 RT34 (3,000-5,000) – Lot 3289

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
	3289	$7,475.00	MECKLENBURG STRELITZ GRAND DUCHY FIELD ARTILLERY OFFICER’S HELMET. 24th Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Battalion, Holstein Artillery Regiment. Black lacquered leather body with fine gilt trim. Body in excellent condition with firm stitching. Sweat leather with silk head liner. Interior visor colored. No extra holes in body. Helmet body in near perfect condition with only minor spidering due to age. Front and back visors also show only minor spidering. Overall leather finish matte with age. Round base with ball top of artillery. Front star retains 80% gilding. Center Strelitz has fine detail and has darkened slightly with age. Round chin scales with officer Reichs and Mecklenburg cockades. Included with helmet is the gray green linen field cover marked on back “DRP”. Extremely rare and excellent ensemble. Unavailable in today’s marketplace. PROVENANCE: Robert H. Haskell, III Estate Collection. CONDITION: Excellent condition throughout. Leather helmet body matte with age but near perfect finish. Mecklenburg frontplate deeply formed into leather body. Metal trim still shows bright condition. Interior shows only mild use and is in near mint condition. Field cover also mint. 4-50221-33 RT34 (3,000-5,000) – Lot 3289 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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MECKLENBURG STRELITZ GRAND DUCHY FIELD ARTILLERY OFFICER’S HELMET.