TWO PRUSSIAN LINE GRENADIER OFFICER’S HELMETS.

1) Prussia line Grenadier Regiment post 1900-1913. Front plate wide winged Grenadier eagle with black yak parade bush. black lacquered leather body with firm stitching. Interior sweat leather with silk head liner. Visors colored. No extra holes in body. Exterior finish lightly crazed throughout due to age. Front visor has several irregularities to finish from the chin scales resting on them. Back visor perfect. Metal trim bright fire gilt finish. Round base with tall officer style trichter. black parade plume full and in near perfect condition. Frontplate retains nearly 100% of high quality fire gilding. Flat chin scales with officer Reichs and Prussian cockades. Beautiful and impressive helmet. 2) Prussia line Grenadier Regiment pre 1900-1913. Frontplate old pattern line eagle with round center device with the monogram “FWR”. Black lacquered helmet body with firm stitching. Interior sweat leather with silk head liner. Visors colored. No extra holes in body. Leather body has excellent finish but small chipping to back lift panel above back visor stitching. Loss of lacquer 1/2″ x 1″. Visors show mild age crazing. Round base with tall round plume trichter. Full near mint black parade plume. Frontplate retains nearly 100% of fire gilding. Flat chin scales with officer Reichs and Prussian cockades. Rare matched set of early and later pattern Line Grenadier officer’s helmets. PROVENANCE: Robert H. Haskell, III Estate Collection. CONDITION: 1) Helmet in overall very fine condition. Leather body shows age and heavy use. Interior sweat leather is stained and scuffed with age. Silk head liner slightly dirty and shows wear. Inside of helmet bell shows slight amount of water damage. Edge of rear visor scuffed with no loss of material. All metal trim in near mint condition. 2) Helmet in overall fine condition. Helmet body shows heavy use with some damage to finish and slight distortion of helmet body due to shrinkage. Back visors curled in slightly from age. Sweat leather shows heavy use with small amount of water damage to left panel and tears and loss of material to edge of right panel. Silk liner shows heavy use and discoloration. Inner back visor red paper is darkened from water damage. Front visor fine. One vent hole of spike base has been damaged and slightly enlarged. Beautiful outside appearance. 4-50221-37 RT38 (2,500-4,000) – Lot 3293

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
	3293	$5,175.00	TWO PRUSSIAN LINE GRENADIER OFFICER’S HELMETS. 1) Prussia line Grenadier Regiment post 1900-1913. Front plate wide winged Grenadier eagle with black yak parade bush. black lacquered leather body with firm stitching. Interior sweat leather with silk head liner. Visors colored. No extra holes in body. Exterior finish lightly crazed throughout due to age. Front visor has several irregularities to finish from the chin scales resting on them. Back visor perfect. Metal trim bright fire gilt finish. Round base with tall officer style trichter. black parade plume full and in near perfect condition. Frontplate retains nearly 100% of high quality fire gilding. Flat chin scales with officer Reichs and Prussian cockades. Beautiful and impressive helmet. 2) Prussia line Grenadier Regiment pre 1900-1913. Frontplate old pattern line eagle with round center device with the monogram “FWR”. Black lacquered helmet body with firm stitching. Interior sweat leather with silk head liner. Visors colored. No extra holes in body. Leather body has excellent finish but small chipping to back lift panel above back visor stitching. Loss of lacquer 1/2″ x 1″. Visors show mild age crazing. Round base with tall round plume trichter. Full near mint black parade plume. Frontplate retains nearly 100% of fire gilding. Flat chin scales with officer Reichs and Prussian cockades. Rare matched set of early and later pattern Line Grenadier officer’s helmets. PROVENANCE: Robert H. Haskell, III Estate Collection. CONDITION: 1) Helmet in overall very fine condition. Leather body shows age and heavy use. Interior sweat leather is stained and scuffed with age. Silk head liner slightly dirty and shows wear. Inside of helmet bell shows slight amount of water damage. Edge of rear visor scuffed with no loss of material. All metal trim in near mint condition. 2) Helmet in overall fine condition. Helmet body shows heavy use with some damage to finish and slight distortion of helmet body due to shrinkage. Back visors curled in slightly from age. Sweat leather shows heavy use with small amount of water damage to left panel and tears and loss of material to edge of right panel. Silk liner shows heavy use and discoloration. Inner back visor red paper is darkened from water damage. Front visor fine. One vent hole of spike base has been damaged and slightly enlarged. Beautiful outside appearance. 4-50221-37 RT38 (2,500-4,000) – Lot 3293 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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TWO PRUSSIAN LINE GRENADIER OFFICER’S HELMETS.