PRUSSIAN FIRST GRENADIER OFFICER’S HELMET.

Very rare and highly desirable First Grenadier helmet. Frontplate is the wide winged eagle with the banner “1655” on the eagle’s tail. The 1655 date commemorates the founding year of the regiment. Black leather body with firm stitching. Interior sweat leather with silk head liner. Visors colored. No extra holes in body. Helmet finish slightly matte with age with light spidering to lacquer in right posterior side of helmet. Exterior visors show mild crazing. Round base with tall smooth spike. Frontplate retains 80% of fine fire gilding. High quality banner with black numbers clearly defined. Flat chin scales with officer Reichs and Prussian cockades. Rarely found in today’s marketplace. PROVENANCE: Robert H. Haskell, III Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine overall condition. Exterior appears excellent with beautiful bright tone to metal work. Frontplate gilding is very fine. Interior shows heavy use. Staining to sweat leather. Silk head liner heavily stained with many tears and fraying to silk where it has rubbed across star lugs. Interior visors near mint. Outstanding and much sought after helmet. 4-50221-38 RT39 (2,000-3,000) – Lot 3294

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
	3294	$6,325.00	PRUSSIAN FIRST GRENADIER OFFICER’S HELMET. Very rare and highly desirable First Grenadier helmet. Frontplate is the wide winged eagle with the banner “1655” on the eagle’s tail. The 1655 date commemorates the founding year of the regiment. Black leather body with firm stitching. Interior sweat leather with silk head liner. Visors colored. No extra holes in body. Helmet finish slightly matte with age with light spidering to lacquer in right posterior side of helmet. Exterior visors show mild crazing. Round base with tall smooth spike. Frontplate retains 80% of fine fire gilding. High quality banner with black numbers clearly defined. Flat chin scales with officer Reichs and Prussian cockades. Rarely found in today’s marketplace. PROVENANCE: Robert H. Haskell, III Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine overall condition. Exterior appears excellent with beautiful bright tone to metal work. Frontplate gilding is very fine. Interior shows heavy use. Staining to sweat leather. Silk head liner heavily stained with many tears and fraying to silk where it has rubbed across star lugs. Interior visors near mint. Outstanding and much sought after helmet. 4-50221-38 RT39 (2,000-3,000) – Lot 3294 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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PRUSSIAN FIRST GRENADIER OFFICER’S HELMET.