TWO NASSAU/PRUSSIAN OFFICER’S HELMETS.

1) Nassau 88th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Nassau, Reserve Officer’s helmet. Line eagle with banners “LaBelle – Alliance – Mesa de Ibor – Medellin” for service as the Kings German Legion in the Napoleonic Wars. Banners and frontplate one piece construction. Black lacquered felt body with firm stitching. Interior sweat leather lining and silk head liner. Visors colored. No extra holes in body. Helmet body has excellent form with fine matte finish to black lacquer. No cracks or crazing. Visors also in near perfect condition. Round base with tall smooth spike. Frontplate retains over 90% of fine fire gilding. Silver Prussian reserve cross on eagle’s tail. Banners lettering outlined in black. Flat gold chin scales with Reichs and Prussian cockades. Outstanding and extremely rare helmet. 2) Nassau 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Nassau, Officer’s helmet. Line eagle with banners “LaBelle – Alliance” for service at the Battle of Waterloo in the Napoleonic Wars. Banners and frontplate one piece construction. Black fiber body with firm stitching. Interior sweat leather and silk head liner. Colored visors. Holes widened by 5mm for fixing frontplate to helmet body. Fiber body has excellent form with fine gloss. Some matte finish due to age. Several small 1/2″ long scratches on back left side that are not detractive. Helmet is model 1915 construction with spike removable at base and chin scales on side lugs. All trim is pre-war quality and not zinc construction. Round base with smooth spike. Frontplate retains most of original gilding. Lettering in banners nicely outlined in black. Flat model 1915 officer’s chin scales. Officer Reichs and Prussian cockades. Beautiful and in near mint condition helmet. Wonderful pairing of rare Nassau officer’s helmets. PROVENANCE: Robert H. Haskell, III Estate Collection. CONDITION: 1) Excellent, near mint condition. Perfect in every detail. Metal trim bright with near perfect gilding on frontplate. Interior near mint. Silk liner has no tears or discoloration. Metal trim pre-war quality. Small eagle on scepter on front plate has right wing broken off. This may have happened when the field cover was removed and caught the eagle’s wing. Amazing conditioned helmet. 2) Excellent helmet in near mint condition. Lacquer body still shiny. Metal trim high quality pre-war construction with no discoloration. Interior of helmet appears never to have been worn. One small tear to silk liner where it touches the screw for the star retainer. 4-50221-43 RT44 (3,000-5,000) – Lot 3299

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
	3299	$4,025.00	TWO NASSAU/PRUSSIAN OFFICER’S HELMETS. 1) Nassau 88th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Nassau, Reserve Officer’s helmet. Line eagle with banners “LaBelle – Alliance – Mesa de Ibor – Medellin” for service as the Kings German Legion in the Napoleonic Wars. Banners and frontplate one piece construction. Black lacquered felt body with firm stitching. Interior sweat leather lining and silk head liner. Visors colored. No extra holes in body. Helmet body has excellent form with fine matte finish to black lacquer. No cracks or crazing. Visors also in near perfect condition. Round base with tall smooth spike. Frontplate retains over 90% of fine fire gilding. Silver Prussian reserve cross on eagle’s tail. Banners lettering outlined in black. Flat gold chin scales with Reichs and Prussian cockades. Outstanding and extremely rare helmet. 2) Nassau 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Nassau, Officer’s helmet. Line eagle with banners “LaBelle – Alliance” for service at the Battle of Waterloo in the Napoleonic Wars. Banners and frontplate one piece construction. Black fiber body with firm stitching. Interior sweat leather and silk head liner. Colored visors. Holes widened by 5mm for fixing frontplate to helmet body. Fiber body has excellent form with fine gloss. Some matte finish due to age. Several small 1/2″ long scratches on back left side that are not detractive. Helmet is model 1915 construction with spike removable at base and chin scales on side lugs. All trim is pre-war quality and not zinc construction. Round base with smooth spike. Frontplate retains most of original gilding. Lettering in banners nicely outlined in black. Flat model 1915 officer’s chin scales. Officer Reichs and Prussian cockades. Beautiful and in near mint condition helmet. Wonderful pairing of rare Nassau officer’s helmets. PROVENANCE: Robert H. Haskell, III Estate Collection. CONDITION: 1) Excellent, near mint condition. Perfect in every detail. Metal trim bright with near perfect gilding on frontplate. Interior near mint. Silk liner has no tears or discoloration. Metal trim pre-war quality. Small eagle on scepter on front plate has right wing broken off. This may have happened when the field cover was removed and caught the eagle’s wing. Amazing conditioned helmet. 2) Excellent helmet in near mint condition. Lacquer body still shiny. Metal trim high quality pre-war construction with no discoloration. Interior of helmet appears never to have been worn. One small tear to silk liner where it touches the screw for the star retainer. 4-50221-43 RT44 (3,000-5,000) – Lot 3299 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 NASSAU/PRUSSIAN OFFICER’S HELMETS.