TWO HANOVERRIAN INFANTRY OFFICER’S HELMETS.

1) Hannover 77th, 78th, and 164th Infantry Regiments Officer’s helmet. Line eagle with banner “Waterloo”. Black lacquered leather with firm stitching. Interior sweat leather with silk head liner. Exterior leather has good form with minor crazing on left side of helmet. No extra holes in body. Back visor more heavily crazed. Front visor mild spidering. Round base and smooth spike. Frontplate retains 90% of fire gilding. “Waterloo” banner has black outline to lettering. Flat gold chin scales with officer Reichs and Prussian cockades. Beautiful helmet. 2) Hannover 73rd Fusilier Regiment Officer’s helmet. Line eagle frontplate with single piece construction with banners “Peninsula” and “Waterloo”. Black lacquered leather helmet with firm stitching. Interior sweat leather and silk head liner. Colored visors. No extra holes in helmet. Helmet has excellent form with only minor cracking to finish. Overall finish bright. Round base with tall smooth spike. Frontplate retains 90% fire gilding. Banners beautifully outlined in black. Flat gold chin scales with officer’s Reichs and Prussian cockades. PROVENANCE: Robert H. Haskell, III Estate Collection. CONDITION: 1) Very fine condition throughout. Exterior shows gloss to finish with only minor crazing to lacquer. Frontplate has near mint fire gilding. Interior shows use with water staining at edges of sweat leather. Silk head liner lightly stained with tears in silk where star stud screws are. Back visor shows damage at edge with loss of about 1″ of edge beading. Red paper cracked. Front visor excellent. 2) Excellent helmet in near perfect condition. Metal trim has very bright finish with fire gilding of frontplate near perfect. Helmet body with only minor spider crazing. Interior near mint, unworn condition. Small tear to silk head liner where it has rubbed against screws of spike retainer. Near mint condition helmet. 4-50221-46 RT47 (3,500-5,000) – Lot 3302

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
	3302	$5,462.50	TWO HANOVERRIAN INFANTRY OFFICER’S HELMETS. 1) Hannover 77th, 78th, and 164th Infantry Regiments Officer’s helmet. Line eagle with banner “Waterloo”. Black lacquered leather with firm stitching. Interior sweat leather with silk head liner. Exterior leather has good form with minor crazing on left side of helmet. No extra holes in body. Back visor more heavily crazed. Front visor mild spidering. Round base and smooth spike. Frontplate retains 90% of fire gilding. “Waterloo” banner has black outline to lettering. Flat gold chin scales with officer Reichs and Prussian cockades. Beautiful helmet. 2) Hannover 73rd Fusilier Regiment Officer’s helmet. Line eagle frontplate with single piece construction with banners “Peninsula” and “Waterloo”. Black lacquered leather helmet with firm stitching. Interior sweat leather and silk head liner. Colored visors. No extra holes in helmet. Helmet has excellent form with only minor cracking to finish. Overall finish bright. Round base with tall smooth spike. Frontplate retains 90% fire gilding. Banners beautifully outlined in black. Flat gold chin scales with officer’s Reichs and Prussian cockades. PROVENANCE: Robert H. Haskell, III Estate Collection. CONDITION: 1) Very fine condition throughout. Exterior shows gloss to finish with only minor crazing to lacquer. Frontplate has near mint fire gilding. Interior shows use with water staining at edges of sweat leather. Silk head liner lightly stained with tears in silk where star stud screws are. Back visor shows damage at edge with loss of about 1″ of edge beading. Red paper cracked. Front visor excellent. 2) Excellent helmet in near perfect condition. Metal trim has very bright finish with fire gilding of frontplate near perfect. Helmet body with only minor spider crazing. Interior near mint, unworn condition. Small tear to silk head liner where it has rubbed against screws of spike retainer. Near mint condition helmet. 4-50221-46 RT47 (3,500-5,000) – Lot 3302 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 HANOVERRIAN INFANTRY OFFICER’S HELMETS.