1913 DATED GARDE du CORPS METALHELM
THE 1889/97 OF WW1 PERIOD.THE LAST, AND MOST SOUGHT AFTER VARIANT OF THE GARDE du CORPS HELMET WITH LONG STEEP LOBSTER TAIL. SIZE 57, MADE BY C.E.JUNKER OF BERLIN IN 1913. WORN IN THE FIELD WITH SPIKE, HERE WITH ITS PARADE EAGLE.THE EAGLE, A FINE QUALITY LIGHTWEIGHT JUNKER MADE PARADE EAGLE. FINE FEATHER DETAILING. MADE FROM SHEETS OF JOINED SILVER, THE JOINING LINES HARD TO FIND... read more
OFFICERS GARDE du CORPS PARADE HELMET
CIRCA 1915 OFFICER GdC HELMET. THE LAST VARIANT WITH STEEP LOBSTER TAIL. OF TYPICAL WARTIME CONSTRUCTION, THE PARADE EAGLE AND WAPPEN IN TOMBAK, SILVER PLATED. THE EAGLE ATTACHED BY A SIMPLE STEEL NUT, THIS OBSERVED ON SIMILAR EXAMPLES. THE INSIDE OF THE PEAK LINED WITH RED FELT RATHER THAN KID LEATHER AS ON EARLIER EXAMPLES.
THE HELMET IS IN VERY SLEEPY, UNTOUCHE... read more
SAXON GARDE - REITER HELMET
PRE-WW1 OTHER RANKS / E.M. SAXON GARDE-REITER HELMET. TOMBAK SHELL WITH THREE LAME LOBSTER TAIL. MAKER MARK OF Wilh.jaeger TO THE INSIDE OF THE PEAK. GOOD CONDITION BLACK LEATHER LINER WITH NO DAMAGE. BRASS GROMMETS TO THE STRAP OF THE CHIN SCALES. FRONT PEAK WITH A SMALL REPAIR TO THE MIDDLE. REMOVABLE SPIKE. GOOD OVERALL CONDITION read more
SAXON GARDE REITER OFFICERS METALHELM
A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE MEGA RARE GARDE REITER OFFICERS FIELD SERVICE HELMET. HIGH QUALITY PIECE, VERY LIGHT WEIGHT. ALL ORIGINAL WITH NO REPLACED PARTS. SILVER SAXON WAPPEN WITH GOLD FINISHED CIPHER. CHIN SCALES WITH THE CLOVER LEAFS FIXED IN PLACE. SCALES STILL HAVE THE BUCKLE AND STRAP. ARTIFICIAL LAMES TO THE LOBSTER TAIL WITH BROWN LEATHER TO THE INSIDE. TO THE INSIDE OF THE... read more
GARDE KURASSIER METALHELM WITH EAGLE
1867 PATT G.K.R. METALHELM WITH ITS PARADE EAGLE. WITH ISSUE MARKS TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE LOBSTER TAIL OF , GRK 1E. WITH N.C.O. COCKADES. CHIN SCALES WITH LEATHER BUCKLE TO THE CENTRE. EXCELLENT LEATHER LINER, STILL CLEAN AND SUPPLE. LEATHER LINED LOBSTER TAIL. THE TOP OF THE CROWN SHOWS THIS HELMET HAS BEEN RE-ISSUED SEVERAL TIMES. SEVERAL SETS OF FOUR SET SCREW HOLES FOR DIFFER... read more
SAXON GARDE - REITER M-15 METALHELM
THE RARE 1915 PATTERN VERSION OF THE OTHER RANKS GARDE-REITER HELMET. MADE IN STEEL INSTEAD OF TOMBAK, AND FITTED WITH REMOVABLE SPIKE. THE SPIKE SLIGHTLY LONGER THAN THE STANDARD CAVALRY SPIKE. WITH ITS CORRECT COCKADES AND CHINSTRAP. GOOD COMPLETE LINER. BLACK LEATHER LINING TO THE REAR LOBSTER TAIL. MADE BY OSANG OF DRESDEN IN 1916, SIZE 56. NO PITTING. read more
1894 PATT GARDE du CORPS METALHELM
THE LAST AND MOST DESIRABLE VERSION OF THE OTHER RANKS GdC HELMET. MADE WITHOUT RIDGE TO THE BACK AND SMOOTH FRONT PEAK. NO ADDITIONAL HOLES OR ALTERATIONS, JUST THE TWO HOLES FOR THE WAPPEN BOLTS. WITH 1894 PATT CHIN SCALES. LINER SHOWS ITS AGE, BUT IS ALL COMPLETE AND STILL SUPPLE. EVIDENCE OF SERVICE LIFE DENTS TO THE SHELL WHICH HAVE BEEN PUSHED BACK OUT. SUPERB CONDITION GOL... read more
1867 PATT G.d.C. N.C.O. METALHELM WITH EAGLE
IN VERY GOOD UNTOUCHED CONDITION OVERALL. EXTREMELY LIGHT WEIGHT EAGLE MADE OF SHEET TOMBAK WITH SILVERED FINISH. GILT CROWN. ONE WING TO THE EAGLE HAS TAKEN ON A DARK PATINA TO THE UNDERSIDE OF ITS WING. MID-BROWN PATINA TO THE HELMET. AS IS SO OFTEN THE CASE WITH THE 1867 PATT HELMET, SERVICE LIFE POLISHING OPENED UP THE REAR RIDGE WHICH WAS THEN RE-CLOSED WITH SOLDER - THE REA... read more
SAXON GARDE - REITER PARADE METALHELME
THE ULTIMATE IMPERIAL GERMAN E/M, O/R HELMET. 1894 PATT GARDE REITER HELMET WITH PARADE LION. THE HELMET IN VERY GOOD OVERALL CONDITION. ONLY ONE SET OF HOLES FOR THE SPIKE BASE, AND NO EXTRA HOLES FOR THE WAPPEN. REAR OF THE HELMET WITH RAISED RIDGE, AND COMMON TO THESE TOMBAK HELMETS, SERVICE LIFE POLISHING OPENED UP THE RIDGE WHICH HAS BEEN CLOSED WITH SOLDER. NO OTHER DAMAGE ... read more
GARDE du CORPS O/R'S HELMET WITH PARADE EAGLE
AN INTERESTING LONG-SERVED HELMET. ORIGINALLY MADE AS AN 1867 PATT HELMET. THESE HELMETS WELL KNOW FOR RE-WORKING AND BEING RE-ISSUED, SUCH AN EXPENSIVE HELMET TO MAKE. THIS HELMET WAS RE-WORKED TO THE NEW 1894 PATT. THE RAISED RIDGE AT THE BACK REMOVED AND FILLED IN. THE HELMET SHELL HAS THE ORIGINAL HOLES FOR CHIN STRAP FITTINGS FILLED, AND THE NEW 1894 PATT CHINSTRAP LUGS FITT... read more