298 | 4450 A helmet for DR 17 Mecklenburg Dragoon Officers Black lacquered leather body, front visor with green underlay, rear visor with red underlay; gilt: cross spike base & star studs, rear spine, fluted spike and front squared visor trim; gilt officer front plate of a twelve-pointed star with the Mecklenburg-Schwerin coat of arms encircled by a laurel wreath and topped with a crown, attached by two screw posts and one splinta; gold rounded chin scales with rosette side posts; Imperial Officer and Mecklenburg cockades; tan leather sweatband and white silk lining. Size circa 55 cm. Cf. “Buyer’s Guide for Headgear of The Imperial German Army circa 1914”, James D. Turinetti, 2015-16 edition, pg. 63. USA-Lot, see page 6. 314940 II € 2.500 4451 A helmet for DR 18 Mecklenburg Dragoon Officers Black lacquered leather body; front visor with green underlay, rear visor with red underlay; silver: cross spike base, rear spine, fluted spike and front squared visor trim; gilt star studs, gold officer front plate of a twelve-pointed star with the Mecklenburg-Schwerin coat of arms encircled by a laurel wreath and topped with a crown, attached by three screw posts; silver rounded chin scales with rosette side posts; Imperial Officer and Mecklenburg cockades; tan leather sweatband and light green silk lining. Size circa 52 cm. Cf. “Buyer’s Guide for Headgear of The Imperial German Army circa 1914”, James D. Turinetti, 2015-16 edition, pg. 63. USA-Lot, see page 6. 314941 II € 2.800 4450 4451
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