An officer's helmet, 1814 - 1825, Bavaria, Garde du Corps Regiment Fire-gilded brass skull and finely shaped comb with a recumbent lion. Band and brim are covered with sealskin and gilded oak leaves. Silver-plated cockade. Original bearskin chenille, leather lining. Chin straps on Medusa heads. The backing for the metal chinstrap was replaced for the centennial celebration in 1914. The owner's name "Spengel" (Knight of the Military Max-Joseph Order) scratched into the front brim. In 1823, there were only 22 officers in the regiment. As the regiment had only bee,

An officer's helmet, 1814 - 1825, Bavaria, Garde du Corps Regiment Fire-gilded brass skull and finely shaped comb with a recumbent lion. Band and brim are covered with sealskin and gilded oak leaves. Silver-plated cockade. Original bearskin chenille, leather lining. Chin straps on Medusa heads. The backing for the metal chinstrap was replaced for the centennial celebration in 1914. The owner's name "Spengel" (Knight of the Military Max-Joseph Order) scratched into the front brim. In 1823, there were only 22 officers in the regiment. As the regiment had only bee, Stock Photo
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INTERFOTO  / Alamy Stock Photo

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B47ATW

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2625 x 3181 px | 22.2 x 26.9 cm | 8.8 x 10.6 inches | 300dpi

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17 June 2008

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