Brunswick model 1886 officer's helmet attributed to Lieutena - Lot 505

Lot n° 505
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Brunswick model 1886 officer's helmet attributed to Lieutena - Lot 505
Brunswick model 1886 officer's helmet attributed to Lieutenant Wolfgang Vollrath, killed at Saint Prix on September 9, 1914. Patent leather shell. Plate, four-star base with screw-on tip (slightly skewed) and black horsehair haarbrusch (probably added later). Silver-plated brass skull and crossbones plate motif (wear), inside eye sockets lined with black cloth (remains). Leather-lined scale chinstraps. Officer's cockades in Reich and Brunswick colors. Moire headdress and leather headband. Antique Paul Dubure collector's label with pen notation "Helmet of Lieutenant Vollrath of the 92nd Brunswick Infantry Regiment. Bataille de la Marne Sept 1914" and label from the René and Claude Gobier collection. B.E. This model of helmet was used by the 3rd Battalion of the 92nd Brunswick Infantry Regiment; the other two battalions were equipped with them from 1912 onwards. History: Lieutenant Wolfgang Vollrath, killed at St-Prix on September 9, 1914, is buried in the Connantre cemetery. He is well referenced in "Gechichte des Braunschweigischen Infanterie-Regiments Nr. 92 im Weltkriege 1914-1918", p. 570, as the regiment's 7th officer killed in action during the war, two of his fellow officers being killed at Saint-Prix during the battle of Marais Saint-Gond. Expert : Arnaud de GOUVION SAINT-CYR Part II: June 19, 2026 - Chapter 7: Militaria, weapons, headgear, souvenirs and equipment
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