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Lot 329
French Gendarmerie Modele 1912 Helmet
Sale 1330 - Arms, Armor and Militaria Online
Lots Open
Apr 19, 2024
Lots Close
May 2, 2024
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$500 -
800
Price Realized
$480
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
French Gendarmerie Modele 1912 Helmet
World War I
11" (to top of plume), 7" (To top of crown)x8"x11.25". Brass shell helmet with German Silver fittings depicting a bomb over the brow and what appears to be a Gorgon adorning the plume. Item mounts a black horsehair plume with tail, socket for feather plume to the left side, and leather chinstrap with German Silver segments and {Lion Head} cockades. Maker mark struck into the rear helmet below plume reads P. FRANCK & SES FILS/AUBERVILLIERS. Size 58 struck above the maker mark and applied via sticker to the leather suspension. Item is missing the ties for the suspension.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.