Bavaria, Kingdom. A Rare Artillery Officer’s Kugelhelm Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic repair evident in the white

repair evident in the white enamels on the obverse centrepiece

ultimately posted to New Guinea

both unmarked and measuring 3t mm (w) x 100 mm (l) (not inclusive of stabilizers)

Dutch duty marked on the integral suspension with a script letter "I" (1906-1953) used for all newly manufactured Dutch silver objects that tested below the legal standard of 833/1000 fineness

some of the original silvering still remaining

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Rare Artillery Officer’s Kugelhelm Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic repair evident in the white(Bayern Kugelhelm fr einen Offizier der Feldartillerie Regimenter). A rare and exceptionally well preserved Bavarian Artillery Officers Kugelhelm (ball topped Pickelhaube variant for artillery units). Constructed of a pressed and boiled blackened leather shell, the helmet is topped by a gilded brass cruciform plate, fixed in position with four rivets, featuring a protruding post perforated with ventilation holes around the outer circumference. The