Bavaria, Kingdom. A Rare Model 1868 Raupenhelm for Reserve Infantry Officer, by Christian Block Archive with three holes for attachment

with three holes for attachment

the reverse marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and code “M1/103” for Carl Poellath

Saudi Arabian coat-of-arms in gold-coloured ink on the lid

of loop for suspension from its period original ribbon

1943 by aircraft of squad VC-9 from the escort carrier USS Santee

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Rare Model 1868 Raupenhelm for Reserve Infantry Officer, by Christian Block Archive with three holes for attachment(Bayern Raupenhelm Modell 1868 fr einen Reserve Offizier der Infanterie). A rare and exceptionally well preserved Model 1868 Raupenhelm issued to an Officer of the Bavarian Reserve Infantry, constructed of a boiled and lacquered black leather shell. Riveted to the crown is a striking bearskin comb or caterpillar which extends from the peak to the lower back edge. Affixed to the peak is a gilded bronze plate measuring 9 cm (w) x 10 cm (h), fully