German WWI Saxon Reserve Uhlan Enlisted Man’s Helmet Executed in fine silver-grey thread

Executed in fine silver-grey thread on a black rayon base

This example exhibits signs of extensive use and carries the unmistakable character of a frontline item

showing wear and use and its original inner silk

Lieutenant Colonel John Godfrey Spragge

German WWI Saxon Reserve Uhlan Enlisted Man’s Helmet Executed in fine silver-grey threadA well preserved example of a German WWI Saxon Reserve Uhlan helmet, featuring a solid leather body with the correct non removable tin mortarboard top. The leather skull remains in excellent condition, complete with its original Saxon Reserve enlisted ranks front plategilt brass with a nickel Coat of Arms of Saxony positioned over the Reserve Cross. The correct Saxon field cockade in white and green is fitted to the top, with the national black,