Hanoverian 10th Artillery Regiment Officers Pickelhaube

Hanoverian 10th Artillery Regiment (Artillery Regt. von Scharnhorst - 1st Hanoverian- Hdq. Hanover) Model-1897 after 1899. From the Rich Ames Collection. Black lacquered leather helmet body with fine fire gilt metal trim. The helmet body has fine form and firm stitching. The exterior black lacquered finish is dull with age but no lacquer loss. There are no extra holes in helmet body, The frontplate is the Prussian Line Eagle with the added banners “Peninsula - Waterloo - Gohrde” for this regiment service in the Napoleonic Wars. The frontplate has left a deep impression in the helmet body as evidenced in photos.

Gilded round spike base with star retainers. The base is topped by a round ball finial. The helmet interior has fine sweat leather and silk headliner. The headliner shows age and use but is undamaged. Inner visors red and green as is normal for officer helmets. Rounded gold chinscales on gold rosettes. Officer Reichs and Prussian cockades. This helmet is in excellent condition and has never been cleaned or polished. Prestigious Hanoverian Artillery Regiment.