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pair of helmets with gold decoration on them on a black backgrounda close up of a helmet with a lion on ittwo helmets that are sitting side by side on a tablea helmet that has a coat of arms and a crown on itpair of helmets with gold accents on a black backgroundtwo helmets that are sitting side by side on a black surfacetwo helmets with gold trims on them sitting on a black surface
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401 - Germany: set of 2 Bavarian fire brigade helmets.
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Estimate €20 - €60
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Description
Germany: set of 2 Bavarian fire brigade helmets. A blackened boiled-leather helmet, circa 1920–1930; a former military helmet with a pointed crest, reconditioned for use by the fire service, featuring a sturdy brass crest with large rivets. Chin strap fastening buttons in the shape of a lion’s muzzle, wolf’s-tooth lining, chin strap missing. A composite helmet, made of black lacquered sheet metal, with brass fittings and a front plate bearing the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Bavaria; a model designed for the Tschako. Rear liner. Rear chin strap of the US liner type. Signs of wear and patina. A blackened boiled-leather helmet, circa 1920–1930, converted from an earlier spiked military helmet for firefighting use, with a prominent brass crest and large rivets. Lion-mask chinstrap attachment buttons, wolf’s-tooth liner, chinstrap missing. A composite black-lacquered sheet-metal helmet with brass fittings and a front plate bearing the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Bavaria, of a type intended for a shako. Later liner and later US-style liner chinstrap. Wear from use and patina.
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About the sale MILITARIA: Firefighters from around the world
Auction location
Auction time 11/14/2026 at 2:00 PM
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