Summary
Leather helmet with brass eagle badge and rounded top ball. Marked 'FAR9 1898' on inside indicating that it belonged to a member of the German Feldartillerie Regiment Nr. 9. This type of helmet remained in use in the early World War I period.
Physical Description
Black leather covered helmet with brass fittings and chin strap. The top of the helmet has a brass orb. The front has a crowned eagle holding a scepter in one foot and an orb with a cross in the other. Text in German on the badge. Leather lining. Text on the underside of both brims.
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Place & Date Made
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Inscriptions
On badge: ' MIT GOTT FÜR KOENIG UND VATERLAND ', ' FR ' Under front brim, handwritten: ' PP ' Under rear brim, stamped in black ink: ' FAR9 / 2.R.B. / 1898 '
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Overall Dimensions
180 mm (Width), 230 mm (Depth), 210 mm (Height)
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Keywords
German Armed Forces, Helmets, Military Uniforms: German, Protective Clothing & Safety Wear, Wars & Conflicts, World War I, 1914-1918