Original Prussian Pre-WWI Kurassier Helmet of the Garde Du Korps with Replica Eagle & Front Wappen Plate - Circa 1871 Sharps Rifle though it has dried

though it has dried

(Eagle Logo)

This example has the correct overlapping SSW marking on the top cover

and absorbed outright in 1935

Original Prussian Pre-WWI Kurassier Helmet of the Garde Du Korps with Replica Eagle & Front Wappen Plate - Circa 1871 Sharps Rifle though it has driedOriginal Item. Only One Available. Raised in 1740 for the Prussian King Frederick the Great, the "Garde du Corps" Regiment was the bodyguard of the King of Prussia and later the Kaiser of the German Empire. Our example is circa 1900 to 1914 and consists of full Cuirass, (front and back plates), together with Crowned silver Eagle topped bronze (Tombac) helmet. Used by the personal Guard of Kaiser Wilhelm up until the start of World War One, these are