Tall elegant helmet made of black patent leather covered with bands of white and silver cloth that are the colors of the regiment. The cloth bands are unwrapped and allowed to flow in the wind while riding on festive occasions. Covered with black cloth that wraps around the exterior of the helmet. Front plate is a silver skull with cut out eye holes and nostrils that are backed with black velvet. Gilded rounded chinscales mounted with rosettes attached to helmet with domed screws. Interior has elegant officer leather lining of the period. Hooked attachments for "fangschnur" on top of helmet. Includes officer lanyard and bullion field badge. Damaged card-de-visite glued inside "Baron von Stosch Hussar Regiment". Very lightly worn and in untouched and unaltered condition. Extremely rare helmet. SIZE: PROVENANCE: The Doug Buhler Collection of Rare and Spectacular German Imperial Headgear and Pickelhauben; Certificate of Authenticity from Helmut Weitze. CONDITION: Excellent. 51585-1 RT (7,500-10,000)