Black lacquered leather helmet body with all silver metal trim. Helmet body has excellent form and firm stitching. Exterior lacquer finish in near mint condition. Interior has full sweat leather and smooth light blue silk headliner. Interior visors are colored red in back and green in front. All metal trim is silvered as is proper for the elite 1st Prussian Guard Regiment. Frontplate is the silver frosted Prussian Guard Regiments Eagle with the silver enameled star of the Black Eagle order on the eagle's breast. Flat silver chinscales mounted to helmet body with silver split brad rosettes. Officer 2 piece Reichs and Prussian cockade under chinstrap. Round spike base with Prussian style fluted removable spike. Spike affixed to helmet body with 4 silver star attachments. Ensemble also included white buffalo hair parade plume with silver fluted trichter. 1st Prussian Guard of Foot was considered the elite regiment of the Imperial German Army. Helmet has no extra holes. Helmet in near mint condition inside and out. Extremely rare Imperial German Helmet. SIZE: PROVENANCE: The Doug Buhler Collection of Rare and Spectacular German Imperial Headgear and Pickelhauben; Certificate of Authenticity from Helmut Weitze. CONDITION: Excellent. 51585-2 RT (6,500-9,000)