Black lacquered leather helmet body with all silver metal trim. Helmet body has excellent form and firm stitching. Exterior lacquer finish in excellent condition. Interior has full sweat leather and ribbed 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 without banner and the silver enameled star of the Black Eagle order on the eagle's breast. Gold reserve cross under bottom of star. Above eagle's head is the silver banner "Semper Talis" which was worn by the Staff and officers of the 1st Battalion of the 1st Guard of Foot Regiment. Banner attached to helmet with metal prongs. 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 fluted removable spike. Spike affixed to helmet body with 4 silver star attachments. Included is the form fitting cloth field cover. Helmet has no extra holes in helmet body. Helmet may be from the war time era as the frosting is very weak. SIZE: PROVENANCE: Robert H. Haskell, III Estate Collection, James D. Julia, Inc., sold March 2015; The Doug Buhler Collection of Rare and Spectacular German Imperial Headgear and Pickelhauben. CONDITION: Very good overall. Frontplate has lost 60% of silver frosting. Semper Talis banner has no frosting. Finish to helmet is matte throughout. 51586-32 RT (4,000-6,000)