Black fiber 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 ribbed green silk headliner with the embossed monogram "v.B". 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 eagles 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 fluted removable spike. Spike affixed to helmet body with 4 silver star attachments. Includes conical carrying case for helmet. 1st Prussian Guard of Foot was considered the elite regiment of the Imperial German Army. Lt. von Brun was killed in action at the battle of St. Quentin on August 28, 1914. SIZE: PROVENANCE: Certificate of Authenticity from Helmut Wietze; Photocopy of 1914-1918 Honor Rank list naming Lt. v. Brun; The Doug Buhler Collection of Rare and Spectacular German Imperial Headgear and Pickelhauben. CONDITION: Helmet is virtually unworn and in near mint condition inside and out. Extremely rare Imperial German Helmet. 51586-40 RT (4,500-5,500)