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5 M1881 STYLE US HELMETS.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:300.00 USD Estimated At:600.00 - 900.00 USD
5 M1881 STYLE US HELMETS.

This lot of 5 helmets includes 1 infantry helmet for the Kentish Guard of Rhode Island with a 4-piece body and infantry officers style eagle with "KG" on the shield. Cross rifle side buttons with gilded spike & base. / 1 Infantry helmet for the Kentish Guard of Rhode Island with a 4-piece body and infantry officers style eagle with "KG" on the shield. Cross rifle side buttons with a gilded plume holder & base. Plume holder holds an early style white plume indicating use by infantry. Chain link style chinstrap. / 1 Infantry helmet for the Kentish Guard of Rhode Island with a 4-piece body and infantry officers style eagle with "KG" on the shield. Cross rifle side buttons (1 missing). The entire plume holder & base assembly is missing but the white plume is present. Chain link style chinstrap. / 1 State Militia 4-piece body helmet with an improper federal eagle attached to the front. Gilded spike & base are present as are the crossed rifle side buttons. / 1 State Militia 4-piece helmet body with no insignia. Helmet has a gilded spike & base with 1 side button present. CONDITION: Kentish Guard helmets show light to moderate wear with a few losses to the felt covering and leather edging. State Militia helmets show damage and loss of felt. One has been partially crushed. (02-18136/BF). $600-900.