Bavaria, Kingdom. A Rare Model 1868 Raupenhelm for Reserve Infantry Officer, by Christian Block certificate_of_authenticity Instituted 30 June 1905 by

Instituted 30 June 1905 by Prince Regent Luitpold

measuring 38 in diameter

the research for the book having started in 1984

It is maker marked with the wide oval Wilhelm Kober & Co

Document contained within original lolder

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Rare Model 1868 Raupenhelm for Reserve Infantry Officer, by Christian Block certificate_of_authenticity Instituted 30 June 1905 by(Bayern Raupenhelm Modell 1868 fr einen Reserve Offizier der Infanterie). A rare and exceptionally well preserved Model 1868 Raupenhelm issued to an Officer of the Bavarian Reserve Infantry, constructed of a boiled and lacquered black leather shell. Riveted to the crown is a striking bearskin comb or caterpillar which extends from the peak to the lower back edge. Affixed to the peak is a gilded bronze plate measuring 9 cm (w) x 10 cm (h), fully