One side is numbered ‘73’ in original white paint. Originally painted in WW1 green paint it has been overpainted with gray paint and large Nazi Swastika applied to the front. This original WW1 German M16 helmet is one of those issued to the Friekorps after the Nazis came to power and contemporaneously repainted and adorned with Nazi insignia. In this era the Friekorps were issued with WW1 equipment including combat helmets and uniform. After WW1 during the period when Germany was banned from militarization, the Nazis secretly began re-arming.
HE 876 - HE 876įreikorps were irregular German military volunteer units that existed from the 18th to the early 20th centuries. Sn 17630ġ930’s Nazi Freikorps WW1 German M16 Infantry Helmet With Liner & Chin Strap, Contemporaneously Converted For WW2 Use. The helmet has its original horse hair plume and leather lining which has some service wear. The front of the helmet bears the Queen Elizabeth II (post 1952) Liverpool Police helmet plate. It has chrome finish ornate metal cross piece, ornately decorated spine, headband spike with rose boss top and side rose bosses supporting a leather backed link chin chain. The blue cloth covering of the helmet is undamaged. This is an excellent, Pre 1974 Mounted Police Sergeants and Constable’s spike topped dress helmet. Liverpool Mounted Police Section were responsible for providing Mounted Officer’s at prestigious events including the iconic annual Grand National Race at the Famous English Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool where every year Liverpool Mounted Police in full dress uniform escort the winning horse and jockey from the track to the Winner’s enclosure. The Liverpool Police Force was re-named Merseyside in 1974. The Liverpool Mounted Police were formed in 1886. 1952 – 1974 Liverpool Mounted Police Sergeants & Constables Spike Topped Dress Helmet With QE II Plate, Horse Hair Plume, Liner and Chin Strap As Issued To Mounted Officers Escorting Grand National Winners At Aintree Racecourse.
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