Germany, Heer. A Tropical Helmet, First Pattern, By Orl Buy Now John Breast Star with Embellishments

John Breast Star with Embellishments - Silver gilt and white enamels

chipping evident in the blue enamels on the arms at 6 and 12 o'clock on the reverse

1840) was King of Prussia from 1797 to 1840

His year of birth is also later acknowledged on one document as 1875

the obverse with a raised pebbled field

Germany, Heer. A Tropical Helmet, First Pattern, By Orl Buy Now John Breast Star with Embellishments(Heer Tropenhelm). A well preserved, first pattern Heer tropical helmet, constructed of a woven wicker shell consisting of a central canister with an outward flaring brim. The exterior is fully lined in a khaki coloured canvas twill liner. Topping the crown is a zink reinforced ventilation shaft opening into the interior, with a canvas lined rounded swivel guard set at the exterior. A band of khaki coloured cotton twill lines the exterior at the seam