Helmet At The Tip Of A One Year Enlisted Officer On The 1st Or 2nd Battalion Of The 109th Grenadiers Regiment

POINTED HELMET OF A ONE-YEAR-OLD MEMBER TO THE 1st OR THE 2nd BATTALION OF THE 109th REGENERATIVE OF GRENADIERS OF THE BADOIS GARDEN, 1. Badischen Leib-Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 109, model 1885, Second Reich. Out of 218 infantry regiments, only one carries this griffon plate with spread wings, the 109th Badois; note also that this helmet is one of only eight regiments that can wear with a smooth white Trichter a haarbusch of white horsehair, in this specific case for Baden, it is even only two battalions, the 1st or 2nd d 'a Regiment, so not even a complete regiment. In D. LAINE's “Repertoire” rarity gradient, this hairstyle is considered rare. Black patent leather bomb, visor strapping and all nickel silver trim. State plaque depicting a crowned griffon with wide outstretched wings, leaning on a shield in the colors of the Grand Duchy, head turned to dexter, shield to senestra, of the fore senestra leaning on the latter and of its dexter brandishing paw a sword, and standing on a banner bearing the motto "MIT GOTT F. FUERST U. VATERLAND" (with God for the Prince and the Fatherland). Broaching on his chest the star of the Cross of the Order of Fidelity, "Hausorden der Treue" created by Charles III Guillaune, Margrave of Baden-Durlack in 1715 presenting a cross pattée at the ends of dappled branches, central disc representing in the lower edge of three coupeaux, in the monogram center of the creator of the Order, Charles III, two intertwined "C" s, and to the chief, Latin motto "FIDELITAS" (Fidelity). Chin straps composed of 15 copper scales cut alternately from two or three festoons, decreasing in width. Scales fixed by wire crampons, flattened on a leather core lined with a black sheepskin. Left chinstrap fitted at its end with a small tenon to fix the other chinstrap in which a hollow notch was made. Upper scale of each chinstrap covered with a mobile nickel silver rosette, independent of the chinstrap. Land-Kokarde, serrated and stamped metallic, specific to the troop in gold-scarlet-gold colors and national cockade in black-white-red colors. Bomb capped with a removable point, with pearl groove, and pierced with two ventilation holes, fixed on a round base riveted by four rivets in the shape of half-hemispheres. Sweatband in light brown soft leather with scalloped upper edge of wolf teeth, interior of headdress composed of two ecru silk flaps covering the top of the skull, wear and tear. Good condition, slight depression of the bomb under the end of the left wing, wear and lack on the silk flaps of the inner cap. Duchy of Baden. Second Reich.