Prussian 11th Uhlan Officers Helmet with Rabatte

Prussian 11th Uhlan Regiment (Graf Von Haeseler’s - 2nd Brandenburg) Officer Tschapka circa 1860. Classic tall leather helmet body surmounted by a leather mortar board. The mortar board is wrapped yellow cloth rabatte and silver bullion trim. The rabatte is permanently affixed to helmet. The helmet body has near perfect form with strong stitching throughout. Exterior lacquer in excellent condition. The cloth rabatte has nice color. No damage or mothing can be seen to the rabatte. The bullion trim is still bright.

No extra holes in helmet body. The helmet interior has the older pattern flat tabbed officer leather liner. The liner is in excellent condition. The frontplate is the Prussian line Eagle in gold. The plate is fixed to helmet with screws (see photos). Heavy rounded brass chinscales with screw type rosettes. No Reichs cockade which is proper for this era helmet. The mortar board is capped with a silver bullion with black center Prussian officers field badge. This helmet is a perfect piece for the Franco War era collector. It is untouched and all original. It is almost impossible to find such a helmet in todays marketplace.