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A helmet from the 1. Badisches Lieb Grenadier
Regiment. Number 109. Founded in 1803 these
guys were stationed in Karlsruhe. They were part
of the XIV Army Corps. This was the premier
regiment of the army from Baden. All of the furniture on
the helmet is made of german silver or new silver with
the exception of the chin scales. You'll notice that the
M 91 mount is also silvered The Griffin of Baden, which
comes in two piece construction has an extremely wide
wingspan. This wide wingspan is sometimes called
the 109 wingspan or a 109 Griffin. The spike
unscrews as it would be normal to put a white trichter
on it. The rear spine is not vented. There is no
maker's Mark on the inside that I can read however, many
of these helmets were made by Julius Jensen for the XIV
Corps. There is an owners label stuck to the inside,
which says this helmet belonged to a drummer.
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