Bavaria, Kingdom. A Fire Brigade Helmet Archive including a War Merit Cross

including a War Merit Cross

1918 for service in the French theatre

SA Defense Badge Silver Grade - Type 1

obverse illustrating the left-facing bust on Marianne

00 mm (w) x 40

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Fire Brigade Helmet Archive including a War Merit Cross(Bayern Feuerwehrhelm). A well preserved Bavarian Fire Brigade helmet, constructed of a boiled and blackened leather shell. It is topped by a narrow gilded brass comb which extends from the crown to the reverse, where it meets a boiled and blackened leather neck guard. Riveted to the peak is an insignia consisting of a silvered monogram of a silvered brass royal monogram, measuring 3. 5 cm (w) x 7 cm (h). It is flanked on each side by a gilded brass