Bavaria, Kingdom. A Rare Artillery Officer’s Kugelhelm Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic maker marked "WOLFGANG REITTERER ORDEN

maker marked "WOLFGANG REITTERER ORDEN EHRENZEICHEN SCHUBERTG

the reverse displays multi-piece cotton and wool construction

with larger pieces missing on the reverse and on the loop

ultimately posted to New Guinea

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Rare Artillery Officer’s Kugelhelm Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic maker marked "WOLFGANG REITTERER ORDEN(Bayern Kugelhelm fr einen Offizier der Feldartillerie Regimenter). A rare and exceptionally well preserved Bavarian Artillery Officers Kugelhelm (ball topped Pickelhaube variant for artillery units). Constructed of a pressed and boiled blackened leather shell, the helmet is topped by a gilded brass cruciform plate, fixed in position with four rivets, featuring a protruding post perforated with ventilation holes around the outer circumference. The