German leather protection helmet for a horse

[voelender]

I would appreciate your comments about the item I bought over the weekend.
It is a leather protection helmet for a horse.
I googled on internet but I could not find more info about it.

Is it a rare item ,or am I wrong ???

Thanks in advance.

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Photo 2 and 3.
The wholes are for the ears

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photo 4 and 5
The left and the right side

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photo 6
The inside

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photo 7 and 8

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Photo 9 and 10
The buckle and the date 1911.

[METZ]

Hi,
maybe a muzzle for a horse!?????
Best regards,
Jens

[voelender]

Jens

Thinking about it ,you might be right. It can be a muzzle for a horse.
The wholes are to close to each other to be meant for the ears.
Does anybody has maybe a picture which shows this kind of muzzles ??.

Thanks
Marcel

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No more comments ??

[morel5000]

Hi,

nice object! What makes it German in your opinion ?

Best regards,
Michel

[GWA]

I do not believe it has anything to do with a horse. Of course if it does, I would relish seeing a video of someone trying to mount it on a horses head.

[RelicHunter]

Could it be for a dog?

[voelender]

I think it is german because the stitches are done the german way.
It is too big for a dog.
Muzzles for horses excist. Even today they use them.

Go to google.com , type in "muzzle for horses" and go to pictures.

They only thing I would like to see is a pictures from WW1 with a muzzle.