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    Cuirassier Lobstertail Helmet given away for WWI Bond Drive

    Here is a mint condition Cuirassier helmet that was given away as a premium for buying War Bonds during WWI. I bought this helmet years ago and the woman I bought it from remembered them giving a helmet to everybody who bought a War Bond. The helmet is in like new condition, the chinstrap has brass fittings and there is a single kockard. The helmet is marked HELBING u SACKWITZ 1916. I haven't changed the chinstrap or kockards because I thought it should stay the way it was when it was given away in WWI. There was a sheet of paper folded inside the helmet that was a notice stating that the German helmets were to be given away and it had a picture of German helmets. I will post the notice when I discover it's "safe place."
    Dick
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    Here is the inside.
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      #3
      A fine helmet . Rob
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      God please take justin bieber and gave us dio back

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        #4
        Wow, a real beauty! Thanks for sharing pics of it!

        All the Best,

        Alan

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          #5
          Great picture Robb. Thank you! Here is another picture of helmets for War Bonds
          Dick
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          Last edited by kanemono; 06-01-2011, 05:30 PM.

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            #6
            Very nice photos

            Mike

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              #7
              Your helmet looks great, but these war-bond helmets were often mismatched, as chinstraps, cockades and even front plates came off in these piles and later the helmets were just thrown together as needed.

              Chip

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                #8
                Nice one... Congrats.

                Chuck

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                  #9
                  Outstanding helmet you have there! The pics are also very interesting...

                  Adler

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