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

variation (2)” –based on the appearance of the eagle and set up on reverse

ultimately posted to New Guinea

Kreisleiter Georg Burggaßner

the reverse displays multi-piece cotton and wool construction

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