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65 - A Messina civic guard helmet
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€1,000 - 1,500Sale fees
A Messina civic guard helmet dating: 1848 - 1849 provenance: Interim Goverment of Sicily, Black-painted boiled leather skull fitted with brass mounts and scaled chinstrap. Non-original red cockade, front plate with a crescent above the inscription "MESSINA" and a Trinacria at the top; fine interior with visors lined in green Morocco leather, red leather sweatband and light-coloured silk lining. Rare.
Auction details
Rare and Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria Day 1Auction house
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