Bavaria, Kingdom. A Fire Brigade Helmet Auction for the firm of Otto

for the firm of Otto and Karolina Gahr

during the last year of the reign of Tsar Nicholas II

Henry Knox

date marked "R

Although it had been functional for some months by that time

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Fire Brigade Helmet Auction for the firm of Otto(Bayern Feuerwehrhelm). A well preserved Bavarian Fire Brigade helmet, constructed of a boiled and blackened leather shell. It is topped by a narrow gilded brass comb which extends from the crown to the reverse, where it meets a boiled and blackened leather neck guard. Riveted to the peak is an insignia consisting of a silvered monogram of a silvered brass royal monogram, measuring 3. 5 cm (w) x 7 cm (h). It is flanked on each side by a gilded brass