An Imperial 'Garde du Corps' Regiment Officer's parade helmet, epoch Nicholas II dating: 1896 - 1917 provenance: Russian Empire, Three-plate, shrimp-tailed, tombac skull with rounded visor with silver border. Imposing crest at the top shaped as a crowned double eagle moulded in white metal (for the great uniform) at the base with remains of silver plating. Large star of the Order of St. Andrew on the front side made of partially enameled and gilded silver, chin-strap with convex scales in silver covered with leather. Metal cockade with the Romanovs' colours. The visor lined in dark velvet, the tang lined in red velvet, large white leather sweat band with beige silk cap (signs of use and time). Very rare. The helmet with eagle and silver-plated chin-strap was the prerogative of both the officers of the 'Chevaliers-Gardes' and the 'Emperor's Cuirassiers' Regiment. Bibl: Patrck De Gmeline-Gerard Gorokhoff, 'La Garde Imperiale Russe 1896-1914', 1986, p. 57. height 38 cm.