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BODY: Excellent black leather with dent to the lower back rim.
VISOR: Squared front visor which is indicative of a general officer
FURNITURE: The primary furniture of the helmet is silver toned to include the wappen, cruciform, front visor trim, back strap, and fluted spike.
CHIN SCALES: The chin scales and officer stars are a contrasting brass.
KOKARDS: The correct officer state and Reich kokarden are present.
INTERIOR:
SWEATBAND: Light brown leather sweatband with inscription C.238.
SILKLINER: The silk liner is in good condition.
Under the silk liner we see 100% of the original hardware. There are NO double holes. Various marks inclduing the size.
SIZE: Penciled in is size “57″ helmet
The phrase: "à la suite", in the entourage [of]) was a military title given to those who were allotted to the army or a particular unit for honour's sake and were entitled to wear a regimental uniform but otherwise had no official position.
In Prussia, these were:
À la suite of the army - such as those granted to such officers who came to command non-Prussian battalions at certain higher ranks to guarantee their advancement in the Prussian army
À la suite of regiments - such as princes and generals as a special honour or officers who commanded non-Prussian battalions.
Officers and others (for example, surgeons were "à la suite of a Sanitätskorps") were thus not inserted into the military command structure but rather had roles in the administration, military direction (war ministry or similar positions) or military education. Also, men could be "à la suite of his majesty" if they directly worked for the ruler.