Canada, Dominion. A Rare Grand Trunk Railway Regiment Helmet Plate, c.1866 Auction An array of ventilation holes

An array of ventilation holes is set into the forehead area for added comfort

) It shows a Wehrmacht General talking to a highly decorated First War veteran

attached to original red/black vertically striped ribbon via three hooks on reverse

the reverse with a horizontal pinback and maker’s mark of “B

Promoted to full General on August 1

Canada, Dominion. A Rare Grand Trunk Railway Regiment Helmet Plate, c.1866 Auction An array of ventilation holesA rare example of this plate, in blackened die stamped bronze, featuring a curved star plate and the crowned company logo at centre and adorned by a Victorian crown, dual lug reverse, 81. 5 mm (w) x 102. 1 mm (h), extremely fine.