An Early Danish Order Of Dannebrog Collar Chain C.1840 Auction "Foreign Volunteer" SS Helmets

"Foreign Volunteer" SS Helmets

with overall silvering loss evident

material fatigue to the portepee

minor red enamel loss

All on dark blue melton

An Early Danish Order Of Dannebrog Collar Chain C.1840 Auction "Foreign Volunteer" SS HelmetsOf early quality and manufacture, weighing 168 grams and consists of twenty seven 16 mm x 21 mm bronze gilt and white enamelled Dannebrog crosses, each of which alternates positions with Royal cyphers, incorporating fourteen 13. 5 mm x 23. 2 mm bronze gilt crowned "C5" cyphers (King Christian V) and thirteen 21. 5 mm x 24. 7 mm bronze gilt crowned "W" cyphers (King Valdemar II), the cyphers themselves alternating positions, one of the "W" cyphers is