Netherlands, Kingdom. A 17th Century Zischägge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac ending in two-tongued box-style clasp

ending in two-tongued box-style clasp

twelve six-sided Star Rank Insignia

large rosette on its original lightly soiled ribbon

the reverse bearing a central raised inscription of “INDIENS FREIHEITS-KAMPF” (“INDIA’S FREEDOM STRUGGLE”) set on a grid

Fassong is identified as a Lieutenant of the 1st Group of the Fighter Wing 51

Netherlands, Kingdom. A 17th Century Zischägge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac ending in two-tongued box-style claspA Lobster Tailed Pot Helmet also known as a zischgge, this untouched, as found example features a blackened steel shell (magnetic), a longitudinal seem along the skull, neatly riveted in place. Front visor with rounded crimped edging with a forward projecting peak in addition to a sliding bar screw post and outlet with the bar itself lost to time. The characteristic lobster tail itself is composed of four individual scales each riveted and firmly in