Lot 66
Imperial German WWI 10th (Hanoverian) Jäger Battalion M15 Shako Plate
起拍价: $100
Imperial German WWI 10th (Hanoverian) Jäger Battalion M15 Shako Plate
A very, very scarce wartime gray finish M15 shako plate with "WATERLOO / PENINSULA / VENTA DEL POZO". Reverse has attachment loops intact.
The only Imperial German unit with a front plate displaying the honor titles "Waterloo," "Peninsula," and "Venta del Pozo" is the 10th (Hanoverian) Jäger Battalion. These originate from the King's German Legion (KGL) of the Napoleonic Wars. The 10th Jäger Battalion inherited these honors as the direct successor to Hanoverian units that fought alongside the British Army in Spain and at Waterloo. Some Hanoverian infantry regiments (e.g., the 164th, 165th, 73rd Infantry Regiments) retained the "Waterloo" honor on their helmet plates but the use of all three titles together is a distinction exclusive to the 10th Jäger Battalion, making this a very unique and scarce Imperial German insignia.
$200 - $300