Original U.S. Indian Wars Era Germania Schutzenbund or Washington Greys “Washington Rifles” Parade Dress Helmet with Chinscales & George Washington Plate - Name Tag on Interior ZB 26-ZB 30 and manufactured in regional foundries

and manufactured in regional foundries

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Many LECs were converted to special patterns

and the usual wear from service

Original U.S. Indian Wars Era Germania Schutzenbund or Washington Greys “Washington Rifles” Parade Dress Helmet with Chinscales & George Washington Plate - Name Tag on Interior ZB 26-ZB 30 and manufactured in regional foundriesOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a tremendous and scarce piece of German American history, all but wiped clean from the history of New York & New Jersey during the Anti German hysteria during the World War I era. This helmet likely would have been worn by a member of the Germania Schutzenbund or Washington Rifles. The Bund was composed of eight battalions located in Jersey City, Hoboken, Bayonne, Newark, Elizabeth, Paterson, and others in Eastern