Rare Imperial German M1889 Parade Helmet of the Prussian Leibgendarmerie, The Personal Bodyguard of the Kaiserin, Wife of the Kaiser Wilhelm II, steel lobster tail helmet shell having brass trim and studs to the rear. Garde front plate having the motto ‘MIT GOTT FUR KONIG UND VATERLAND 1860’ and centre having blackened brass Prussian eagle and motto ‘SUUM CUIQUE’. State and national large pattern cockades with scaled leather backed chinstraps. The helmet is fitted with a restored / replaced silver painted parade eagle with removable crown top. Underside of the front peak painted green and the rear underside is black. Replacement brown leather liner system to the interior. The helmet shows signs of restoration and has some surface rusting to the exterior. This unit consisted of approximately 100 men and one officer. They were tasked with the protection of the Kaiserin on state occasions.