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The round stamp is the manufacturer's stamp. Too faded to be legible. It could be an Elberfeld production (but to be confirmed). The JR69 marking means that this helmet was received by this regiment in 1896. Il s'agit d'un régiment d'infanterie de Ligne prussienne, donc aigle de ligne au front...

Exactly! In fact, in 1913, there were around 200 active regiments equipped and a relatively small stock of equipment in the B.A. for the Reserve and Landwehr. When mobilisation came in 1914, almost 500 more regiments had to be equipped. These regiments had been provided for in the mobilisation...

Hello, Where do you live? I live in Lorraine (formerly Reichsland) and I can also travel and pay in cash. As far as Paypal is concerned, you should know that if the buyer buys ‘between friends’, there is no insurance in case of loss, theft or fraud of the parcel. On the other hand, if you buy...

Under the helmet cover, the misery was hidden. That's why we don't have many photos showing these period handicrafts. Nevertheless, every time I see one, I select and archive it. For example here, an R.R.109 with an old 1867 point, oversize and with perlring. Infra, here we have the chance to...

Bonjour Pierre, Ce casque a visiblement été repeint avec de la "bronzine", une peinture imitant le bronze. Il ne s'agit pas d'un travail de la Première Guerre mondiale. Ce casque porte des marquages intéressants. RBA 18, qui est la marque de réception de l'AK de Hesse. Il s'agit d'un casque...

Hello, Superb helmet. The visor trim ring and the 2 nickel silver side rivets are found. Deserves to be completed. As Philippe said, this is a good M87/91 model. From 1887 onwards, the point was without Perlring, but it still had the ferrule to close off the aeration. The M87 tip of the...

Hello, Forget the first one, 150€ no more, for the reasons given by Lars and others. The Bavarian is better. The nickel silver fittings show a Leib-Regiment, or a Bavarian Pionier-Regiment. The chinstrap is a reproduction. The roundels look correct.(Reichskokarde in painted steel, Landkokarde...

The Compagnie of Uffz- Garde du Corps at the Palace was never 1621. In 1871 it had 1657, and in 1897, as the creation date was incorrect, the 1657 was replaced by 1623. The helmet was made of nickel silver after 1871. (The 115 only in 1897). Here is a page documenting the banners. The helmets...

Thank you for this document, which shows that the 1621 banner was used as early as the 1849 model. This is the first time I have noted this detail. Until now, I always knew that it dated from 1871. Which book is it?

Thank you for proving ... that I was right. The helmet you show is the same one I showed just before !!! The cracks on the schell are exactly the same. Except that if Helmut was selling it as is, some little magician turned it into a 115 Leib, by adding the 1621 banner, in a completely whimsical...

Another curiosity, on the M49 of the first Leib-Regiment, we should find the fixed tip, but a small threaded cap to fix the Busch hook, the tip serving as a Trichter. (as on the tulip tip of Mecklenburg for the GR89 Schwerin). Another curiosity, on the M49 of the 1 Leib-Garde-Regiment, we...

Congratulations on this beautiful helmet, so fresh for its age! On the other hand, the model with a round base (not cruciform), a rounded visor (not angular) and no rear spine is the M67. The same applies to the folding leg rivets on the M67 (rather than the screws and nuts). On the Prussian M67...

Hello, Beautiful and extremely rare Mecklenburg general's helmet. Difficult to appreciate on photo. The tip is indeed a General's tip (they are special). The plate seems to me authentic, without concern. On the other hand : ---The landkokarde is a Landkokarde for senior NCO called...

There is absolutely nothing wrong with this helmet. Everything is ‘approximate’ reproduction. Nothing is consistent in quality and beauty, it looks like... from a distance, but that doesn't fool a connoisseur, from the first second.

I agree with B.Loree, At the time of mobilisation in 1914 and early 1915, given the shortage and the great demand for brass for the manufacture of cartridge cases in particular, the linings of officer's helmets were made of zinc, plated with brass or gold. However, the helmet remained the 1871...

Hello, Concerning the first helmet ; this helmet is an M57 artillery officer helmet but with some anomalies. ---The cruciform crest ball is M57 compliant, but the visor should be angular, and here it has been rounded off, which is not right. ---The crown of the eagle should be openwork, but here...

In 1849, the Grand Duke of Hesse adopted the ‘Prussian’ spiked helmet for his 4 infantry regiments. The fittings were made of brass-tombac. In 1871, he granted the banner with the date of creation of his Leib-Regiment, i.e. ‘1621’. In 1897, the Grand Duke ordered a new helmet for his...

Hello James, Magnificent helmets, extremely rare. Just a little clarification, it was only on 11 March 1849 that the Grand Duke of Hesse decided to equip his 4 infantry regiments with the Prussian M42 spiked helmet. This helmet is therefore a Hessian M49. Another small detail that needs to be...

Hello John, Nice helmets and Waffenrock !! (y) I have a soft spot for the regiments stationed in Metz. Such is the case of the Hanoverian DR9, which the Kaiser WI transferred from Osnabrück to Metz in honour of the feats of arms it had performed in the battles around Metz in August and September...

Hello Tony, Superb and very rare! But the cockade is Saxon, the Mecklenburg cockade, before 1891 was ‘rubannée’. This is my M67, modified to M71 by adding the rear spine. Another clarification about these models with tulip tips: ---The FR90 had a fixed tip and a small fixed ball. ---The...