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Beautiful helmets, thank's for sharing.

And here's his helmet, after switching to Landwehr. ;)

Yes, a “restored” helmet... even a reassembled, composite one.

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Congratulations. I have some French and German hairstyles for children. A Guard mitre And an artillery helmet The shell is made of vulkanfiber, and the chinstrap is made of cardboard covered with gilded sheet metal, and scalloped at the press. Another one that's not mine.

I agree with all the congratulations.

Hello, Rare mounting, seen on the M60 foot guard eagles, Eigentum-Extra-Helm guard eagles, or on the NCO School instructors' eagles of the line. -M95 private purchase, (drawing M60 Alter Art), Stern-guard with screw-nut but Adler-guard with bridges and leather corner ; -M95 US...

Thanks Glenn, I said that from memory, I'll look it up in the ‘Pietsch’: The gilded brass fittings are confirmed but, according to Pietsch, the visor is square and the chinstrap scales are convex. I stand corrected. Thanks again Glenn.

Hello MAP, Nice helmet . (y) Everything's fine, just the 2 modern hex nuts, and a washer, with the centre hole too big. But these are unimportant details.

Hello Sandy, A delightfull discussion. Photo filled with breathtaking détail and meaning.

And here's another montage, this time in reverse... a Grenadier eagle, transformed into a Guard eagle. This is a one-year volontary helmet. An eaglet is affixed to the acanthus knob, and a Guards star to the breast (Koenig). The cross of the sword remains as an S.

I think that the eagle of the Guard without a star was ‘hijacked’ to honour the King's infantry regiment, and to distinguish it from a Grenadier regiment. So a specific eagle for the KIR145 after 1913, which was neither infantry of the line, nor Grenadier, nor Guards with the star. However, as...

Hi Sandy, I agree with you. I had 5 helmets of enlisted men in the KIR145, all had the grenadier's eagle, Koenig in the middle, crossed sword in ‘butterfly’, and acanthus button. The officer in the Gravelotte Museum (Museum of the Annexation and the War of 1870) also displays the standard...

But... things get complicated with certain “hybrid” models. That is to say, with an S-shaped sword cross but a sceptre eaglet or vice versa! None of the 3 DR3 (Grenadier zu Pferde) have an identical eagle. S-shaped crossed sword with little Eagle on the sceptre. -butterfly crossed sword...

I will develop the different variants: ---Guard eagle without Guards star and ---Grenadier eagle The eagle of the Guard has a 4-fold Vaterlandbandeau. Left wing ‘mit Gott, für Koenig’ right wing ‘und Vaterland’. Eagle breast without banner. This is so that the ‘Koenig’ is not hidden under the...

Very nice helmets. Born and living in Metz, I am particularly interested in the KIR145. I've been studying the problem for several decades... Thanks to Philippe for clarifying the confusion between the name ‘Konig’ and the attribution of the Great Eagle with gliding wings. As for the big eagle...

All the officers' helmets were identical. There was nothing to distinguish rank. Here, the curved chinstrap, if it is original, shows a Train officer. As for the stern-guard on the right, I have serious doubts about its authenticity, given this photo. And I even have major doubts about the...

Hello, First time I've seen this. An eagle of the King of Prussia's Guard, with Fuerst instead of Koenig!!!!

Hello Will, yes, I didn't mean to be blunt, it's a complete copy. Many details differ from a period helmet. Before making any purchase, don't hesitate to consult the forum.

Hello, Warning: Always bear in mind that there are fearsome reproductions. New they are identifiable, but once falsified, patinated, oxidised and dirtied... Then there are the details, the lobster tail with an unharmonious curve, the visor not angular enough, the eagle without the...