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Hello Prior to 1897 the regulation for the wear of the pickelhaube kokarde was only one kokarde (state kokarde) to the right side, this concerning: Baden, Bavaria, Hessia-Darmstadt, Mecklemburg Schwering and Strelitz, Prussia, Saxony, Wurtemberg. but the wear of the Kokarde is more complicate...

Hello To complete my study of the guard wappens I have recently found this wappen but I have a problem because it have mixed characteristics of the M.60 and M.95 wappen. 1- The size of the wappen , the size and the shape of the eagle head are of the M 1860 type. The same with the screw mount...

Hello Here is my lastest find One scarce Hessian helmet with RIR 88 marking This reserve regiment (Reserve Division 21) is very particular because it have only one bataillon (II) with Grosserzoglin Hessische (Grand Ducal) origin wearing Hessian Helmet (homeland Worms) the others two bataillons...

Hello To complete I think only military units with Grossherzogin Hessian origin wore hessian helmet Here is my RIR88 2th bataillon helmet marking RIR 88 2B Here are two links: http://home.att.net/~ordersandmedals/germany/hessearmy.htm...

Hello In your listing the RIR 88 is missing This RIR have only one Hessian bataillon (II) that wear hessian helmet (I have one) and the others I and III wear prussian This RIR was in ID 21 (Brigade 42) see this link http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/RIR_88 Regards

Hello The mixture of wappen is not surprising in this regiments We can not forget that at the begening of the war numerous regiments were set up in emergency ( this was not previous ) particularly "Junges" reserve regiments nr 201-248. If we add the great losses...... On the other hand the...

Hello The hessians infanterie was in Infanterie Division 25 The others division with Hessians soldiers was Reserve division 21: RIR 88 (bataillon II) Reserve Division 25: RIR 116 and RIR 118 Reserve Division 48: RIR 221 and RIR 222 All have hessians helmet and uniforms Regards

Hello For me 1 LGR is for 1 Leib Grenadier Regiment Nr 8 (1. Brandenburgisches) the only to wear Leib title But you have two problems First the wappen is not for grenadier but infanterie The wappen for grenadier is "old regiment eagle" (see pic) Second: the rosace (beneath the chinstrap screw)...

Hello Thank you Tony I was waiting your opinion !! Sincerely I have not considerated this opinion But effectively it 's possible have you some arguments for this Regards

Hello To complete my study of the guard wappens (see my sticky) I have recently found this wappen but I have a problem because it have mixed characteristics of the M.60 and M.95 wappen. 1- The size of the wappen , the size and the shape of the eagle head are of the M 1860 type. The same with...

Hello Your Helmet M1862/67 is marked 1th Kurassier (Leib-Kürassier Regiment Nr1) squadron 2 number 117 For your cuirass can you say if there is one bullet impact on this (Schussdelle) ?? Regards

Hello I am questioning about your screw This seem to have modern ISO thread Can you verify this Regards

Hello Sorry!!!! :oops: but despite this error, it is still interesting particularly about kapitulanten troddel. Regards

Hello A very good link about german colonial uniforms http://www.sacktrick.com/igu/germancolonialuniforms/ regards

Hello Here is one good link for Troddel http://www.bajonett.at/rund/troddel/infnanterie_1.htm Regards

Hello To come back with this topic I can say that I have seen several M67 helmet with this "M67-71" wappen So, to see if the wappen is originaly with sliders or screws we can see the welding location In fact this are always in the same place (see pics and compare with your wappen) To keep the...

Hello Here is one of mine with iron rivets and brass buckel This one is with felt bavarian helmet (made before april 1915) I think this rivetted chinstraps was an war expedient used by some manufacturer but not generalised and then disused (this straps was more brittle than sewed strap) Regards

Hello I add my latest find one white shoulder strap for waffenrock dunkelblau and for comparison on pic with standart feldgrau model 1915 pattern (sorry not KAR!!!) 1907-10 pattern and the latest for Dunkelblau uniform you can see the size difference Regards

Hello I add the colberg M95 wappen One interesting fact is the distance between the two loops. Although this wappen is as large as the guard wappen, the distance between the two loops is the same as the standard line wappen : 7 cm (The guard wappen have 9,5cm) Regards

Hello Here is my last find ( it 's almost christmas) :santa: one rare M1867 pickelhaube of the Grenadier regiment 9 in superb condition (the cocarde is M60 model) In the latest pic you can see the two "brothers" the elder M1867 and the younger M1895 We can see the great differences between...