On this one that will be on auction later this month: The French 1814 captured cuirass had brass skin. The later; Prussian made; had the Tombac skin.
-I think the Kammer Stempel in the shoulder is G.C. Garde Cürassiere; not 6.C...
-only The Gardes du Corps and the Garde Kürassier Regiment had...
In 1814 the Prussian Army counted four Cuirassier Regiments: The Gardes du Corps; the Brandenburgisches (later the number 6); The Schlesisches and the Ost Preussisches (later the Regiments numbers 1 and 3).
-A large stock of French cuirasses was captured (Paris and Versailles): A.K.O of 21...
War cemetery/Kriegsgräberstätte Dannevoux Frankreich Endgrablage/Location of the grave: Block/plot 2 Grab/grave 70.
-from a good comrade!!!
Pics of the Friedhofs Register page and the gravemarker.
Looks ok to me. Three different shades of red. Poppy; crimson and madder.
Is there a unit mark? Apart from the BA white mark?
-no idea/reference price now. My Missus will know what we [she...] payed years ago...😎...Vize Eigentums.
So I noticed!
A question: do you have an idea what Militaria magazine numbers have the Casque à Pointe Articles Number 1; 2 and 3. (The 100 page Number 422-423 has the Helmet covers/Überzug PART 4 by our member Festwagner).
-thank you!
Francis