KAGGR#1
Well-known member
There were 28 Dragoon regiments pre WWI
18 of the regiments had helmets with silver trim ; 10 of the regiments had gilt trim
At a later date there was an AKO that all helmets were to go to silver trim ,except
the 1 Garde Dragoons who was to retain their gilt trim helmets
I think that Bruno knows the exact date of that AKO
I think that this did happen, but hard to prove as the regiments with a regular
Dragoon front plate we would not be able to tell.
The only regiments that we could tell for sure would be
D R 1 ; D R 2 & D R 9
I have a D R 9 officer in silver trim
I have photos of a D R 2 officer in silver trim in a French museum
I have never seen a D R 1 in silver ; but that is a helmet that is hard to find anyway
Do any members have anything to add on the silver trim Dragoons ?
I know that Bruno is busy with his profession
Steve
18 of the regiments had helmets with silver trim ; 10 of the regiments had gilt trim
At a later date there was an AKO that all helmets were to go to silver trim ,except
the 1 Garde Dragoons who was to retain their gilt trim helmets
I think that Bruno knows the exact date of that AKO
I think that this did happen, but hard to prove as the regiments with a regular
Dragoon front plate we would not be able to tell.
The only regiments that we could tell for sure would be
D R 1 ; D R 2 & D R 9
I have a D R 9 officer in silver trim
I have photos of a D R 2 officer in silver trim in a French museum
I have never seen a D R 1 in silver ; but that is a helmet that is hard to find anyway
Do any members have anything to add on the silver trim Dragoons ?
I know that Bruno is busy with his profession
Steve