CLOVIS 57
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Due to its feats of arms during the siege of Metz in August 1870, the DR9 (1st Hanoverian Dragoon Regiment) was garrisoned in Metz by Emperor William I in 1873. The helmet was Prussian standard, decorated of the dragon eagle in gilded brass. I was able to acquire such a helmet (M60-67) many years ago.
.For several decades, I have cherished the hope of one day owning an M94/99 model, that is to say the model with the sides posts and especially the eagle of the Hanover Dragons with its 3 Waterloo-Peninsula-Göhrde banners. In addition, I came across a trumpeter by chance with his Trichter and his red horsehair Haarbusch. The 2 helmets were assigned to the 1st squadron.
William I wanted to make Metz the showcase of the Second Reich, facing France. This is why he garrisoned the DR9 from Hanover, and created the KIR145, the "King's" regiment, the only infantry regiment to carry the soaring eagle of the LinienGrenadier.
.For several decades, I have cherished the hope of one day owning an M94/99 model, that is to say the model with the sides posts and especially the eagle of the Hanover Dragons with its 3 Waterloo-Peninsula-Göhrde banners. In addition, I came across a trumpeter by chance with his Trichter and his red horsehair Haarbusch. The 2 helmets were assigned to the 1st squadron.
William I wanted to make Metz the showcase of the Second Reich, facing France. This is why he garrisoned the DR9 from Hanover, and created the KIR145, the "King's" regiment, the only infantry regiment to carry the soaring eagle of the LinienGrenadier.
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