At present, I am fortunate enough to be working on an 1870's Garde officer helmet and I thought I would take advantage of this to compare it's wappen with later models from the 1900's. There are some subtle differences. First, we know that this helmet is from the 1870's due to the height of the spike, the liner and the profile of the helmet itself. I am going to put up the photos for comparison but I would invite members to comment on the differences which they see between the two plates.
First a side by side photo, the 1870's wappen is on the left. The wappen on the right is a garde reservist piece with no motto.
Close up of the 1900's plate.
1870's wappen.
An overhead shot.
A Garde officer helmet from my collection. The fittings on this are zinc except for the wappen itself which is pre war quality. In my experience, it is common for the white enamel on these Garde stars to be cracked or missing pieces.
Let's see how many differences the membership can come up with.
First a side by side photo, the 1870's wappen is on the left. The wappen on the right is a garde reservist piece with no motto.
Close up of the 1900's plate.
1870's wappen.
An overhead shot.
A Garde officer helmet from my collection. The fittings on this are zinc except for the wappen itself which is pre war quality. In my experience, it is common for the white enamel on these Garde stars to be cracked or missing pieces.
Let's see how many differences the membership can come up with.