827_Katie
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Good evening I hope you all are well! I am back once again with another question for my research. I am reading back through a pickelhaube reference book, and I am slightly confused on kokades.
I first want to make sure that my knowledge is correct:
From 1871-1897, the left kokade would represent the state of origin, where the right side is the Land-Kokade (which is Prussia with the exception of Baden, Bavaria, Hesse, Schwerin, Strelitz, Saxony and Wurttemburg, which did not have a kokade on the left.)
And from 1897-1916, all pickelhauben had the reichskokarde on the right side, and their state kokade on the left.
My question is, if all this is true, then why can’t I find many examples? For example, all of the M1895s that I find online have the reichskokarde even though it wasn’t introduced until 1897. Is this maybe because the helmet was updated, by adding on the reichskokarde even though it was a model 1895? I even saw an older model (1890 or so) with the reichskokarde.
I’m just really confused why I can’t find an example of a pickelhaube that has its state kokade and then the Prussian Kokade, like it would be before 1897.
Does anyone maybe have an explanation? I feel like I’m missing something.
Thank you,
Katie
I first want to make sure that my knowledge is correct:
From 1871-1897, the left kokade would represent the state of origin, where the right side is the Land-Kokade (which is Prussia with the exception of Baden, Bavaria, Hesse, Schwerin, Strelitz, Saxony and Wurttemburg, which did not have a kokade on the left.)
And from 1897-1916, all pickelhauben had the reichskokarde on the right side, and their state kokade on the left.
My question is, if all this is true, then why can’t I find many examples? For example, all of the M1895s that I find online have the reichskokarde even though it wasn’t introduced until 1897. Is this maybe because the helmet was updated, by adding on the reichskokarde even though it was a model 1895? I even saw an older model (1890 or so) with the reichskokarde.
I’m just really confused why I can’t find an example of a pickelhaube that has its state kokade and then the Prussian Kokade, like it would be before 1897.
Does anyone maybe have an explanation? I feel like I’m missing something.
Thank you,
Katie
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