argonne
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Yes, General à la Suite , with "yellow" stars. "Flügeladjutanten des Königs / Kaisers" wore the same helmet, but with "white" stars.You have here a doubtless Prussian General a la Suite helmet.
Philippe
Yes, General à la Suite , with "yellow" stars. "Flügeladjutanten des Königs / Kaisers" wore the same helmet, but with "white" stars.You have here a doubtless Prussian General a la Suite helmet.
The cypher is from a German Count (Graf), which is a higher nobility. This would fit to a General of the cavalry or General à la Suite. The "S" should indicate the wearer's first name.We should all have our own cyphers, right?
We have here a "Graf" crown with 9 spikes. It is the number 18 on this pict:Now to figure out the cypher on the inside to see what nobility owned it....
Sandy,I‘m sorry Philippe, but I have to disagree. The cyper letter always refer to the first name, not to the last name. If it would indicate to the last name all nobles of a family would have the same.
Philippe: But the noble name is „zu Dohna-Schlobitten“. If the „S“ would really refer to the last name, it would contain the letters „D“ and „S“. That's also why I don't see that this crowned "S" refers to Count Alfred zu Dohna-Schlobitten.Sandy,
There is no other General à la Suite in the Ehrenranglisten between 1902 and 1914 who was a Graf and whose name or part of it begins with a "S"...
Philippe
No kidding.. talk about plugging into a wealth of knowledge! That's the fun part of the job, though - always learning new stuff. Now.. if only I could stop forgetting two things for every one new thing that comes in, we would have it made.All great information
thanks for the posts
I always thought that the letter under the crown was for the Last name
Jeff you are getting your money's worth on your question
very interesting thread
Thanks Sandy and Philippe
Steve
Steve, when you search the internet for noble monograms, they always refer to the first name. They are the wearer's personal marks and should not be confused with a family crest. Such monograms were used on personal letterheads, gifts, tableware, and even clothing. The staff would probably not be able to identify the owner of a piece of clothing just by the last name.All great information
thanks for the posts
I always thought that the letter under the crown was for the Last name
Jeff you are getting your money's worth on your question
very interesting thread
Thanks Sandy and Philippe
Steve
Well it looks like it's you, James....Guy's I was able to buy this helmet, w0ould love anyone feedback on the possible owner, is there any consensus...
James
ok Bruno you made me laugh, I set myself up for that one.Well it looks like it's you, James....