Kaiser Alexander Garde Grenadier officers miter for the Grenadier Batl

Just a thought but were helmets and such available to the general public back then.

I'm old but not that old, it would have been awesome to walk into a high-end shop and build one incredible collection.
 
John Josef said:
Just a thought but were helmets and such available to the general public back then.

I'm old but not that old, it would have been awesome to walk into a high-end shop and build one incredible collection.
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Didier Laine told me once about a well-known collector who was on the US occupation force in Germany at the end of WW2 and traded a pack of cigarettes for a Garde Reiter officer helmet with parade lion.
 
911car said:
Didier Laine told me once about a well-known collector who was on the US occupation force in Germany at the end of WW2 and traded a pack of cigarettes for a Garde Reiter officer helmet with parade lion.
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Indeed, given the social context of the time, this was entirely normal. Not to mention after World War II — even shortly after the end of World War I, items like uniforms and helmets, which are considered extremely valuable today, held very little worth back then.
 
911car said:
Didier Laine told me once about a well-known collector who was on the US occupation force in Germany at the end of WW2 and traded a pack of cigarettes for a Garde Reiter officer helmet with parade lion.
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I've heard these stories its very depressing. I can only imagine what people who have nothing and have lost everything would sell for the basics. I've heard much worse than a Helmet.

Thank GOD most of us reading this have never had to sell anything to try and survive after losing everything to the Horrors of War.
 
kuligow said:
Steve ! How about some group photo of your miters ?! :love:
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O K , here we go . Let's add some spice to the KAGGR#1 miters
Let's start with my 3 enlisted examples
From memory 2 or all 3 have the soldiers name tag sewn into the liner
the one on the left and the one on the right are both from the Fusilier Batl
The middle miter is from a Grenadier Batl. This helmet as you can see has the 2
holes in the front .This means the miter was once owned and worn by the 1 Garde Regt zu Fuss
before they got their new silver front miters .The "Semper Talis " banner had to be removed before
being handed down to the KAGGR1. When I bought this miter years ago , I noted that the Puschel was
red for a musician. My thought at the time , before I got it in my hands was that someone along the way
just put the red Puschel on the miter. When it arrived, there was a name tag inside and the soldier
was a musician .
SteveKAGGR1 e m miters X 3.JPG
 
KAGGR#1 said:
O K , here we go . Let's add some spice to the KAGGR#1 miters
Let's start with my 3 enlisted examples
From memory 2 or all 3 have the soldiers name tag sewn into the liner
the one on the left and the one on the right are both from the Fusilier Batl
The middle miter is from a Grenadier Batl. This helmet as you can see has the 2
holes in the front .This means the miter was once owned and worn by the 1 Garde Regt zu Fuss
before they got their new silver front miters .The "Semper Talis " banner had to be removed before
being handed down to the KAGGR1. When I bought this miter years ago , I noted that the Puschel was
red for a musician. My thought at the time , before I got it in my hands was that someone along the way
just put the red Puschel on the miter. When it arrived, there was a name tag inside and the soldier
was a musician .
SteveView attachment 67076
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This is the first time since I got in the latest officers miter that
I have 3 in the same photo.
On the left is the new one just in .It is from the Grenadier Batl.
The middle miter is the one that I have owned since the 1970's
It's a Grenadier Batl
The miter on the right is from the Fusilier Batl
Seeing all three together IMO shows that there at least 2 firms that
produced and sold these miters
or
the middle miter is an older one and it is possible that it was
for 1 G R zu Fuss officer
For sure the Garde Star centers and the crowns are different
SteveKAGGR1 officers miters X 3.JPGKAGGR1 officers miters X 3 side view.JPGKAGGR1 officer miter E C.JPGKAGGR1 officer miter Fusilier Batl.JPG
 
And I thought I was jealous before..... LoL

6 wonderful examples thank you for sharing them with us
 
Now that is a mitre collection 😺

I doubt there is a better, more extensive group anywhere, Steve. Now add the 1GRzF mitres!
 
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