Dragoon officer Pickelhaube

[meme32]

Dear Collectors,

It has been quite a long time since I last posted on the forum, and I am pleased to share photographs of my latest acquisition: a helmet for a Reserve Officer of a Prussian Dragoon Regiment.

It is a really beautiful example. The leather shell has not been re-drilled, and the gilding on the helmet plate remains superb. The interior is marked "D.R.G.M. Germania", and the original officer's name is also present.

I hope you will enjoy the photos as much as I enjoy having this piece in my collection. As always, comments and observations are most welcome.

Best regards,
Thomas

 

[John Josef]

Hi Thomas it's very good to see you back on the forum, what a beautiful helmet.

It's the first I can remember seeing marked that way, is the spike and venting feature special in some way. That patent marking makes me wonder, truly a beautiful example.

Congratulations
MFG John Josef

 

[GFMMackensen]

Beautiful helmet!

 

[Jeff R]

Holy cow - what a beauty! Congrats Thomas.

 

[southsando]

Very nice addition to your collection. That helmet is in immaculate condition!

 

[meme32]

Thanks a lot for your comments, I am very happy with this one !

 

[Grabenmaxx]

That's a very, very nice Dragoner Haube in stunning condition.
Thank you for sharing!

 

[Amybellars]

very nice, congratulations

 

[b.loree]

That is a beauty, congratulations! I also have never seen a D.R.G.M marked helmet previously.

 

[Steve Nick]

Lovely. About as nice an example as you could hope to find.

 

[Rkinkade]

Based on the photos, the brass drgm patent tag may be a grommet secured on the center body vent hole. The body material appears to be a coated fiber construction that has fine ribbing. The body construction may be the patent factor? Very nice helmet!

Ron

 

[Doug B]

Very nice!!

 

[JohnS3rd]

Thomas.
Yes, a very nice addition to any collection. I am with Brian I have never seen a D.R.G.M marked Pickelhaube as well. Now I must start pulling my officer and private purchase helmets to see if I overlooked something. LOL Thanks for sharing.

Best regards,

John

 

[Bobted]

Condition is incredible! Very nice. Rob

 

[meme32]

Thanks for your kind comments!

It would be interesting to know whether anyone else has a D.R.G.M.-marked Pickelhaube in their collection. I have to admit that I am fortunate enough to own a second helmet from the same manufacturer, also marked "D.R.G.M. Germania".

I therefore wonder how common this marking actually is and whether other examples have survived in collectors' hands.

I would be very interested to see photographs of any other D.R.G.M. Germania helmets that members may have in their collections.

 

[meme32]

Pictures of my second helmet market " D.R.G.M Germania".

 

[coert65]

Wow, another excellent helmet! And also in magnificent condition too.

Glad to see you back again here too!

Regards, Coert.

 

[GardeUlan]

Thank you very much for this interesting post. Very nice helmets!

Perhaps just a small note regarding the protection of intellectual property: the term Deutsches Reichs-Gebrauchsmuster (D.R.G.M.) indicates that a form of trademark or design protection was registered in Germany. The term stands for “German Reich utility model” and was intended to prevent imitation products, or at least provide legal protection against them. Therefore, I assume that the company originally bore the name “Germania“

Best wishes

GardeUlan

 

[John Josef]

Thank you very much for this interesting post. Very nice helmets!

Perhaps just a small note regarding the protection of intellectual property: the term Deutsches Reichs-Gebrauchsmuster (D.R.G.M.) indicates that a form of trademark or design protection was registered in Germany. The term stands for “German Reich utility model” and was intended to prevent imitation products, or at least provide legal protection against them. Therefore, I assume that the company originally bore the name “Germania“

Best wishes

GardeUlan

Exactly like I questioned in my post above what exactly was the patent mark protecting?

I was initially thinking maybe the spike ventilation had some hidden special feature that had been copywritten but after no answer I think you may be correct. Maybe they actually patented the name Germania how interesting.

MFG John Josef