A KR6 M89/94/14-15

[CLOVIS 57]

Hello,
I have the GdC and the GKR Prussian cuirassier helmets, both with tombac shells. I’d never had the chance to acquire a KR6 before; now I have.
This is a helmet from the mobilization at the outbreak of war. A large, gilded Landwehrkreuz adorns the front line eagle.
The shell is still made of tombac, but the rim reinforcement is already steel rather than nickel silver. Similarly, the spire is also made of tombac instead of nickel silver. The eagle is attached with a ring and a leather wedge through 8mm-diameter holes. I’ll take more photos later.


The rim is made of steel, and the eagle on the Vaterland-Bandeau is surmounted by a Landwehrkreuz for the Wachsturmütze. An old helmet that was put back into service for a Reserve Ersatz-Eskadron during mobilization.

 

[cptbob]

Congratulations!

 

[kuerassier]

I think it's a copy. The rear edge only existed up to the Model 1867. The cross is in the wrong place, and so on.
I don't like the shape, either.

 

[CLOVIS 57]

I think it's a copy. The rear edge only existed up to the Model 1867. The cross is in the wrong place, and so on.
I don't like the shape, either.

Thank you for your feedback. Indeed, the rear vertical reinforcement no longer existed in 1914, except for the Saxon Garde-Reiter. I was thinking of an old helmet that was refurbished in 1914 and modified to the M89/94 standard. The attachment of the visor and neck guard is consistent with the authentic designs, and the patina and corrosion are definitely original. I’ll take some close-up photos, including of the chin strap. All the riveting is accurate. I’ve seen reproductions before, but never one with such a high-quality finish.
The front eagle is indeed an active-duty line eagle (Vaterland-Bandeau), and the Landwehrkreuz was added using brass wire. This is an LWK intended to be sewn onto a Wachsturmütze. We quite commonly see this kind of assembly on Reserve-Landwehr helmets from the mobilization.