:-k I've been trying with my glasses and a magnifying glass to get it right, but that's mighty small print on the rim...well anyway that was our families best guess. I saw the name Osang in some of the reference material and kinda wondered if we could be that far off.
Thank you for leading the...
1871 pattern kugelhelm worn by a cannonier in the 12th Saxon Field Artillery Regiment is GREAT information and the other too.
I guess I don't know what a 1871 pattern means though. Did they start making them then and just continued into the 1890's with the same basic helmet? Why are so many...
Here's some more pictures. I can take some in certain spots if your interested to see something in particular.
I think this poor baby got attacked from somewhere. He got wacked on his ball and his back and his front. And he was only a little guy.
Hoping I can tap into your expertise. Wondering a few things about this helmet -I have tried online and at our local library and two fellas online told me conflicting origins....so I'm trying you folks that have a lot of interest in pickelhaube helmets.
The kockades are:
white on the outside...
I have researched the library, which had very little in my town. Online a couple fellas told me conflicting origins..so I'm pretty confused.
Can you tell me about the origin of the helmet, date, and if it is a child's? Why a child would have such a helmet back then?
The kockades are:
white...