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    Kugelhelme Identification

    Thank you USN. (I did my 20 in Salvage Diving and EOD a long time ago). I appreciate your observations. From what I have learned on this site, the M1848 swords and the cruciform mount for the ball on the helmets would date this picture at least pre 1867. When I was 10 or so, my grandmother...
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    Kugelhelme Identification

    Thanks for the help. This site is a gold mine of information,however, the more info I get the more questions I have.
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    Kugelhelme Identification

    Any help in identifying the rank and unit of my great great grandfather shown in the attached photo would be appreciated. He is the one on the left. He was born in Zicher, kres koinigsburg, Brandenburg, Prussia in 1840, served in at least 3 wars,and immigrated to the US in 1880. Family lore[for...
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