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Great addition! Congrats.

I love these huge helmets as well.Congrats.

These are realy great helmets! I hope, you donť mind if I put here in your topic little addition: Dragoner helm for " Fahnrich und Wachmeister"

I got it ! So I can add some pictures: 1/ I revealed another markings : 1865 it can be the date when the abgrade to 1860 regulation has been done,I guess.[/list] 2/ The Kokarde is pressed leather-clearly visible from the reverse side. 3/ Very nice maker´s mark on the fron...

Thanks James, be sure I will do my best to get it Alexandr

Your helmet is realy outstanding! I have nearly the same but no modified base and spike-it was my first post in this forum 13 years ago. The Kokarde on my one is leather https://www.pickelhaubes.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=2824&p=17540#p17540

Thank you for your fast response. It is all I thought myself- for 15.I.R. -used to be line eagle without FWR cipher. Kokarde can be leather as well as painted wool or felt,don´t know exactly now. I diccovered this hlemet when I have visited my friend collector after 12 years. I am going to...

Hello to all in this forum, after long long time of the braek of my collecting activityI have been reinfected by haubevirus and I am back on board. I came a cross this old pickelhaube- prussian M.1860 for infantery EM. I think it was converted from the older model 1857 as there are clearly...

Nice but sad.

Great one,indeed,congrats. Alexandr

Hi Ted,welcome here! Brian is right-Tony´s web is great. Some details you are looking for,you can find just now in my current post -there is depicted the same helmet -with different wappen only. Alexandr http://pickelhaubes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=28418#28418

Hello guys, thanks to all of you for your nice comments. Up to Brian´s question and sharp eye: 1/ yes the wappend is fixed by screws and square nuts 2/ spike base is held by split brads I think it could be correct because I have one pickelhaube M.1867 with the same "combination" /see one of my...

Wonderful set-congratulations !!! Alexandr

Hello gentlemen, time ago I have purchased this pickelhaube.I believe it is pure pattern M.1871 for OR. On the rear visor is marked : 4GGRK / 4.Garde Grenadier Regiment Koenigin/ 1889, 1B,1C and 1889 again. As known-since 1889 -by all 5 Grenadiers Regiments-was the Grenadier´s Eagle replaced...

Hello Alan, it is great and very cool helmet,congrats! 5.Garde-Regt. zu Fuß and Garde-Füsilier-Regt used to have silver chinscales-I think. Alexandr