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Infra: Photo 1: an infantry helmet with its M60 eagle whose design of the eagle will be kept for the cuirassier eagle until the M15 model in iron-grey. The different details of the M95 and M15 infantry eagle are circled in red. Photo 2: The same eagle on the M15 line cuirassier helmet. Photo 3...

Here are comparative photos between: ---The cuirassier headband and the infantry headband: the "cuirassier" goes to the edge of the wing, and the roll is more pointed.

In theory, the cuirassier eagle is not identical to the M95 or M15 line infantry eagle. It resembles it but there are differences in details. In fact, the cuirassier eagle is of the same matrix as the M60 line eagle: ---The Vaterlandbandeau goes all the way to the wing tips. ---The upper thighs...

Personally I think of a helmet "polished" with steel wool. But the doubt remains.

Magnificent helmet in awesome condition 👌French collectors are not interested in this period, ... and that is a mistake.

THANKS. As I do not master the English language well, I go through the Google translation. In case of misunderstanding, do not hesitate to ask me for clarification. For example, if I write a helmet "bomb" the translation is not good, and I have to write "shell" so that it can be understood in...

Infra, in photo: 2 Artillerie-zu-Fuß, of the 12th Saxon regiment based in Metz. Both are correct on the aerator point. Model 15 shows good visor rivets, while the mobilization M95 should have smaller visor rivets, and a campaign chinstrap, in leather... but at mobilization, we emptied the drawer...

I continue : ---The Feld-Artillery was the hypomobile artillery in 14, which accompanied the line infantry. --- Foot artillery was heavy artillery, siege artillery, fortress artillery, or rail-mounted naval artillery. Position artillery was much less mobile. --- Given the above: In theory : ---...

I agree with Sandy. In summary, very quickly, the problem arose of perspiration of the scalp in the helmets of the troops on foot. (unlike mounted troops). Thus, from 2 holes in the M67 tip, we went to 4 or 5 holes for everyone (except officers) and that an additional vent was made in the rear...

Yes Lars 13, it was to remain exhaustive on the subject, and to show the cases which can explain the presence of helmets or "fancy" helmet elements.

Hello, Although French, I do not know this book. I will inquire.

Hello James, One more small note: Your helmet is very beautiful. Two or three regiments have no stamped marks, or printed in ink, but painted white in the hull. This is the case of the 111JR.

Wayne, ---The new M15s (retractable tip, iron-grey fittings) were equipped with fawn or beige Liner, in natural sheepskin, for reasons of simplification. (Picture 1) ---But the M95 Liner in black varnished sheepskin, which were recycled M15 by exchanging brass or nickel silver with gray iron...

Wayne, the M15s manufactured new after the AKO of September 15 were equipped with Liner in natural sheepskin. (beige or fawn). On the other hand effectively the M95 recycled in M15 (by removal of brass to replace it by iron-grey) kept their Liner in black patent leather. As during the...

Still on the same subject, some regulatory "Kammer" helmets were purchased by their wearer, at the B.A. (in the army) when the soldier became a "Reserve NCO" for example. In this case, we have a "regulatory" helmet but become "Eigentum". This is the case of hulls stamped "Verkauft".

Yes, this is the most plausible hypothesis. ---Extra-Helm-Eigentum (fancy helmets, of private purchase) of peacetime were entirely "fancy". The fittings were new and the top quality hulls were never registered as they did not belong to the army (Bekleidungs-Amt) ---When we are in front of a...

My two peacetime LGR109s were mobilized in 1914 with 1GBRJR109 (1st Grenadier Battalion). The first is an M95 but with an old M87 hook chinstrap. We can clearly see the trace of the 2 anti-rotation pawls of the old trunnion. The other is an M91 with no rear vent, and again with an M87 tip...

Another possibility remains to explain the non "regulatory" fittings on this "Kammer" helmet, therefore belonging and distributed by the army since regimented (which Eigentum helmet never has): Indeed, during mobilization, it was necessary to equip a hundred "new regiments" and "Reserve and...

b.Loree : With the M95 model, eyelets are placed on the fixing holes of the front plate, and bridges replace the screw-nuts. Troops on foot, receive a sliding vents on the rear spine. For parade, flat scales on the chinstrap. The "mounted" Feld-Artillery therefore keeps the rear rod without...

Nice library of references. Thanks for sharing.