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If anything, this one will display well from the front. I applaud you for attempting to save a helmet that many would write off!

Amy, I bet you were crushed when they declared the parcel lost. What an incredible blessing that it turned up!!

A good theory! It does strike me as being temporary stitching.

Definitely doesn't pass the smell test :poop:

I wanted to share this with you all as it is quite odd. I think I have one other example in my collection showing a Feldrock with the same sleeves. Hopefully someone here might know why this was done!

Hey Maxwell! I have been looking through my Mecklenburg photos, and so far the only ones I have of soldiers in Drillich jackets are of FR90. They wear a plain white Drillichjacke, void of any type of cord. The search continues, however!

Absolutely stunning! I only have a GR89 Enlistedman's Waffenrock, so it is nice to see the Officer's insignia.

@Glennj you are good!!

Quite the mix of stuff! Hessian and Prussian buckles, two Hessian front plates, a Grenadier helmet, and it looks like two standard Prussian front plates. I have a few other photos like this where they issued the soldiers anything and everything they could manage to get their hands on. Wild times...

I believe this is the only photo in my collection that shows black felt Pickelhaubes. The majority of the soldiers in the photo have gray felt Pickelhauben, and only one with a leather example. Has anyone ever seen a physical example of one of these? The soldiers have 168 on their straps, so I...

I did a reverse image search, and this same image is apparently in the Bundesarchiv. Wikimedia has it wrongly identified as Erich Ludendorff. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-00818,_Ruprecht_v._Bayern.jpg

Sure is! I have only one other photo showing a Vulcanfibre helmet. They definitely aren't common!

I think possibly Korn?

Indeed!

Here is a nice clear one for you all! Neat to see two Vulcanfibre Pickelhauben as well as a few nice Felt ones. You can tell they are the Vulcanfibre helmets by the three rivets on the visors.

What a great first helmet! 👏 I would try to source original brass split pins for the spike base, but otherwise it is perfect as-is.

A mega improvement! Looks great, Peter!

Chanced upon another! I'll keep looking to see if I have any other DR24 photos.

Here is a nice one I can contribute. Two of the soldiers are of DR24.

Already a massive improvement! 👏