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I agree with you fully, Pierre, all of the dead deserve respect and honor.

For Saxon helmets, yes.

Very interesting photos! Thanks for sharing.

Very nice photo!

Fantastic! Absolutely beautiful!!!!

Sweet!!!! Very, very nice!

The short answer is: Yes, many veterans continued to wear their old Imperial uniforms and pickelhauben. The reason the helmet is different in the photograph is he's wearing the everyday version with a spike, the eagle was only put on the helmet for gala events. The eagle was removable, so...

Fantastic, Tony, a very beautiful helmet.

Adler, once again I can't think of adequate words. Beautiful, stunning, breathtaking just aren't enough. A wonderful, wonderful helmet!

Very nice looking helmet.

Yeah, doesn't that spike denote the extra-special Air Defense Artillery? :lol:

Merrill, I determined the uniform by looking first at the helmet on the right hand figure and it appears to have a Prussian Garde wappen on it, so I figured he was Prussian. Due to the white litzen on the collar and the Swedish cuffs, he can be identified as a Garde soldier. I then went to...

Merrill, I'm not sure what you're asking. It appears to be some type of patriotic or regimental item. It has the coats of arms of various German states, there's Kaiser Wilhelm I center top, and at the bottom there's three soldiers from the 4. Garde-Regiment zu Fuß.

I posted a reply to your inquiry on GMIC. Very, very nice Prussian infantry officer's helmet.

Joe, Thanks for your help!

Joe, His shoulder strap says 69 also.

My avatar is gone, and I don't seem to be smart enough to figure out how to replace it!

Breathtaking! A lovely collection!

Wonderful! Absolutely stunning!

True, Joe, but remember, back in those days even poor men wouldn't have been caught dead outside the house without a coat, tie and hat (unlike today where just about anything goes).