Good luck, the prices are now lower than 10 years ago but such helmets become very harder to find nowadays, especially in a good condition.
You have this one that seems to be correct for the asking price ...
That's a good question Joe!
I've no clear answer because I did not find any official regulations about this way to worn the Fangschnur.
It seems to be a personnal and particular way to worn the Parade uniform during the early 1880's to the 1900's, especially for some cabinet portraits. Perhaps...
Probably 53th Reserve Division (XXVII Reserve Korps) and especially, 53. Kavallerie Reserve Abteilung, part of the 106th Reserve Infanterie Brigade.
RUR Passendale by Max Pickelmax, sur Flickr
Hi friends,
Here is his Tschapka on the coffin :
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and here :
And the Red Baron's Tschapka was something like that : mod 1889/94 for officier with the "Alte Regimenter" wappen.
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Pierre,
I'm not sure that this picture is showing the 5/U.15 after the Xmas fights of 1914/15 but most probably after the fights of march 1915. I believe that this picture was made after march 10th, when the "gelbe Brigade" (42. Kav Brigade Heidborn) was retired of the HWK and changed by the...