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I often see discussion about special large scale Kurassier helmet plates. This one is on German Ebay. The seller attributes it to 1870...

At the same time anybody know what this one is and why its commanding such a price? I would have guessed Saxe-Gotha firemen but seems like there's something else going on here...

Ok... it looks like a refitted Swedish Lievgarde helmet. You are right the eagle wings were separated and re-attached lower down. https://www.bukowskis.com/en/lots/931877-a-swedish-royal-cavalry-helmet-m-1879-1900-1928-early-20th-century

While we await Arran to reveal more of his fantastic acquisition, I wonder if anybody has any remarks about this piece from an auction last November. It sold for $1800.00. It looks to me like a refitted Prussian kurassier helmet. The eagle is unique with its down turned wings as are other...

I'll be very interested to see your analysis. Thank you for posting this.

I don't have the ability to load pictures. I notice that it is about a third smaller than a standard guard eagle so I suspect it is for a non-military department. I had a forestry service eagle from the 1850's but the eagle stood on a trumpet but it was very similar to this one. Thanks

Is anyone familiar with a plate I have seen that is a standard guard eagle with spread wings and Prussian crown but lacking the sword, orb and bandeau. It is just the eagle without anything in its talons. Is this for burgerwehr or police? Some colonial eagles have empty talons but the crown...

The national army museum has a remarkable collection of headdress from the 19th century to 20th. Scroll down on this page and over to the next page and you will see them. Also use the search term Kask. They have German, Danish and many others lots of various kinds of cavalry helmets, shakos...

Markgraf, Were you ever able to restore this helmet. According to the following web-site it was worn by generals of cavalry during the first Schleswig Holstein War 1848-1851. The better known example was made for King Frederick VII and is unique in shape and the fact that it was made of...

Ingenious workmanship

Wow, Really Amazing. Thank you!

The Lippe fusilier battalion that wore these helmets participated in the first Schleswig Holstein War 1848-1850...

Here's the URL for the helmet. Nice photography and details. https://www.hermann-historica.de/en/l/175698/mexico/a_helmet_for_the_palace_guard_under_emperor_maximilian_i_of_mexico_1864-67?accid=1799&aid=177&Lstatus=0&currentpos=1

This week Hermann Historica Auction sold one of the Maximilian bodyguard helmets for $154,000.00!

Is there any source for tin washer replacements?

https://spikehelmets.pl/gallery/spikes-nondetachable/spike-49/91.html Tomislaw at Spikehelmets has run out of the 1842 enlisted man spike and base. Does anyone know the maker of these or another supplier? Thank you, John

I found this Hessian Helmet of 1848

So this Hermann photo shows a removable spike for an 1848 model pickelhaube and we might presume that the spike could be unscrewed and replaced by a plume... Is that correct? The Knotel prints are what prompted my inquiry. Knotel illustrated an 1843 Prussian dragoon, a grenadier, and a...

Does anyone have any information on how plumes were attached to the 1842 model enlisted men's helmets? I ask because in his description of his 1842 model Tony says that removable spike tops were not introduced until 1857. Does this mean that the guard regiments replaced the entire spike and...

Thanks again for posting. Its an impressive uniform, closer to a German "reiter" of this period than anything Austrian or French.