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Congratulations! Thank you very much for showing! I have to confess I’m a big fan of the old Austrian stuff! Best wishes, GardeUlan

Good question. Never seen this type. I only remember this one: https://www.weitze.net/militaria/31/Preussen_Pickelhaube_fuer_einen_Offizier_im_Grenadier_Regiment_Kronprinz_1_Ostpreussisches_Nr_1__405031.html Best wishes, GardeUlan

Great find! Congratulations! Never seen this helmet before. Best wishes GardeUlan

Congratulations! Beautiful helmet. For me an an iconic helmet. The shape and the interplay of the gold and black parts is impressive. There are certainly rarer helmets, but for me it's an absolute highlight. Best wishes, GardeUlan

Unbelievable. The band still exists 😳 http://www.red-onion-jazz-company.de/ Best wishes GardeUlan

Thank you also very much for this post! I didn't have the courage to ask... Exactly this helmet was on sale at Ratsibons in November 2022 for a fix price of 38,500 euros. Best wishes, GardeUlan

Thank you very much for this post! I have asked myself exactly this question several times. There have been at least 4 different KR 1s on the market in recent years. All had different Prussian cockades!!! From all the helmets that were on sale, this helmet with these cockades - I think...

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It’s mentioned on the homepage of Schloss Vornholz, but that might be outdated: Das Kavalleriemuseum kann auf Voranmeldung von Gruppen besichtigt werden. https://www.muensterland.com/tourismus/themen/erlebnis-region-muensterland/burgen-und-schloesser-im-muensterland/schloss-vornholz/ Best...

Impressive! Great pictures! Thank you very much. By the way I didn’t know that the museum still exists. Best wishes GardeUlan

Thank you very much! Great pictures! Best wishes GardeUlan

Very nice! 😍 Obviously I like Ulanen a lot. Best wishes GardeUlan

IR 33 - even better! They were based in Gumbinnen in East Prussia. My mother was born there. The barracks were just a stone's throw away! That’s mine. Best wishes GardeUlan

Yes, That‘s right! Here they are: https://library.brown.edu/info/collections/askb/veterans/ By the way, today‘s 18th of June! Best wishes, GardeUlan

Thank you for posting this! I like the IR 34 wappen a lot. Two companies from IR 33 based in Gumbinnen had it too. I repost two pictures from Stockholm, which fit perfectly to this post 😀. Best wishes GardeUlan

🤩🤩🤩 Simply outstanding! Congratulations! I love these Austrian and Italian helmets, too. Thank you for showing! Best wishes, GardeUlan

Thank you very much for the post. As far as I know from an old German collection. The collecter sadly passed away last November. Best wishes, GardeUlan

https://www.weitze.net/militaria/69/Koenigreich_Hannover_Pickelhaube_Modell_1847_zur_Parade_aus_dem_Besitz_von_Ernst_August_I_Koenig_von_Hannover_als_Chef_des_Leibregiment__452769.html...

I just checked HW was offering this helmet since 2017… Best wishes, GardeUlan

Dear Steve, Thank you for highlighting this! Interesting, he had this helmet for a couple of years on sale. Best wishes GardeUlan