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The Friesenstraße where the photographer was, was only one street away from the barracks of the Gardekürassiere.

The men on the left is from the Königin Augusta Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Nr.4 Their barracks where closed to the Garde Kürassier Regiment. Not only the Kratzchen are chamber pieces, also the tunics and swords. Only the two Guards regiments had blue tunics as chamber pieces. The line cuirassiers...

I think the helmet from Michael D Long is a copy.

Far left the Kronprinz Wilhelm in the uniform of the Kürassier Regiment "Königin" Nr.2

The M 1867 is a original one.

Part 2

I had the opportunity to create a video about Prussian cuirassiers. Here the result. I hope you like it and sorry for some mistakes, but the film crew were professionals and we two in uniform did something like this for the first time.

Museum of the town Potsdam.

In the Potsdam Museum

Just behind you are the Barracks of the Leibgendarmerie. The Barracks of the Gardes du Corps also still exist. Only the one for the Leibeskadron was destroyd in 1945.

The Koller is for enlisted men, nice Kammerstück, but converted to look like an officer. Sadly. Epaulett from Regiment Nr.4 with painted underlay.

A very nice old helmet. This helmet was not originally nickel-plated. Nickel-plated helmets didn't come around until after about 1880. So remove that coating or whatever it is and polish the helmet. i am in charge of the militaria collection in a museum. there is an m1843 officer who...

Do you know this?

An exceptional helmet. Privately purchased with Kammer stamp?

A little bit harder. Easyer to find are 4 and 8.

Congratiolation. This Regiment is the hardest to find Kürassier Regiment. But please the Bandolier is on the wrong side and is too long. Should look like here.

I was one of them, but only the second highest.

Hello and welcome here. Crown Prince Wilhelm was placed on June 6, 1905 a la suite of the Seebattalion. I think at that time he was a lieutenant colonel or a colonel.