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What a fabulous collection. Particularly interesting to me are the pieces from before 1870, the bell top shakos, pickelhauben, and the 1866 war kepi. It would be wonderful to see close up photos of these. Thanks for sharing.

You're welcome. I found another, which appears to be a later model than the previous two, that also has the basic spike.

Hi: Attached are two photos that I have accumulated over the years of what appear to be early pre 1867 Baden pickelhaubes with fluted spikes that do not have officer stars on the spike base. Unsure of the date of either of the helmets, but the lack of stars suggests they are ordinary ranks...

Here's another photo from the Kube Auktion 144.

Attached is a copy of a Knoetel Uniforkunde plate of Hessen Kassel Infantry uniforms in 1866 that includes a soldier from the Leib Guard Regiment. He is depicted wearing a white plume on his helmet and the cut of the collar and the cuffs seem to match those on the tunic in the photo.

Pardon my attempt at sleuthing, but since your great grandfather was born somewhere in Hessen in 1838, it is likely he would have served in the army of one of the three independent Hessen states that existed prior to the war in 1866. To my knowledge, only one of these, the Electorate of Hessen...

Thank you Herbert. The attached helmet photo might be of interest to you. The helmet is part of the collections of the Nordschleswig Museum. It is described as the helmet of Prinz Friedrich August Prinz von Noer who commanded the insurgent Schleswig Holstein Army at the beginning of the...

Thank you Herbert for sharing your incredible collection. I too have a fascination with these taller early pickelhauben and the variety of the details and wappen of the different states. I have never before seen these two of your helmets. Would it be possible to see a more detailed photo...