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The temporary assistant officer helmets appointed at the front can be considered as "Ersatz", in the sense that they are often hybrids between "troop" and "officer".
Unlike the headgear of Einjähriger or other Freiwilliger, Fähnrich, Unteroffizier-Portepée, Fahnenträger, Musikmeister and so on, the helmets of 0ffizierstellvertreter are helmets generally issued from the "Kammer", in officer's version (equipped by the B.A. of the attributes and trimmings of the officer). It is for example the reverse of a helmet of a one year enlisted man, Extra-Helm of private purchase, in superior quality finishes, but "troop" trimmings. (tip without "officer" Perlring, troop roundels, no stars but rivets).
Indeed, the "Stellvertreter", did not belong to the active officer corps, that is to say to the caste of the "graduates-certified" of the school of the cadets, unique formation of the active officer corps of the imperial Army. The translation of the name can be translated as deputy (# of subaltern) or substitute. In fact, to be compared with the provisional second lieutenant of the French army, it was mainly a question of promoting the most senior and competent Feldwebel or Wachtmeister, to replace the deficiency at the front of a defective Leutnant (missing, wounded or killed)
Given the suddenness of the promotion, and the fact that the headgear remained a field and service helmet, not a ceremonial headdress, there were two options:
---Either the B.A. exchanged the "troop" or "Unteroffizier" trimmings with the officer's on the newly promoted's old "Kammer" helmet.
---or the B.A. exchanged the old Feldwebel helmet, with a new officer's helmet, still property of the army, thus still a "Kammer" helmet.
Here is a helmet with a point of Offizierstellvertreter of the GR89 IIB infantry battalion of Strelitz. It is nominative.
It is not a private purchasing helmet, or trade. It is a Kammer helmet. The chinstrap is a M91 with scales "troop". The shell, the front visor ring, the liner are standard-Kammer. On the other hand the tip, the roundels and the stars are "0fficer".
This helmet is not an Extra-Helm Eigentum for ceremonies but a field helmet, with distinctive attributes of the officer.
The roundels are models 15 "officer", they are broached between the hull and the post side. The advantage is that you don't lose them when you change the scale visor for the "troop" type leather visor
Unlike the headgear of Einjähriger or other Freiwilliger, Fähnrich, Unteroffizier-Portepée, Fahnenträger, Musikmeister and so on, the helmets of 0ffizierstellvertreter are helmets generally issued from the "Kammer", in officer's version (equipped by the B.A. of the attributes and trimmings of the officer). It is for example the reverse of a helmet of a one year enlisted man, Extra-Helm of private purchase, in superior quality finishes, but "troop" trimmings. (tip without "officer" Perlring, troop roundels, no stars but rivets).
Indeed, the "Stellvertreter", did not belong to the active officer corps, that is to say to the caste of the "graduates-certified" of the school of the cadets, unique formation of the active officer corps of the imperial Army. The translation of the name can be translated as deputy (# of subaltern) or substitute. In fact, to be compared with the provisional second lieutenant of the French army, it was mainly a question of promoting the most senior and competent Feldwebel or Wachtmeister, to replace the deficiency at the front of a defective Leutnant (missing, wounded or killed)
Given the suddenness of the promotion, and the fact that the headgear remained a field and service helmet, not a ceremonial headdress, there were two options:
---Either the B.A. exchanged the "troop" or "Unteroffizier" trimmings with the officer's on the newly promoted's old "Kammer" helmet.
---or the B.A. exchanged the old Feldwebel helmet, with a new officer's helmet, still property of the army, thus still a "Kammer" helmet.
Here is a helmet with a point of Offizierstellvertreter of the GR89 IIB infantry battalion of Strelitz. It is nominative.
It is not a private purchasing helmet, or trade. It is a Kammer helmet. The chinstrap is a M91 with scales "troop". The shell, the front visor ring, the liner are standard-Kammer. On the other hand the tip, the roundels and the stars are "0fficer".
This helmet is not an Extra-Helm Eigentum for ceremonies but a field helmet, with distinctive attributes of the officer.
The roundels are models 15 "officer", they are broached between the hull and the post side. The advantage is that you don't lose them when you change the scale visor for the "troop" type leather visor
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