Bavarian Artillery 1866 and Bavarian Infantry 1896.

tony v

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Two latest pick ups.
Artillery or train haube as used from issue circa 1888 till mid war with convex scales. For reservist.
Infantry private purchase other ranks circa 1896 onwards with flat scales. Courtesy of forum colleague, CCJ.
Note the different size in helmet plate with the Infantry haube sporting the reduced size coat of arms.

Cheers Tony

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The two shots of the cabinet shows for comparison, the Bavarian 1866 helmet next to the 1887 new style Prussian Infantry helmet. Plus the 1896 version for Bavaria which was very much based on the Prusian model of 1895.
 
Awesome pieces and great photography, Tony - what camera do you use? (And I love the Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt IR96 lurking in the middle of these pictures!)
 
Awesome pieces and great photography, Tony - what camera do you use? (And I love the Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt IR96 lurking in the middle of these pictures!)
Just my cell phone camera. I lucked out on the pictures rather than a y professional skill....
 
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Two latest pick ups.
Artillery or train haube as used from issue circa 1888 till mid war with convex scales. For reservist.
Infantry private purchase other ranks circa 1896 onwards with flat scales. Courtesy of forum colleague, CCJ.
Note the different size in helmet plate with the Infantry haube sporting the reduced size coat of arms.

Cheers Tony

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Thank you for sharing. Great additions. Nicely displayed.
 
Tony,
I love the variety of examples of the Bavarian Pickelhaubes as they evolved through the years and rare Prussian examples interspersed. Thank you for sharing and the great photos from your collection.
Best regards
John
 
A fantastic performance.....!
I love the M/87...... 🤩

I'm desperate for it and would give a lot for it!
Best regards
Frank
 
Thanks for sharing. Nice helmets !! (y)
A few clarifications are in order:
---The infantry helmet is an M96 effectively modeled on the “Prussian M95”, but here it is an “Eigentum”. Extra-Helm for one-year voluntary enlistments, it was not supplied by the Kammer. The peak is too high, the edge of the visor is too thin, and the chinstrap is of the M71 officer type, as an 1896 KB-troupe should have side posts. With the rounded scales it could also be a Chevauleger.
---The other is not an M66 but an M1886/96. This means that in 1896, the Prussian M71 chinstrap (like the one on the Eigentum) was removed and 2 Prussian M91 side posts were fitted. Scales, on the other hand, should be flat for infantry.
 
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