Bavarian pickelhaube just purchased help with markings

Chris,
Pickelhauben have been worn a very long time, often till the end of 1916, and sometimes longer in some units.
The M16 was first introduced february 1916, with only very little number, only for the guys who were immediatly in the first lines. It is written in a few Regiments-Geschichte that I have read. The general introduction of the M16 in big numbers started only during the summer 1916.
Philippe
 
Hi Philippe, that is very interesting, it must have been scary only having a leather helmet for shrapnel protection.

I fed the kriegsstammrolle into A1 for a translation and was staggered how well it produced a summary column by column. I expect you can read the old writing but having it translated was amazing for me. He received two medals for bravery and was hospitalised with shell splinters 8 May 1917.

One of the medals was awarded 29 September 1918 so he returned to the war. AI suggested that there might be a second page to the Kriegsstammrolle which documents his hospitalisation and returning to the war. When you kindly got the Kriegsstammrolle details for me did you happen to see if there was a second page for him.

John Josef warn me research etc was addictive-he was right!😊
Many thanks for you continued help (and patience)
Chris
 
Welcome to the world of pickelhaube Chris! We need to warn you though.....you can begin with one helmet and years later you may have 100+. Haubeitis is rampant here so beware! :)
 
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