Sandmann
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However, this changed in 1916 when the M1916 was introduced. With AKO from March 31, 1916, the Bavarian field artillery also switched to black hair bushes.Just for members information, after an Imperial decree dated the 5 of September 1886 all Bavarian Artillery regiments were permitted to screw a red hair plume onto the Helmet for parade duty.
The history of the Pickelhaube in the royal Bavarian armee and Landwehr
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