Danish Metalhelme

[poniatowski]

...I can imagine many a little kid with jelly-sticky fingers and runny noses pressing both up against the plate glass at C.E.Juncker, .........

No! [-X Kids were well educated back then!! =D> :wink:
|<ris

Well disciplined, perhaps, but not as well educated... :wink: The building is gone, it's now a school. Hauptschule, Gymnasium, who knows. OR it might be a government building of some sort, since as I drove my 'google guy' around, parts of the building were censored! However, it's says it's a car-sharing business and kindergarten. Near the Berlin Gallery. They must have taken the photos during the world cup of similar, a lot of German flags on the cars! TOR! TOR!

Ron

 

[Doc_Holliday]

Hi Markgraf

Do you still have your Danish Kürassier helmet?

Doc

 

[Markgraf]

Hi Markgraf

Do you still have your Danish Kürassier helmet?

Doc

Doc: The helmet is the collection of the museum, where I'm working Why?

 

[Peter_Suciu]

Fascinating pieces. This is an example of why this forum is so wonderful. Where else would you ever see such a unique helmet? I doubt many museums even have one.

 

[poniatowski]

Hi Markgraf

Do you still have your Danish Kürassier helmet?

Doc

Doc: The helmet is the collection of the museum, where I'm working Why?

Has it been conserved (cleaned) since you took the photos?

Ron

 

[Markgraf]

Hi Markgraf

Do you still have your Danish Kürassier helmet?

Doc

Doc: The helmet is the collection of the museum, where I'm working Why?

Has it been conserved (cleaned) since you took the photos?

Ron

Ron: Hopefully I can show it the helmet in his full glory in this year yet.

Something about the helmet:

This is the personal helmet of Frederick VII of Denmark. Nearly the same, except the front plate (and the helm-piece itself was made from lightweight aluminium plate - everything for His Majest's comfort :wink: )



I can't find any written source about this type of danish helmet. According this drawing however it is a parade helmet for the generals of the Danish army.

 

[poniatowski]

Thanks! Looking forward to seeing it.

Ron

 

[Nacuaa]

Markgraf, Were you ever able to restore this helmet. According to the following web-site it was worn by generals of cavalry during the first Schleswig Holstein War 1848-1851. The better known example was made for King Frederick VII and is unique in shape and the fact that it was made of aluminum.

http://www.hillmose-finn.dk/militaerhistorie/den-danske-armes-uniformer-1892/