FINALLY the right plate:

poniatowski

poniatowski

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My little Christmas present was this Bavarian plate to replace the Prussian one (a nice one) that was on a Bavarian artillery helmet (Marked 2FAR) that I bought in the late 1970's. It's been a long wait for a plate that fit well, but it fits right on the old Bavarian indents so it was worth it. Now I just need a Bavarian cockade and it's good to go. (Age of Kings was the source)





:D Ron
 
What kind of Bavarian kokard do you need ?
I can't see the side
enlisted with larger hole
or officer type with the smaller hole ?

Steve
 
Beautiful helmet. Which enlisted Kokarden do you need? It looks like you have both Kokarden present on the helmet.

John :?
 
Thanks all. It's like having a new helmet in the collection at 1970's prices.

Cockade: I need a Bavarian EM type with the large hole. Right now, there's a Prussian EM and Reichs type that came with the helmet (this is why I wonder if the man didn't move to Prussia and use the same helmet, since the Prussian plate fits like a glove and is going to stay with the helmet. ???? :-k ???). I don't know if the NCO or EM is proper for this one... so If the NCO is proper, I would probably look for a pair of NCO types, Bavarian and Reichs.

:D Ron
 
Thanks again! The plate has beautiful gilding on the back, but most is gone from the front... typical, right? :wink: The best part is that it came with the nuts and washers and the fit was great. Dumb luck counts.

:D Ron
 
Santa was in your corner Ron. As you know most times Those nuts and washers are gone.
 
Tony without Kaiser said:
b.loree said:
// As you know most times those nuts are gone//
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Like a politician once elected to office yes? :thumbsdown:
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Depends who's paying them off. :wink: Since the nuts on the plate did their job admirably, I would say that I was the one 'paying them off'', so I'll give the plate full credit for having both nuts and using them as necessary (along with washers).

Seriously though, I never thought that replacing the plate would make such a difference, but this one 'works' with the helmet so much better than the Prussian one did. Heck, it's almost like somebody actually spent time designing the entire piece of headgear!

:D Ron
 
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