Friday Hessian hunt

joerookery

joerookery

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Okay first we have a donated helmet from Mr. X. of the Hessian FAR helmet
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Then we have a couple of pictures I found while I was looking for Tony's Jager.
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hessianrd.jpg
hessiansqare.jpg


hessianshoulder.jpg

And the unit would be??? I have my ideas, but I am not a shoulder board expert
 
Infanterie-Regt. Kaiser Wilhelm (2. Großherzoglich Hessisches) Nr.116
(Gießen) XVIII Armee Korpswzers! What a nice helmet and photos. Thanks for looking Joe. The straps are easy, but the real clue is the white panels on the Branderburg cuffs worn by Infanterie-Regt. Kaiser Wilhelm (2. Großherzoglich Hessisches) Nr.116 (Gießen) XVIII Armee Korps. I have a strap, I'll see if I can scan it tomorrow, we are going out tonight. In the mean time, you can see the strap here>> http://www.kaisersbunker.com/gtp/straps.htm

Here also is my M15 also marked to FAR25 to go with Mr. X's gorgeous helmet. T

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just a question is the top helmet right as an artillery i thought they only had a round base? only shows the round base on the hesse in my books,would be grateful for an answer thx
 
gsm7: Hessian FAR regiments 25 and 61 helmets had cross bases. See Das Deutshe Heer volume 2, plate 127 and Larcade, volume 2 page 164.

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gsm7: A further comment concerning round bases on FAR25 and 61 helmets, at some point after the introduction of the M15 helmet round bases are seen on FAR 25 and 61 helmets. This was likely an economy measure and/or dictated by available supplies.

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