Garde Reserve Metal Ersatz Pickelhaube

[pjm]

This turned up. I haven't seen it yet in person and only have the photos. I can't find any reference with this arrangement of an Ersatz metal Pickelhaube with chinscales, guard star, line eagle and reserve cross. Cockades are Prussian enlisted type. Any thoughts? War bond composite or something period and correct?

Interestingly, the Jäger style guard star and cross are in a compatible size for the eagle so that seems like it could be original. Otherwise, I'm not familiar with the small size Jäger style guard star.

Guard Reserve Division perhaps? The Garde Reserve Divisions were formed in 1914. They totalled 30,000 men. At least some, if not most could have been issued Ersatz metal Pickelhauben. Perhaps their plates used available line eagles.

Thoughts?

 

[J.LeBrasseur]

well my guess is someone put this together. So you have 3 different pieces with different wording....

Never seen anything like it.

James

 

[b.loree]

Collector assembled fantasy piece!

 

[Pontiac9999]

All of the parts look real, the thing is that someone put it all together and it doesn't match...

 

[pjm]

Here's a example of the Reserve Garde star shared by a colleague.

 

[KAGGR#1]

Here's a example of the Reserve Garde star shared by a colleague.

I have never seen this in reference .
In the case of the Garde Jagers and Garde H R
there is a small cross at the top of the star
Not a large one in the middle
Steve