German Parade Trichters

RON

RON

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Gents, did written guidelines or picture charts exist for the wearing (or not) of parade trichters and plumes?

For instance, from what I've learned a Bavarian Chevauleger Off. M1897 Pickelhaube (Regts. 2, 4, 6, & 8) like mine is entitled to a white Buffalo Hair Paradebusch & Trichter.

I've seen Officer Wartime (M15) Pickelhaubes (with twist-off spikes) and a screw-off top of spike for the adaptation of a trichter & plume like Chas' great Baden M15 example. However, Tony's M15 Infantry's helmet, although twist-off like its wartime counterarts, doesn't seem to have a screw-off spike top.

So my question is: Why were some officers allowed to wear parade trichters and some not?
 
Hi Ron....It had nothing to do with individual officers or not. It was the Regiment itself that was awarded the right to the parade trichter. If you were an officer in a trichtered Regt then you bought that type of helmet and the trichter itself. Regarding your Bavarian Chev Leg. helme you are entirely correct the only other detail is that the column was fluted like the typical Bav Off spike.
 
Hello Brian,
There once was a very nice trichter with whte hair and a fluted silver color trichter and plume with their original box that I missed by a few Euros on auction at Hermann Militaria. Heven't seen one sice.

Now what about the M15 Infantry Officer Pickelhaube? I've once seen one on auction with a trichter and a black plume and there are others like Tony's that don't have the screw-off spike top... Was the right to a parade trichter awarded to some Infantry Regiments and not others?
 
yes, same rules applied for OR helmets and Trichters as Brian stated, some units where allowed to wear them and others not.

James
 
OK, I get it now. I thought this was done at Infantry/Cavalry/etc. level. I guess the Germans didn't realize how complicated (and expensive) our lives as collectors of German militaria would be! :guns:

Like a former Economics teacher of mine used to say: Micro-Economics is the art of complicating Macro-Economics...
 
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