Helme für Fähnriche und Fahnenjunker der Kürassiere - Share yours

Recently added this handsome fellow, so thought I'd extend the thread. Fahnrich for Kürassier-Regiment Kaiser Nikolas I. von Rußland (Brandenburgisches) Nr.6. The wearer's daddy had deep pockets as it's almost full officer grade, with the exception of the EM -style spike (albeit with a fancy base). The frosty wappen appears to be stamped silver (!). The thin front visor leather has sadly dried and mostly peeled off, but otherwise intact and beautiful. Cream-colored velvet neck lining, with an officer-type liner and sweatband. And paired with an appropriate Schirmmütze for KR6...because I like pairing headgear!

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artastx said:
What are the main indicators for a OYV helmet? I have a EMGdC with a taller spike.
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From what I know, after 1889, Kurassier-Kammer helmets for enlisted men had a smooth peak and, most importantly, a simple, rounded visor.
(This is so that the rifle can be shouldered and aimed).

Therefore, the distinction is very simple, as shown in the document below:
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---Helmets with these details are enlisted men's helmets. If they have superior quality elements (silk lining, cut-out eagle crown, etc.), they are Eigentum helmets for one- or two-year enlisted men or other "sword-bearers."
---If the helmet has a tall, fluted peak, a quatrefoil base, and a double-stepped, angular visor, it is a Fähnrich or Fahnenjuncker.
A non-commissioned officer's helmet could have many superior features, but the double-stepped, angular visor was forbidden, strictly reserved for officers and Fähnrich or Fahnenjuncker. The same applied to the quadrilobed base of the visor's tip. This was forbidden to the ordinary cuirassier.
 
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