HESSEN NCO PICKELHAUBE

[SanAntonio]

I am fairly new to the group so I thought I would share one of my better helmets. I am guessing because of the Kockarden that this is a private purchase NCO. I still have not uncovered the 6C stamp ( I will eventually so don't spoil it : ). This came out of a vets estate a couple years ago. It is absolutely mint.

-Rob

 

[KAGGR#1]

I am fairly new to the group so I thought I would share one of my better helmets. I am guessing because of the Kockarden that this is a private purchase NCO. I still have not uncovered the 6C stamp ( I will eventually so don't spoil it : ). This came out of a vets estate a couple years ago. It is absolutely mint.

-Rob

I think that it is an officers helmet
well I overlooked something the National kokard is not an officers
Steve

 

[ccj]

Nice

 

[Lars13]

I will eventually so don't spoil it : )

Hi Rob,
So you don’t want my (our) ideas about that?
Looks like a nice helmet
Regards,
Lars

 

[SanAntonio]

Hi Rob,
So you don’t want my (our) ideas about that?
Looks like a nice helmet
Regards,
Lars

Thanks but I would like to eventually decipher the 6C myself.

 

[CLOVIS 57]

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Nice helmet. Thanks for sharing.

Extra-Helm identification of a one-year volunteer and an officer, is complicated among the Hessians. No Perlring, no stars.
The only thing left is the enameling on Ludwig's star, and the officer's roundels...on officers.

Here, as on my 115, the roundels are “troop or non-commissioned officer”, so it's not an officer's helmet.



To make yours an officer, simply exchange the roundels with the “officer” ones. Mine, on the other hand, requires a star with a black enamel background, but the schell is of the “Kammer” type, with a 9-tooth wolf's-tooth liner in basane, and the metal edge of the visor is too wide.
Both have the openwork crown, higher tip, scaled M71 officer chinstrap, and “dragon”-style rear spine, with the 2 rivets visible.

 

[Kaiser Wilhelm II]

Nice Helmet

 

[Jvpi]

Good one!