Infantry or Train, that’s the question on Hessen Pickelhauben
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Nice addition Charles. With Hessen helmets, if you didn’t know this, looking straight down at your new helmet, here is some info from a Hessen on my web site.
“Unlike other Pickelhaubes with cruciform spike bases where the front arm on the cruciform is typically 1/2 the length of the other arms, on Hessen helmets the "arms" on the cruciform spike base appear to be equal in length. However, the front arm is actually a tiny bit shorter and always orientated to the front.”
I’m glad you bought that Hessen officer. Way to go. And excellent photography.
“Unlike other Pickelhaubes with cruciform spike bases where the front arm on the cruciform is typically 1/2 the length of the other arms, on Hessen helmets the "arms" on the cruciform spike base appear to be equal in length. However, the front arm is actually a tiny bit shorter and always orientated to the front.”
I’m glad you bought that Hessen officer. Way to go. And excellent photography.
