Kaiser Alexander Regt. 1842 EM Pickelhaube

RON

RON

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This is a tricky one, and I could be completely wrong! My first impression was that this seems a very nice helmet. However, after comparison of similar helmets on weitze.net I don't trust the wappen because FR is not present on the chest of the eagle, which ought to be the case. However, I could be completely wrong here. On the positive side, there is a return policy and if the helmet is truly authenthic the price is also reasonable.

Best regards,

Edwin
 
Check out Pietsch, Vol 1 page 61, Illustrations 18: Helmadler, # 4 on the bottom. The eagle appears to be correct.
Good luck.
Jim
 
I could not check my reference books yesterday because my little daughter was running around the house :D . Indeed, the wappen appears correct because a same helmet is displayed at page 75 of Kube's study of German helmets and uniforms.

Best regards,

Edwin
 
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