Sandmann
Well-known member
Dear Friends,
today I‘d like to show you my latest acquisition for my collection. It’s a beautiful M1895 helmet for enlisted men in a really wonderful condition. Although these helmets aren’t rare, you don’t see it in such condition every day.
It is fully stamped in accordance to the regulations with 6 stamps: IR62 / 1904 / III. Bat / 1913 / 2.K oder 12.K / 1
According to the Prussian stamp regulations, the stamps mean that the helmet was delivered to the storage of the Infantry-Regiment No. 62 (1st stamp) in 1904 (2nd stamp) and stored there. It wasn’t until 1913 (3rd stamp) that it was handed out to a soldier of the 2. or 12. Company (4th stamp) in the III. Battalion (5th stamp), as a helmet of his 1. set (6th stamp).
Measurements and weight of the helmet:
today I‘d like to show you my latest acquisition for my collection. It’s a beautiful M1895 helmet for enlisted men in a really wonderful condition. Although these helmets aren’t rare, you don’t see it in such condition every day.
It is fully stamped in accordance to the regulations with 6 stamps: IR62 / 1904 / III. Bat / 1913 / 2.K oder 12.K / 1
According to the Prussian stamp regulations, the stamps mean that the helmet was delivered to the storage of the Infantry-Regiment No. 62 (1st stamp) in 1904 (2nd stamp) and stored there. It wasn’t until 1913 (3rd stamp) that it was handed out to a soldier of the 2. or 12. Company (4th stamp) in the III. Battalion (5th stamp), as a helmet of his 1. set (6th stamp).
Measurements and weight of the helmet:
- Height with spike: 21,5 cm.
- Height of the shell: 9,5 cm
- Height of the spike: 8,7 cm.
- Diameter of the spikebase: 7,6 cm.
- Diameter of the black plate inside the helmet: 9,5 cm.
- Width of the front visor: 4,1 cm
- Width of the rear visor: 4,5 cm.
- Dimensions of the eagle emblem: 11,0 cm (H) x 14,0 cm (W).
- Width of the original chinstrap: 1,3 cm. Dimensions of the chinstrap lugs: 3,4 cm x 1,8 cm x 0,2 cm.
- M1895-Rosette with ø1,4 cm and 2 pins to prevent rotation (before 1895 there were only 1 pin to prevent rotations and the diameter of the rosette was 1.3 cm).
- Diameter of the cockades: 4,5 cm.
- Liner with 9 flaps and made from black leather.
- Weight: 420 g (Not the lightest, normally the helmet should weight about 360 g).