M1915 Feldgrau enlisted man's Hussar

KAGGR#1 said:
The fit of the kolpack is so thigh that so far I have not removed it
In the case of TonyS.'s example at the Kaiser's Bunker
His has a regt stamped into the top of the Hussar body ( H R 16 )
Steve
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yesterday I had a visit from a good collector friend
So , we were looking over some helmets that I had added
to my collection since his last visit
One was my M1915 Hussar
I got up the nerve to remove the tight fitting kolpack
I had hope to find a kammer issue stamp like Tony S. has
No luck , only a size 55 stamped into the top
SteveM1915 Hussar size 55.jpeg
 
Tony without Kaiser said:
It was still worth looking wasn’t it? Just be lucky it didn’t have a stamp

MADE IN INDIA

But you would know that by this point. Again congratulations Steve on a rather difficult fur hat to find.
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Tony
If they would start to make them that good , I would head for the woods
Steve
 
KAGGR#1 said:
The fit of the kolpack is so thigh that so far I have not removed it
In the case of TonyS.'s example at the Kaiser's Bunker
His has a regt stamped into the top of the Hussar body ( H R 16 )
Steve
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Why do you all say Colpack when the German name is Colback ???
 
KAGGR#1 said:
Well today I found what I have been looking for
a super condition M1915 Feldgrau Hussar
similar to the condition of the one that Tony S. has in his collection.
Not sure about what color the Kolpack is ?
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I worked a lot on the colors of WW1 and WW2 materials in my book "war paints". Also, I must say that identifying shades from photos is sometimes difficult.

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Khukri said:
Yes: I would say Krapprot-Madder.

Eigentums Pelzmütze

-A set of old pictures of my Husaren Eigentums (Private purchase) Pelzmütze: Posted in our Forum years ago: gone.
www.pickelhaubes.com www.pickelhaubes.com

No need to try to remove as mine will not be unit marked. I would not dare to try that anyway.
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This document is interesting I suppose you have all the visuals and names of the time
 
JPT said:
This document is interesting I suppose you have all the visuals and names of the time
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I am sure the correct colours are in this fine book! Yep.
-The system to attach the Kolpak. Magnetic; galvanised ring. Size depending on the size of the Pelzmütze. Keeping the kolpak in shape and in place. Secured by the hooks on the "lid".
 

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Did you know...

[Book: 'Les hussards allemands et leurs colbacks'] page 6.
*On the direction the furs were attached...
-At first the furs were attached to the frame vertically, hair pointing downward. Naturally brown sealfur.
-As of 1858 the black dyed sealfurs are attached horizontally.
When you face a sealfur Pelzmütze:
...The direction of the hair will point counterclockwise..

Don't know about these Indian seals...🧐
 
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