SkipperJohn
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I acquired this 1860-1871 Oldenburg Kokarde and had a question about the color. It was listed as "new/old stock" and appeared correct. It is stamped steel, magnetic (of course), standard thickness, and 57mm. I don't doubt that the Kokarde is original, I just question the color and the paint:
The colors match Kokarden off of Oldenburg Mütze and Schirmmütze perfectly, but not Pickelhauben that I have seen. I have noticed, here on the forum, that the Oldenburg Pickelhauben illustrated vary widely in the color of the state Kokarde. Some are pretty close to this light blue color while some appear more royal blue. Others seem to have oxidized so completely that they appear black and red, almost hard to distinguish from a Württemberg Kokarde.
What are your opinions on this one?
John
The colors match Kokarden off of Oldenburg Mütze and Schirmmütze perfectly, but not Pickelhauben that I have seen. I have noticed, here on the forum, that the Oldenburg Pickelhauben illustrated vary widely in the color of the state Kokarde. Some are pretty close to this light blue color while some appear more royal blue. Others seem to have oxidized so completely that they appear black and red, almost hard to distinguish from a Württemberg Kokarde.
What are your opinions on this one?
John