Oldenburg Kokarden

[b.loree]

The M91 OR's kokade from Oldenburg JR 91. This regiment was created in 1813 and was part of X Army Korps.

Reverse side:

Officer kokarde from Dragoner Regiment 19: created in 1849, X AK.

A darker blue here obviously. This is common among kokarden produced by different manufacturers for the same regiments.

 

[SkipperJohn]

Oldenburg Kokarde off of a Model 1867 enlisted helmet:

The color is much lighter than those pictured above, but it matches the Schirmmütze Kokarde perfectly:

Many color variations existed with Kokarden from different states. In the case of Oldenburg the color variations ranged from a very light blue to almost black.

John

 

[argonne]

Hello,

DR19 Pickelhaube, date of issue: 1899. Worn by a Vizewachtmeister or Wachtmeister (Portepee Unteroffiziere).

The round cardboard pieces at the back of cokades have been period removed to allow a better sliding of the heavy chinscales without pressing to much on the side posts. Often seen on cavalry helmets.

Philippe

 

[reservist1]

M1871 OJR 91

 

[reservist1]

OJR 91 Officer

 

[reservist1]

M95 OJR 91

 

[b.loree]

Thanks for these posts gentlemen, the more comparison examples, the better. It seems we really do have two shades of blue being used on Oldenburg kokarden.