chrispaulodale
Active member
I thought Portugal would be a pretty unlikely place to hunt for Pickelhauben so I went and had a look at the Museu Militar, Largo do Museu da Artilharia, Alfama in Lisbon.
I was pleasantly surprised.
Is this an 1842 Officer's Haube?
An 1895, missing its chinstrap and cockades?
This is an Oldenburg Haube...
...and of course a Portuguese Haube
I was just about to get started photographing this lot individually when a member of staff came and reminded me that photography was not allowed. Very embarrassing!
It's a real shame they don't allow their museum to be photographed as they've got some great and curious items in the their collection. Of course their completely unique Portuguese Western Front WW1 collection was the absolute highlight.
For more information see http://www.geira.pt/mmilitar/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; or the more informative http://www.golisbon.com/sight-seeing/military-museum.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; . Well worth a visit if you're in the area!
Cheers
Chris
I was pleasantly surprised.
Is this an 1842 Officer's Haube?
An 1895, missing its chinstrap and cockades?
This is an Oldenburg Haube...
...and of course a Portuguese Haube
I was just about to get started photographing this lot individually when a member of staff came and reminded me that photography was not allowed. Very embarrassing!
It's a real shame they don't allow their museum to be photographed as they've got some great and curious items in the their collection. Of course their completely unique Portuguese Western Front WW1 collection was the absolute highlight.
For more information see http://www.geira.pt/mmilitar/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; or the more informative http://www.golisbon.com/sight-seeing/military-museum.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; . Well worth a visit if you're in the area!
Cheers
Chris