USMC-EOD
Active member
Hey Gents,
I have an earlier model Enlisted Man's Prussian Cuirassier helmet. It looks like it was originally an older "step-visor" type helmet that was modified to the newer type (1890's) visor while in service.
It still has the screws holding on the chinstrap. I know the Cuirassier helmets got the M91 posts around 1897 if memory serves me right? And the visors changed in the early 1890s?
Anyway, has anyone seen a visor upgrade switch like this while in service? Seems like a smart money saving move to modify existing helmet stocks during a fairly short transition phase with visors and side posts..., at least at the Regimental Depot level.
Do any of you have a picture of an upgraded/modified one?
Sorry; no photos. All my helmets and junk is/are sitting helpless in a condo in Tampa Bay waiting for hurricane Irma while I sit here in Oki...
Semper Fi.
Bryan.
I have an earlier model Enlisted Man's Prussian Cuirassier helmet. It looks like it was originally an older "step-visor" type helmet that was modified to the newer type (1890's) visor while in service.
It still has the screws holding on the chinstrap. I know the Cuirassier helmets got the M91 posts around 1897 if memory serves me right? And the visors changed in the early 1890s?
Anyway, has anyone seen a visor upgrade switch like this while in service? Seems like a smart money saving move to modify existing helmet stocks during a fairly short transition phase with visors and side posts..., at least at the Regimental Depot level.
Do any of you have a picture of an upgraded/modified one?
Sorry; no photos. All my helmets and junk is/are sitting helpless in a condo in Tampa Bay waiting for hurricane Irma while I sit here in Oki...
Semper Fi.
Bryan.