Rare Dragon helmet

Khukri said:
Steve,
the French book; "Les Hussards Allemands er leurs colbacks" 1808-1918.
Pages 117-118
The Feldgrau and The Ersatz:
*The two generations of Ersatz Busbies:
*at mobilization in 1914 Reserve and Landwehr Husaren Regts were to be supplied "yesterday". Quality standard were less strict now: furs; (often with paint spots; different length of hair...)...Sometime black fake fur (Pluche).
*Then: fabricated as of February 1915:
Two types of Busbies:
"Feldgrau": painted brass/Iron or chemicaly darkened. Painted metal Feldzeichen or the fabric one.
-The Filz/felt busbies
-the cloth covered frames/cages
*No Kolpak/"bag": the top/lid had no hooks to fasten the Kolpak.

***And then; then...you go trough your Fort de la Pompelle 'archive'....
And back then; in the Fort in 2010... I happened to stretch out to make this picture*...
The one with Fangschnur (Larcade Volume II page 73)
Click to expand...
Great photos
Thanks
Somehow I lost this thread and did
not seethe last posts
Steve
 
Small, confidential production run by a manufacturer of “fancy” Extra-Helm-Eigentum-Ersatz helmets, to be worn by an officer in the field.
As these cork helmets are designed for hot climates, I'm thinking of missions in Macedonia or Romania, for example.

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Another for an officer of the 9th Dragon (Hanoverian) stationed in Metz.

Tissu 0ff DR9 Karl v Rumania.PNG
Last but not least, a slightly different but formidable customization, that of the Freiherr Von Villisen, officer of the Prussian Guard, for his mission to the Chinese government.

Balkans Freiherr von Willisen.jpg
 
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CLOVIS 57 said:
Small, confidential production run by a manufacturer of “fancy” Extra-Helm-Eigentum-Ersatz helmets, to be worn by an officer in the field.
As these cork helmets are designed for hot climates, I'm thinking of missions in Macedonia or Romania, for example.

View attachment 51028 View attachment 51027

Another for an officer of the 9th Dragon (Hanoverian) stationed in Metz.

View attachment 51029
Last but not least, a slightly different but formidable customization, that of the Freiherr Von Villisen, officer of the Prussian Guard, for his mission to the Chinese government.

View attachment 51030
Click to expand...
Wunderbar! Really a great piece and terrific photo. Many thanks.
Zeb.
 
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