Same person, …and different Pickelhauben.

[Heinz]

Did the Pickelhauben have a evolution in it´s design during the two World Wars?
This first picture shows our personage as Kommandeur der Garden Kürassiere in Berlin.
It´s a detail of a Conrad Freyberg´s painting of 1909, a wonderful “Gemälde” of a Kurassiere´s riding “pickelhaubed”parade. He wears a eagled Pickelhaube…



… and just have a look to the same person at his son´s wedding in 1943. He wears a different Pickelhaube….
Anyway I thought that Pickelhauben were out of order after WW1!
Was usual led the old veterans to wear the Pickelhauben in special events?



Regards

 

[Liongules]

The short answer is: Yes, many veterans continued to wear their old Imperial uniforms and pickelhauben.

The reason the helmet is different in the photograph is he's wearing the everyday version with a spike, the eagle was only put on the helmet for gala events. The eagle was removable, so they just changed it out for the spike for everyday wear.

 

[poniatowski]

Even in the US, veterans are authorized to wear their old uniforms for special events. I plan on wearing my dress blues if my daughter ever gets married. Unfortunately, no Pickelhaube!

Ron