Saxon 107.R.

[Grabenmaxx]

I haven't had a Saxon helmet in the collection for quite some years and when this one was offered to me I couldn't say no.

It's a helmet belonging to a soldier of Infanterie Regiment 107.
It has the Kompanie mentioned but no Brigade. Haven't seen that before.

 

[Lars13]

Congratulations on a nice looking helmet,
However imo the regimental marking are scratched-in rather than stamped, which I'm a bit suspicious of.
Regards,
Lars

 

[b.loree]

Very nice and a great addition to your collection. For me, I don't remember seeing a liner which has been dyed brown before but it is obviously original and looks excellent. There is always something new in the land of pickelhauben!

 

[J.LeBrasseur]

Do not get much better than that!

Congrats!

James

 

[Steve Nick]

That's about as good as it gets in Saxon OR's helmets. The shell is in great shape and the Kokarden are pristine.

 

[Sandmann]

Very nice helmet. Congratulations and thank you for sharing

 

[ottodog8]

Congratulations on a nice looking helmet,
However imo the regimental marking are scratched-in rather than stamped, which I'm a bit suspicious of.
Regards,
Lars

I have seen both incised and ink stamped markings on Saxon helmets.

Beautiful helmet.

 

[John Josef]

Very nice helmet Congratulations

 

[Grabenmaxx]

Thanks for your nice comments.
I took another look at the regimental markings.
These saxon helmets indeed often have markings which are incised in the leather (see below screenshot I have).

I have an ok feeling about it but I'll stand corrected should anybody see it in another way.

 

[Lars13]

I have seen both incised and ink stamped markings on Saxon helmets.

These saxon helmets indeed often have markings which are incised

Hi,
I agree, but to me it doesn't seem to be stamped, rather that someone scratched the marking into the leather, compare the neat "107.R." stamp shown by Grabenmaxx to the stamp of the helmet in question. Hopefully I'm just seeing it wrong.
Regards,
Lars

 

[argonne]

Hi,

Maybe this guy:

Verlustlisten 1. Weltkrieg, page 1016: Schindler ()

des.genealogy.net

Or this guy:

Verlustlisten 1. Weltkrieg, page 12714: Schindler Martin (Niederhermersdorf, Chemnitz)

des.genealogy.net

Both from the 3/JR107. For me, nothing wrong on this helmet. This is an Ersatz helmet, a lot of variety, especially in the saxon army.

Not lack of "Brigade" stamp, but "Bataillon" stamp...

Philippe

 

[Sandmann]

I don't question it either, the helmet looks good for me. However, maybe I'll imagine it, but isn’t there a 7 before the marking with 3K and maybe something else even before that marking?

 

[Grabenmaxx]

That's no marking before the 3. Just some kind of little scratch

 

[Digger1915]

Superb example.
Congratulations,