Saxon L G R 100 Officer and Bavarian General

[KAGGR#1]

Here are my two latest finds .Saxon L G R 100 officer and a Bavarian General which
just arrived this A M . Steve McFarland

 

[Naprawiacz]

Beautiful helmets,congratulations! Greetings
Wojtek.

 

[J.LeBrasseur]

Both great finds, glad you got the Bavarian!

James

 

[JohnS3rd]

WOW, They are both awesome helmets!

 

[Sandmann]

Great find, congratulations to these beauties

 

[JohnS3rd]

Hi Folks,
Can someone please enlighten me on which General Officers wore silver-colored hardware?
Thanks
John

 

[KAGGR#1]

It is my understanding that Bavarian Generals wore the helmets with silver fittings .
Also the Bavarian Generals helmets in gilt were worn by General Adjutants .
Steve McFarland

 

[J.LeBrasseur]

Steve is 100% correct, however along with General Adjutants, General Doctors also wore the gilt version.

James

 

[Steve Nick]

Two lovely helmets!

I'm particularly partial to the Bavarian General's helmet.

 

[KAGGR#1]

Here were my 2 Bavarian Generals back before 1992 when I went to collect
only Prussian helmets and sold all of my non Prussian helmets .
Steve McFarland

 

[ottodog8]

Beautiful helmets! I always thought the Bavarian General's helmet is the most aesthetically pleasing of all pickelhauben. But not as nice as your mitres!

Steve

 

[JohnS3rd]

Steve,
Thanks for the information on the hardware. I expected that it might be a Bavarian thing. In the 1980s, when I was stationed in Berlin, a couple of my German friends compared Bavarians to Texans. Each went their own way, be it language, dress, political stances, etc.
John

 

[CLOVIS 57]

Bonsoir,

Merci pour le partage. Superbe, le général bavarois est exceptionnel.
Par contre comme je pourrais le dire dans le post sur la "troupe" LGR 100, avec ses étoiles d'or, il s'agit d'un officier Pioneer. Cordialement

 

[KAGGR#1]

Thank you .You are correct .I just bought the Saxon helmet which was said to be L G R 100 .
I did not check my reference and in fact with the gold stars that does make it a Saxon Pioneer
officers helmet .Saxon L G R 100 officers should have 4 silver stars .
Steve McFarland

 

[b.loree]

Fantastic helmets Steve, congratulations!

 

[ww1czechlegion]

Hi Steve,

These are two absolutely fantastic helmets! Congratulations on your new additions to your collection!

Best Wishes,

Alan

 

[CLOVIS 57]

Good evening,

Thank you for sharing. Superb, the Bavarian general is exceptional. On the other hand as I could say it in the post on the LGR 100 "troop", with its golden stars, it is about a Pioneer officer.
cordially

 

[edwin]

Great helmets and thanks for sharing.

Best regards,

Edwin