dave mosher
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One of the few issued items in my collection. The helmet is unit marked, squadron marked, initial gartiture acceptance stamp dated 1908 with a second date of 1910, and a garniture stamping of II (Also is painted II inside). There is also a manufacturer's stamp, but is illegible. The plate is the "guard eagle w/o star" vs the grenadier eagle and was authorized just before the war on June 16, 1913, which makes the helmet so unique. The standard Prussian line eagle had been utilized for the regiment, prior to that date. The plate is "crooked" as most are. When you look at the back of the plate, the loops were attached somewhere "close" to the original holes (most likely were sent that way to the depot from the manufacturer). It would appear that the plates were put on the helmet, and if the holes didn't match, or too much of the plate hung down unto the visor (leaving a gap), one of the loops was moved to make the plate flush. That's my story and I'm sticking with it....
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