Sandmann
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Hello fellow Pickelhaube collectors,
I just found the photos of this helmet M1867 on www.aiolfi.com, it was auctioned in 2021.
Please have a look to the helmet eagle, which I have never seen in this style before. What I find special is the design of the Fatherland bandeau and the profile of the "FWR" medallion.
However, the medallion and Banner fascinates me because it’s different layers. I think that the helmet eagle is a very early model of the 1860 series, because the medallion and banner look as if they were added later to an existing mold. If the whole mold had been redesigned, the artist would surely have found more elegant ways of designing it, as was the case with later versions. In addition, it was placed in an even higher level than the banner, which makes the side view very conspicuous, especially in the upper area.
The banner runs much more horizontally on the wings as usual. Care was taken to ensure that the banner ran as little as possible over the upper part of the feathers, that the side profile of the wings doesn't look so thick. I think it makes sense from an aesthetic point of view, because it always looks better when the wings taper off flat. Furthermore, the corners of the banner in the middle section extend quite a bit beyond the contour of the eagle's neck, which I have never seen before in this form.
Although the design is quite unique in my eyes, the helmet eagle is an original in my eyes. The frosty fire gilding and the quality of the molding clearly speak for it.
The fact that the attachment of this helmet M1867 was done by threaded pins is no reason to doubt the authenticity. The special fastening method with the sliders, for which the M1867 is known, was mainly used in Prussia. The most other German states in which the Pickelhaube was worn at that time continued to use the threaded pins and square nuts.
Another special and early helmet eagle M1860 I found on www.weitze.net, a guard eagle. Although the Fatherland Bandeau was already integrated into the mold too, it was also just added onto an older guard eagle. A look to the banner near the sword and sceptre proves this. Instead of the banner folding around these objects, as was the case with later guard eagles (see last pic), the banner simply folds in front of these insignia. For me, this is a clear sign of an object that was added later.
Do you know other unique helmet eagles or other examples like this ones? Your opinions are welcome
I just found the photos of this helmet M1867 on www.aiolfi.com, it was auctioned in 2021.
Please have a look to the helmet eagle, which I have never seen in this style before. What I find special is the design of the Fatherland bandeau and the profile of the "FWR" medallion.
However, the medallion and Banner fascinates me because it’s different layers. I think that the helmet eagle is a very early model of the 1860 series, because the medallion and banner look as if they were added later to an existing mold. If the whole mold had been redesigned, the artist would surely have found more elegant ways of designing it, as was the case with later versions. In addition, it was placed in an even higher level than the banner, which makes the side view very conspicuous, especially in the upper area.
The banner runs much more horizontally on the wings as usual. Care was taken to ensure that the banner ran as little as possible over the upper part of the feathers, that the side profile of the wings doesn't look so thick. I think it makes sense from an aesthetic point of view, because it always looks better when the wings taper off flat. Furthermore, the corners of the banner in the middle section extend quite a bit beyond the contour of the eagle's neck, which I have never seen before in this form.
Although the design is quite unique in my eyes, the helmet eagle is an original in my eyes. The frosty fire gilding and the quality of the molding clearly speak for it.
The fact that the attachment of this helmet M1867 was done by threaded pins is no reason to doubt the authenticity. The special fastening method with the sliders, for which the M1867 is known, was mainly used in Prussia. The most other German states in which the Pickelhaube was worn at that time continued to use the threaded pins and square nuts.
Another special and early helmet eagle M1860 I found on www.weitze.net, a guard eagle. Although the Fatherland Bandeau was already integrated into the mold too, it was also just added onto an older guard eagle. A look to the banner near the sword and sceptre proves this. Instead of the banner folding around these objects, as was the case with later guard eagles (see last pic), the banner simply folds in front of these insignia. For me, this is a clear sign of an object that was added later.
Do you know other unique helmet eagles or other examples like this ones? Your opinions are welcome
That's great and I think it helps to explore the reason for the extraordinary design 
