Well, the chances are quite good that this is not an Infantry helmet, nor even a Garde helmet.
The 1. Garde-Regiment zu Fuß utilized silver chinscales, while the vast majority of the other units Glenn kindly listed, utilized gilt fittings.
However, silver fittings with gilt chinscales were used by:
Garde-Füsilier-Regiment,
5. Garde-Regiment zu Fuß,
Garde-Pionier-Btl
Eisenbahn Regt. 1 - 3
Eisenbahn Btl. 3
The helmet is also not an NCO in the sense that we use, in that it does not have an NCO Kokarden. It carries Mannschaft Kokarden. http://www.kaisersbunker.com/hp/hp3.htm
So Brain, hit it right, it is a very nice quality Eigentums-helm (privately purchased Pickelhaube), but not for an NCO, but for Mannschaft from Private to Sergeant.
It has the best quality Mannschaft plate available, with the huge star and pierced crown. It is strictly connected with purchaser preference, nothing to do with rank. Here is the same in gilt. http://www.kaisersbunker.com/hp/hp20c.htm
It has an officer Perlring around the spike neck, but photographic evidence shows Mannschaft wearing these as well.
http://www.kaisersbunker.com/hp/hp17.htm
The rounds spike base brads also clearly indicate Mannschaft. The helmet, with that this front visor bead, and "officer quality" if you will, silk lining and calf skin sweatband are the highest level of Eigentums-helm. http://www.kaisersbunker.com/hp/hp15c.htm A very nice helmet, thanks for sharing.
Tony http://www.kaisersbunker.com/
The 1. Garde-Regiment zu Fuß utilized silver chinscales, while the vast majority of the other units Glenn kindly listed, utilized gilt fittings.
However, silver fittings with gilt chinscales were used by:
Garde-Füsilier-Regiment,
5. Garde-Regiment zu Fuß,
Garde-Pionier-Btl
Eisenbahn Regt. 1 - 3
Eisenbahn Btl. 3
The helmet is also not an NCO in the sense that we use, in that it does not have an NCO Kokarden. It carries Mannschaft Kokarden. http://www.kaisersbunker.com/hp/hp3.htm
So Brain, hit it right, it is a very nice quality Eigentums-helm (privately purchased Pickelhaube), but not for an NCO, but for Mannschaft from Private to Sergeant.
It has the best quality Mannschaft plate available, with the huge star and pierced crown. It is strictly connected with purchaser preference, nothing to do with rank. Here is the same in gilt. http://www.kaisersbunker.com/hp/hp20c.htm
It has an officer Perlring around the spike neck, but photographic evidence shows Mannschaft wearing these as well.
http://www.kaisersbunker.com/hp/hp17.htm
The rounds spike base brads also clearly indicate Mannschaft. The helmet, with that this front visor bead, and "officer quality" if you will, silk lining and calf skin sweatband are the highest level of Eigentums-helm. http://www.kaisersbunker.com/hp/hp15c.htm A very nice helmet, thanks for sharing.
Tony http://www.kaisersbunker.com/
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