Helmet officer,NCO or EM?

[Dan46]

I have had this helmet for about 6 years;so I need you Imperial guys help.What is it?The markings on the back isGrR7 1904.
Thanks,
Dan46

[Dan46]

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[Arran]

That's a very rare plate! Its an enlisted man's helmet, and should really have the standard one-piece Reichs and Prussian cockades...

[GWA]

I have had this helmet for about 6 years;so I need you Imperial guys help.What is it?The markings on the back isGrR7 1904.
Thanks,
Dan46

Grenadier-Regiment 7 (2.Westpreussisches). They were garrisoned in Liegnitz. It is a wonderful Pickelhaube.

[Dan46]

Thanks guys, but I'm still confused. So, it is an EM helmet, but it has an officer's plate on the front? Doesn't the iron cross in the center mean that it is a reserve officer?
Dan 46

[Arran]

The cross means that he was in the Reserves, but has nothing to do with officer rank per se...

[Dan46]

Thanks to everyone on the info.so;is this helmet rare.What is the significance of my eagle and the standard Prussian eagle?Sorry to be ashing so many questions.Was this an infantry unit?
Dan46

[MauserKar98k]

Thanks to everyone on the info.so;is this helmet rare.What is the significance of my eagle and the standard Prussian eagle?Sorry to be ashing so many questions.Was this an infantry unit?
Dan46

Not a problem, that's why we're all here.

You helmet is quite rare because Grenadier-Regiment König Wilhelm I (2. Westpreußisches) Nr. 7 was the only unit to use that helmet wappen plate. Also, your helmet hasn't been messed with (with the possible exception of the cockades)- the wappen plate matches its unit marking.

Concerning GR 7, it wasn't just an infantry unit- it was one of the elite units of the German army. So that alone makes it quite special.

[MauserKar98k]

Is there any chance we can see some better photos of the wappen plate and both cockades?

[Dan46]

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[Jleb2]

What a great helmet indeed!

for sure EM for a rare regiment.

James

[Adler 1]

Hi Dan,
I think you did very well by purchasing this helmet. It's very rare as the other guys already stated, but also complete. Imo there is nothing wrong with the kokarden, since they are for Unteroffizier mit Portepee, who were allowed to wear helmets like officers except for the stars on the spike base and the kokarden. They could also wear a standard enlisted man's helmet with the right kokarden (as you show here).
To say it in one time: a Pickelhaube for Unteroffizier mit Portepee as a Reservist of Grenadier-Regiment 7...
Here is a short overvieuw of the different kokarden. For this helmet the officers model would be wrong, the other two are ok.

Adler 1