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Luke H 27-03-21 11:50 AM

German Cockade - WW1?
 
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I was very kindly given this cockade as a gift. The previous owner felt it was WW1 and possibly Prussian infantry.

Can anyone tell me anything about it please?

RSM 27-03-21 12:05 PM

Luke,

I think it is Prussian WW1 as stated. Worn on the 'pork pie' hats.

Regards.

Chipper 27-03-21 01:52 PM

deleted, was wrong.

dubaiguy 27-03-21 02:45 PM

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Here is a Prussian Pickelhaube I'd owned for 30 odd years, but sold on ebay a couple of years ago. A black cockade on the left and red on the right which fixed the leather chin strap to the helmet.

Could it be the same part, but with a centre button added?
Mark

leigh kitchen 27-03-21 03:09 PM

No, it won't be an adapted helmet cockade, the cap cockade is far smaller, worn on the front of the cap.
Thats a nice old helmet, original chinstrap and cockades by the look of it.
It saddens me when some sellers on ebay sell such a wartime M15 helmet by stripping the whole thing down to its components and selling them individually, spike, studs, chinstrap, front peak, back peak, liner, the lot.

Luke H 27-03-21 08:18 PM

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Thanks everyone.

Is it genuine? Looks very delicate to have survived 100 years in that condition.

Found a few in situ.

dumdum 28-03-21 12:30 AM

This takes me back to being a teen and buying one of these for a very small price. The band was black with red piping which was suggested as aviation troops. The inside of the cap was pretty grotty I recall!

Reluctantly sold it to a guy who was mad for an example on the understanding that it would come back when he changed tack to some other "craze".

Still waiting and he's long dead but I did learn that he had sold it only a month or two later..

We never learn, eh?


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