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? |
Luke,
I think it is Prussian WW1 as stated. Worn on the 'pork pie' hats. Regards. |
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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 |
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. |
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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. |
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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