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German Cockade - WW1?
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? |
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Luke,
I think it is Prussian WW1 as stated. Worn on the 'pork pie' hats. Regards. |
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deleted, was wrong.
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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 Last edited by dubaiguy; 27-03-21 at 02:51 PM. |
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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. Last edited by leigh kitchen; 27-03-21 at 03:14 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. |
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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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