Had the day off and I was re-arranging some things in my display case and thought it a good opportunity to get a couple of group pictures of my Imperial Headgear collection. I have a real weak spot for Imperial pieces, they are usually reasonably priced compared to 3R pieces, often they are unit marked which offers great research opportunities, and between the different parts of the German empire each with their own unique cockades and the range of German unit designations in the army for piping there are lots of variations to pick from.
In the first group of pics there are two camo steel helmets, a Hussar Busby and an NCO peaked visor. The helmet on the left with the thicker black stripe is a M16 Q66, inside is named twice to the same soldier. Liner has burn marks, remnant tape mark on top and under the visor where an old shipping label may have been attached. The Camo on the right is an M16 Bell, with chinstrap and liner (pillows intact). The Busby is pre-war and from the 6th Line Hussars (Husaren-Regt. Graf Goetzen (2.Schlesisches) Nr.6), they would have mustered as part of the VI Armee Korps in 1914 and were based in East Germany (their home cities are now part of Poland). The visor is an early war NCO visor, straight up Prussian which is the most common but just in really nice shape.
Thanks, Nick
In the first group of pics there are two camo steel helmets, a Hussar Busby and an NCO peaked visor. The helmet on the left with the thicker black stripe is a M16 Q66, inside is named twice to the same soldier. Liner has burn marks, remnant tape mark on top and under the visor where an old shipping label may have been attached. The Camo on the right is an M16 Bell, with chinstrap and liner (pillows intact). The Busby is pre-war and from the 6th Line Hussars (Husaren-Regt. Graf Goetzen (2.Schlesisches) Nr.6), they would have mustered as part of the VI Armee Korps in 1914 and were based in East Germany (their home cities are now part of Poland). The visor is an early war NCO visor, straight up Prussian which is the most common but just in really nice shape.
Thanks, Nick