$2,395.00
This is a very hard to find officer schirrmütze in feldgrau for a Jäger Bataillone. The top of the schirrmütze is a fine feldgrau material. The wide stripe around the cap is green. There is also a smaller trim band in green at the top. The feldgrau top has a slight hint of moth tracking. The wide green band displays a few areas of nips and tracking but overall they are not detractive to the overall presentation….
GERMANY – SCHIRMMÜTZE – OFFICER – JÄGER BATAILLONE – FELDGRAU
This is a very hard to find officer schirrmütze in feldgrau for a Jäger Bataillone. The top of the schirrmütze is a fine feldgrau material. The wide stripe around the cap is green. There is also a smaller trim band in green at the top. The feldgrau top has a slight hint of moth tracking. The wide green band displays a few areas of nips and tracking but overall they are not detractive to the overall presentation.
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GERMANY – SCHIRMMÜTZE – OFFICER – JÄGER BATAILLONE – FELDGRAU
This is a very hard to find officer schirrmütze in feldgrau for a Jäger Bataillone. The top of the schirrmütze is a fine feldgrau material. The wide stripe around the cap is green. There is also a smaller trim band in green at the top. The feldgrau top has a slight hint of moth tracking. The wide green band displays a few areas of nips and tracking but overall they are not detractive to the overall presentation.
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$6,995.00
This is a very fine Ulanen-Regiment von Katzler (Schlesisches) Nr 2 officer’s tschapka. The regiment was founded in 1745 (during Frederick the Great’s reign), and garrisoned at Gleiwitz-Pleß. It was attached to the VI. Armeekorps. The helmet’s leather body is quite pleasing. It is very supple, smooth, and relatively problem-free. At first glance, it is the wappen that takes one’s attention. In terms of design (not counting their colors), three different Ulanen wappen-styles exist. First is that of the three Garde-Ulanen-Regiments. The two earliest Garde-Ulanen-Regiments were founded in 1819, while the third was created in 1860. Each one’s officers, NCO’s, and enlisted men sported the traditional Garde Stars on their wappens. Next come Ulanen-Regiment Nr’s 1, 2, and 3. These three regiments were among the first Prussian Ulanen-Regiments to be created: Nr’s 1 and 2 in 1745, and Nr 3 in 1809. Only Ulanen-Regiment Großherzog Friedrich von Baden (Rheinisches) Nr 7 was older, (having been founded in 1734). Ulanen-Regiment Nr’s 1 through 3 sported different center devices on their wappens. These boasted very elaborately formed royal cyphers featuring “WR” on them. (Later Ulanen-Regiments displayed the more conventional “FR” cypher in plain script, constituting the third wappen style). This wappen style was also used by Prussian line-infantry and artillery regiments. Ulanen-Regiment Nr’s 1-3’s wappens are very distinctive and very scarce. [I also suggest that you look closely at the crown’s top, which sports the open (voided) style indicative of an officer].
The helmet has all-gilt furniture, including the wappen, chin scales, and front visor trim. As we look further at its exterior, we see a single Reich’s kokarde on the helmet’s right side (from the wearer’s perspective). A Prussian officer’s feldzeichen (field badge) is displayed. Under the tschapka’s mortarboard is a red rabatt (a fabric covering the helmet section reaching from under the mortarboard to the leather body’s top). This is the confirmation that the helmet is from Ulanen-Regiment von Katzler (Schlesisches) Nr 2. Each of the three early regiments has a different-colored rabatt.
I was very excited when I was first offered this helmet. I hoped that it was for Ulanen-Regiment Kaiser Alexander III von Rußland (Westpreußisches) Nr 1. Why did I hope for this? It was THE regiment to which Manfred von Richthofen was attached before WW I, and during the war’s early months before he transferred to the Imperial German Air Service. He wore that regiment’s uniform until his death to honor his attachment to it. [This was very common during WW I, as men retained their former regiments’ uniforms and headdresses after they transferred to the Air Service]. Although it is a pity that the helmet is NOT from von Richthofen’s regiment, it is still very rare!
[I must mention two other details about the helmet’s exterior. The description’s headline mentions that the helmet comes complete with the cap lines and the parade bush. While this is true, I want to point our that these two items are NOT for an officer. A previous owner/collector added these NCO/enlisted men’s cap lines and parade bush. The buyer will have the option of displaying the tschapka as it is, or to make it totally correct, REMOVE the NCO/enlisted men’s cap lines and bush. I feel it is vital that all aspects of any item offered by Der Rittmeister Militaria be shared with our customers]!
Moving to the interior, we see that the tschapka does NOT have a silk liner. Instead, it has the NCO/enlisted men’s style liner, complete with all the tongues and its sizing thong. [A silk liner was an option for an officer’s helmet, not a requirement. Some officers felt more comfortable with this liner style. It is also very possible that the officer might have worn this helmet for less-formal occasions, and kept another helmet for dress functions. Many officers purchased extra helmets for this very reason. They did not want to dirty their best helmets, reserving them for supremely important occasions, NOT everyday usage]. No double holes are evident in the interior.
I have NO doubts that this is a correct officer’s tschapka. The NCO/enlisted men’s additions are merely a matter of individual taste. This is one of the rarest tschapkas I have ever offered, and I am very pleased to do so.
This is a very fine Ulanen-Regiment von Katzler (Schlesisches) Nr 2 officer’s tschapka. The regiment was founded in 1745 (during Frederick the Great’s reign), and garrisoned at Gleiwitz-Pleß. It was attached to the VI. Armeekorps. The helmet’s leather body is quite pleasing. It is very supple, smooth, and relatively problem-free. At first glance, it is the wappen that takes one’s attention. In terms of design (not counting their colors), three different Ulanen wappen-styles exist. First is that of the three Garde-Ulanen-Regiments. The two earliest Garde-Ulanen-Regiments were founded in 1819, while the third was created in 1860. Each one’s officers, NCO’s, and enlisted men sported the traditional Garde Stars on their wappens. Next come Ulanen-Regiment Nr’s 1, 2, and 3. These three regiments were among the first Prussian Ulanen-Regiments to be created: Nr’s 1 and 2 in 1745, and Nr 3 in 1809. Only Ulanen-Regiment Großherzog Friedrich von Baden (Rheinisches) Nr 7 was older, (having been founded in 1734). Ulanen-Regiment Nr’s 1 through 3 sported different center devices on their wappens. These boasted very elaborately formed royal cyphers featuring “WR” on them. (Later Ulanen-Regiments displayed the more conventional “FR” cypher in plain script, constituting the third wappen style). This wappen style was also used by Prussian line-infantry and artillery regiments. Ulanen-Regiment Nr’s 1-3’s wappens are very distinctive and very scarce. [I also suggest that you look closely at the crown’s top, which sports the open (voided) style indicative of an officer].
The helmet has all-gilt furniture, including the wappen, chin scales, and front visor trim. As we look further at its exterior, we see a single Reich’s kokarde on the helmet’s right side (from the wearer’s perspective). A Prussian officer’s feldzeichen (field badge) is displayed. Under the tschapka’s mortarboard is a red rabatt (a fabric covering the helmet section reaching from under the mortarboard to the leather body’s top). This is the confirmation that the helmet is from Ulanen-Regiment von Katzler (Schlesisches) Nr 2. Each of the three early regiments has a different-colored rabatt.
I was very excited when I was first offered this helmet. I hoped that it was for Ulanen-Regiment Kaiser Alexander III von Rußland (Westpreußisches) Nr 1. Why did I hope for this? It was THE regiment to which Manfred von Richthofen was attached before WW I, and during the war’s early months before he transferred to the Imperial German Air Service. He wore that regiment’s uniform until his death to honor his attachment to it. [This was very common during WW I, as men retained their former regiments’ uniforms and headdresses after they transferred to the Air Service]. Although it is a pity that the helmet is NOT from von Richthofen’s regiment, it is still very rare!
[I must mention two other details about the helmet’s exterior. The description’s headline mentions that the helmet comes complete with the cap lines and the parade bush. While this is true, I want to point our that these two items are NOT for an officer. A previous owner/collector added these NCO/enlisted men’s cap lines and parade bush. The buyer will have the option of displaying the tschapka as it is, or to make it totally correct, REMOVE the NCO/enlisted men’s cap lines and bush. I feel it is vital that all aspects of any item offered by Der Rittmeister Militaria be shared with our customers]!
Moving to the interior, we see that the tschapka does NOT have a silk liner. Instead, it has the NCO/enlisted men’s style liner, complete with all the tongues and its sizing thong. [A silk liner was an option for an officer’s helmet, not a requirement. Some officers felt more comfortable with this liner style. It is also very possible that the officer might have worn this helmet for less-formal occasions, and kept another helmet for dress functions. Many officers purchased extra helmets for this very reason. They did not want to dirty their best helmets, reserving them for supremely important occasions, NOT everyday usage]. No double holes are evident in the interior.
I have NO doubts that this is a correct officer’s tschapka. The NCO/enlisted men’s additions are merely a matter of individual taste. This is one of the rarest tschapkas I have ever offered, and I am very pleased to do so.
$1,695.00
This is a lovely Bavarian Artillerie Regiment One Year-Volunteer’s kugelhelm. The helmet’s leather body is well formed and in good shape. It shows some of the normal leather imperfections expected of a one-hundred-plus-years-old helmet, which are not extreme. [You may judge this yourself from the photographs we are attaching to the description]. All of the hardware is gilt, including the wappen, chin scales, trim, and etc. The wappen is officers style example with an open crown. Its kugel unscrews from a base that itself is loose (it WILL rotate if you happen to move it). It is all secure and makes NO difference whatsoever when on display. The Bavarian state kokarde is more an NCO’s style. The helmet’s back strap is a bit loose and shows a minimal amount of raising from its body.
Inside the helmet is a well-used leather sweatband, and a rust-colored silk liner that shows some staining from wear. All of the original hardware is present. No extra holes appear, so we are sure that it IS an original Bavarian kugelhelm. (Please remember that it is a pre WW I helmet, with typical prewar quality. Even though it boasts a kugel (which was not adopted until 1916 for Bavaria’s artillery), the helmet itself is prewar.
This helmet is not in “star” condition, but it is more than satisfactory and priced quite reasonably.
This is a lovely Bavarian Artillerie Regiment One Year-Volunteer’s kugelhelm. The helmet’s leather body is well formed and in good shape. It shows some of the normal leather imperfections expected of a one-hundred-plus-years-old helmet, which are not extreme. [You may judge this yourself from the photographs we are attaching to the description]. All of the hardware is gilt, including the wappen, chin scales, trim, and etc. The wappen is officers style example with an open crown. Its kugel unscrews from a base that itself is loose (it WILL rotate if you happen to move it). It is all secure and makes NO difference whatsoever when on display. The Bavarian state kokarde is more an NCO’s style. The helmet’s back strap is a bit loose and shows a minimal amount of raising from its body.
Inside the helmet is a well-used leather sweatband, and a rust-colored silk liner that shows some staining from wear. All of the original hardware is present. No extra holes appear, so we are sure that it IS an original Bavarian kugelhelm. (Please remember that it is a pre WW I helmet, with typical prewar quality. Even though it boasts a kugel (which was not adopted until 1916 for Bavaria’s artillery), the helmet itself is prewar.
This helmet is not in “star” condition, but it is more than satisfactory and priced quite reasonably.
$995.00
This is a privately-purchased, non depot-issued enlisted man’s mütze from a Hesse-Darmstadt Artillerie-Regiment. After the four Imperial German Kingdoms’ Armies (Prussia, Saxony, Bavaria, and Württemberg), the Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt had one of Germany’s largest military contingents. Among the many regiments they fielded were two artillerie regiments: Großherzogl. Artilleriekorps. 1. Großherzogl. Hessisches Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr 25, and 2. Großherzogl. Hessisches Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr 61. [Interestingly, Großherzogl. Artilleriekorps. 1. Großherzogl. Hessisches Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr 25 was one of the oldest German Army Artillerie-Regiments. Only one Prussian, one Saxon, and two Württemberg regiments were older]. Also, the regiment’s Inhaber was Prinz Heinrich von Preußen, Kaiser Wilhelm II’s younger brother.
Our mütze is of the highest quality. It comes from the workshops of P. H. Lorz, located in the capital city of Darmstadt. They were the official providers to Hesse-Darmstadt’s Royal House and the Grand Duke. Both of the aforementioned regiments were garrisoned in Darmstadt, so a man from either regiment could have owned this mütze. The mütze’s basic body color is dark-blue. It sports a wide black trim band, measuring 1 ⅛,” accented above and below by thin bands of red piping. Another band of red piping encircles the mütze’s top. The German Reich’s kokarde and Hesse-Darmstadt’s state kokarde both are firmly in place. The mütze’s exterior condition is very near mint. Inside the mütze is a very lightly-used leather sweatband. The leather is fresh and supple, with no sweat staining. A red silk liner is present. The maker’s name, P. H. Lorz, and address are embossed on it. A paper tag is in place advising that the mütze is a size 54 ½. The mütze is stored in a circular carton, which is why it has remained in such spectacular condition. Again, the manufacturer’s name appears on a label on the carton’s front.
This is an amazing mütze, in stone-mint condition. The example cannot be upgraded. You will be very pleased with its condition.
This is a privately-purchased, non depot-issued enlisted man’s mütze from a Hesse-Darmstadt Artillerie-Regiment. After the four Imperial German Kingdoms’ Armies (Prussia, Saxony, Bavaria, and Württemberg), the Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt had one of Germany’s largest military contingents. Among the many regiments they fielded were two artillerie regiments: Großherzogl. Artilleriekorps. 1. Großherzogl. Hessisches Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr 25, and 2. Großherzogl. Hessisches Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr 61. [Interestingly, Großherzogl. Artilleriekorps. 1. Großherzogl. Hessisches Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr 25 was one of the oldest German Army Artillerie-Regiments. Only one Prussian, one Saxon, and two Württemberg regiments were older]. Also, the regiment’s Inhaber was Prinz Heinrich von Preußen, Kaiser Wilhelm II’s younger brother.
Our mütze is of the highest quality. It comes from the workshops of P. H. Lorz, located in the capital city of Darmstadt. They were the official providers to Hesse-Darmstadt’s Royal House and the Grand Duke. Both of the aforementioned regiments were garrisoned in Darmstadt, so a man from either regiment could have owned this mütze. The mütze’s basic body color is dark-blue. It sports a wide black trim band, measuring 1 ⅛,” accented above and below by thin bands of red piping. Another band of red piping encircles the mütze’s top. The German Reich’s kokarde and Hesse-Darmstadt’s state kokarde both are firmly in place. The mütze’s exterior condition is very near mint. Inside the mütze is a very lightly-used leather sweatband. The leather is fresh and supple, with no sweat staining. A red silk liner is present. The maker’s name, P. H. Lorz, and address are embossed on it. A paper tag is in place advising that the mütze is a size 54 ½. The mütze is stored in a circular carton, which is why it has remained in such spectacular condition. Again, the manufacturer’s name appears on a label on the carton’s front.
This is an amazing mütze, in stone-mint condition. The example cannot be upgraded. You will be very pleased with its condition.