Strange spike-helmet (at least for me )

[Robert Noss]

Found that photo today on a fleamarket. At home I looked closely to the spike-helmet and found it strange. Looks like there is a cockade or a hole in the middle of the eagle.

Maybe it is just a photographic irritation, strange from this angle, but I can not remember to have seen that type of helmet before.

and the detail of the helmet:

Any comments are welcome as always.

Robert

[Chip]

Robert,

That's a Gardestern in the center with a black eagle in the middle.

Chip

[Jef]

Hello Robert,

Maybe these pics are helpfull. Found it in the book:" The pickelhaube" by J.A. Bowman, vol 1.

Jef

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[Thomas]

Robert, look here. http://www.kaisersbunker.com/hp/wappen.htm

[Robert Noss]

Thanks to all for the informations.

I did knew the Garde-helmets but on this photo it looked so "exaggerated" to me.

Kind regards

Robert

[dwmosher]

Robert:

The wappen seems a bit "exaggerated" because this is officer was from either the 1st Batallion or the Regimental Staff of the 1. Garde-Regt. zu Fuss. which had the SEMPER TALIS bandaeu above the plate and a fluted spike. All of the fittings (including the chinscales) are in silver. Here is a drawing from Didier Laine's reference book 'The German Army 1914".

Regards

Dave