bavarian helmet, need help

Thread: bavarian helmet, need help

  1. panzerschreck's Avatar

    panzerschreck said:

    Default bavarian helmet, need help

    with quadcorn we are working on the bavarian helmet in order to have more accurate troops in the future but I have a problem, we need a good pic of the regimental plate of a bavarian helmet (a photo of a plate), thanks!
     
  2. Prince of Essling's Avatar

    Prince of Essling said:

    Default Re: bavarian helmet, need help

    1806 infantry version at http://www.napoleon-online.de/Infant...806_gesamt.jpg
    close up of plate at http://www.napoleon-online.de/Infant...06_detail1.jpg
    1815 infantry version at http://www.napoleon-online.de/Bay_Ja...815_gesamt.jpg
    close up of plate at http://www.napoleon-online.de/Bay_Ja...15_detail1.jpg
    Chevauleger version at http://www.napoleon-online.de/Bay_Ch...ett_gesamt.jpg
    Close up of the plate at http://www.napoleon-online.de/Bay_Ch...tt_detail1.jpg (this is probably the best photo)

    Here is a description of the plate :
    "In 1799 all regiments of line infantry were issued with the distinctive Bavarian style
    'Raupenhelm', to replace the earlier casquet, which remained in use with the army throughout
    the Napoleonic era. The raupenhelm was an elongated black leather helmet with black woolen
    caterpillar crest and black leather peak. The front of the raupenhelm was decorated with an oval
    brass plate embossed with the Royal Cypher 'MJ' - 1800-1806 (Elector Maximillian Josef), or 'MJK'
    - 1806-15 (König Maximillian Josef). The plate was surmounted by a small crown, which was
    mounted over the tip of the wool raupe. The front, bass edge of the helmet was decorated with a
    narrow brass plate with roll edging which was engraved with the regimental title prior to 1806
    but after that date all new issues were plain. The nameplate was fitted to the helmet with a
    narrow black leather strap passing around the base of the raupenhelm to fasten at the rear with a
    small brass buckle. At the front of the helmet looping below the oval plate was a fine brass chain,
    the ends of which were fastened to the crown of the helmet with small brass rivets the two
    trailing ends of the chain fastening behind the chin-strap bosses."
    Last edited by Prince of Essling; November 09, 2010 at 12:51 PM. Reason: links added