Dragoon helmet?

Panoleon · 22nd March 2021, 11:24 AM

All the holes in the helmet are for de decorative strips on the side of the helmet. Plain straight (gilded) strips and strips with flowers and leaves. On one side (see picture 5) these strips are still attached. The front plate (with the Danish crest) doesn't belong to the helmet. The holes on the front suggest that there once was another front plate on the helmet.
I don't think this is a a later assembled piece. The lion sits nicely on to the helmet ans follows the curves.

fernando · 22nd March 2021, 12:44 PM

Panoleon, perhaps the best idea is to contact the person who sold you this item in order that you are given further details about this odd setup.
Definitely not Danish. The only parade helmet, as shown by Victrix, belonged to Frederick VII and was made of light weight aliminium in 1859. The first Danish army helmets appeared in 1923 and were a completely different thing.
On the other hand, browsing the Net, one is able to see a number of helmets with the lion on top, from various countries, namely Germany. Maybe if you keep looking, you find out some trace of how your composite was built.

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22nd March 2021, 12:44 PM	#2
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Panoleon, perhaps the best idea is to contact the person who sold you this item in order that you are given further details about this odd setup. Definitely not Danish. The only parade helmet, as shown by Victrix, belonged to Frederick VII and was made of light weight aliminium in 1859. The first Danish army helmets appeared in 1923 and were a completely different thing. On the other hand, browsing the Net, one is able to see a number of helmets with the lion on top, from various countries, namely Germany. Maybe if you keep looking, you find out some trace of how your composite was built. . Attached Images Last edited by fernando; 22nd March 2021 at 12:59 PM.

22nd March 2021, 11:24 AM	#1
Panoleon Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 30	All the holes in the helmet are for de decorative strips on the side of the helmet. Plain straight (gilded) strips and strips with flowers and leaves. On one side (see picture 5) these strips are still attached. The front plate (with the Danish crest) doesn't belong to the helmet. The holes on the front suggest that there once was another front plate on the helmet. I don't think this is a a later assembled piece. The lion sits nicely on to the helmet ans follows the curves.