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Hamburg Infantry
Other Ranks Pickelhaube M1843
The
Infantry and Jäger
adopted a Prussian style Pickelhaube before
in 1843. It was distinguished by a
four way fluted spike with a
ball tip and a front peak with
rounded corners. Other ranks had
plain buttons on the cruciform
base, while officers had yellow
metal stars.
The front plate was an
eight pointed star bearing the
Hamburg of arms as a three
towered castle on a white metal
round shield. This was enamelled
for officers.
The Hanseatic
cockade (white with a red
Maltese cross)
was worn under the right side chin scale boss.
Between 1848 and 1856 a Federal
cockade (yellow/red/black) was
worn under the left side chin
scale boss.
The
other ranks example shown above
is on display at the Military
History Musueeum at Rastatt. It
weighs 910g and is 335mm tall.
In
the Spring of 1866 Hamburg
replaced the Pickelhaube with an
Austrian style shako. During the
Austro-Prussian War,
Hamburg
supported Prussia but their
contingent did not see action.
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Front Plate of the Other Ranks
Helmet the three towered
castle of Hamburg
Military
History Museum, Rastatt
Officers
Hamburg Infantry Pickelhaube
c1866
Note the officer's version has
the same ball tipped spike and
an enamelled Hamburg coat of
arms. Note also officer's stars
of the spike base.
Bavarian Army Museum,
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