Austrian Tschapka Uhlan, Enlisted mans example.

[Kaikun2001]

Hi I would like to share my first ever A-H helmet/Uhlan, please let me know what you think about it.

[MAP]

I think it is gorgeous! Although I admit I know little about Austrian Tschapka's.

While an Austrian Tschapka, I will move this thread to the Pickelhaub section as it includes other forms of non soft headgear including Tschapkas!

I will leave a redirect in the Austrian section.

[BobS]

Looksd authentic, but there are some issues with this tschapka. It
s of course missing the black horsehair plume & holder, and there should be two thin brass supports mounted vertically from each side. Also, not sure why there is a cockade on the right side
Ulan Regt. Nr. 5 had a light blue cover, not red as on this example.

BobS

[Kaikun2001]

Well it is true that the horse hair and the chinmounts are missing, however not all Landwehr regiment 5 had a light blue cover, as the light blue variant is the prestige group in that regiment(Nikolai II)

Light blue variant.


Landwehr regiment nr 5.

[BobS]

Yes, you are correct; I simply forgot about the Landwehr Ulans.
My apologies.

BobS

[Kaikun2001]

No apologies needed Bob, I think everything seems correct except for the above mentioned. I think the cockade was added later by a collector. But I have not been bothered to mess with it.

All the best Patrik

[Aldo]

A spectacular piece of headgear . Congratulations and thanks for showing.