The reference book quoted bei Bruno (Deutsche Offiziershelme aus der Kaiserzeit by Joachim Hilsenbeck) is also showing at page 198 a pict of a helmet worn by a saxon reserve officer of the 7 and 8 company ER1: yellow stars and flat chinscales :thumb up: John, if we accept that the chinscales have al...

I love how the R has been simply painted on the uberzug. Yes Brian, Tschakos and Überzüge of the RJB8 came from the JB8. Both pieces are exactly the same way regimentally marked with "J8" and "1915" dated. This simple addition of the painted "R" is also well documented on period picts (note the dif...

Bruno and John, Me may have here a helmet worn in one of the two companies (7 and 8 ) of the II/ER1 in Berlin.(Eisenbahn-Pionier-Regiment). As Larcade wrote in his Tome I, page 147, those helmets were similar (of course except the saxon wappen and the cockades) to the Garde helmets worn in the ERs a...

Very hard to find EM shakos with matching covers and unit number on the cover! You have there a very desirable piece of history, exactly in the configuration as it was worn! I love those matching things! Do you see regimental stamps or date in the shako or in the cover? Here is mine: https://i72.ser...

That means the owner of the Helmet could also be Herman Nürnberger. Sandy, the helmets of JR77 wore the Waterloo eagle since January 1899. Henri Nürnberger served in the JR77 from 1896 till 1905/1906. His brother Hermann was obviously older so he may have started his military carreer in the JR77 at...

Very good, Sandy! All is matching, you have the same informations as mine

Philippe

Hi Sandy, I will tell you something interesting. Your guy, Leutnant Henri Nürnberger is already mentioned in the ERL of 1907 in the 1. Eskadron of the Train Bataillon 3, with the same officer patent " 22.5.00 F " I tried to track him in the 1902 ERL and I did not found him at the TB3, but.....at the...

As this is an officer helmet, the EM cockades are wrong here...

Does the spike unscrew in two parts? It could then be a M15 officer Haube and that would explain the M91 side posts and the leather chinstrap.

Philippe

Regarding the extra spine holes, this is fairly common as it gave options as to where the spine prong could be soldered on the spine. Hi Brian, You´re right, those two holes up and down of the rear spine fixation always are at this place on M95 helmets. But I rather think, that they simply are vent...

Coert, I cannot help with the name, there is only one Otto RETZ in the Verlustliste of the imperial army and he was in a Württemberg unit. But I think that E.B. K. 10 is meaning: Eisenbahn Bau Kompanie 10 with garrison in Hanau, as the ER3. As those guys were not in the front area, it is very possib...

A fine one! Well marked JR162 and on the other side, if I am correct, BA- IX

Philippe

A scarce helmet, James, one of the last bavarian infantry helmets, dated 1895, before the new M96 bavarian pattern was introduced. The single bavarian cockade is perfect too, but it has to be worn on the other side

Philippe

Quite scarce Haube! I only saw till today a few pre-war ER with silver fitting. As the M15 helmets were not often regimentally marked, this one is beautiful! The RBA XVIII (I only knew the RBA 18 stamp) is perfectly matching with the ER3 which was in the city of Hanau. Please try to make some good p...

Eagle plate has 2 holes on the tail feathers and I have been told that this is a rare plate Yes indeed, this plate would have been rare if it would have been complete, with star, center and the appropriated reserve cross (Fuerst) still fixed on the 2 holes on the tail feathers, I think about 500-70...

I forgot to say that Michel (Timp be) is an honest guy Youn can trust him!

I bought a haube recently from him on a french forum and all was perfect

Philippe

Bruno said it all :wink: This helmet is one of the best example of the BJA´s work during the war, because of lack of material. It is beautifully marked BJA XVIII and that is correct for Hesse-Darmstadt. It has been assembled and reconditioned with parts from different other helmets to go back to the...

A forum is running a little bit like the real life, and real life is never only bright and shiny. The most important thing is always to be polite and respect the other members. But that does not include to remain silent when things are sometimes obviously running wrong, especially when some descript...

LangeKerl wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 05, 2019 7:15 am

Something up for sale on any forum should be challenged by ALL when there is something wrong.

Philippe

I sold my reserve helmet on ebay for around $480 to a guy in France . He changed the plate to a standard reserve and it sold on the French ebay for over $850. Ha Ha! I know him well... So do I :D :-({|= =; I saw this helmet on ebay.fr again too and that the new seller changed the Wappen. I decided ...

Johann wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 05, 2019 2:06 am

this bad boy

You may be right

Philippe

You´ve done the best, Amy, by going your way with this "Frankenstein helmet"...A little bit of this, a little bit of that....

Philippe

Aschersleben, Sangershausen and Halberstadt were all in Anhalt in the IV.A.K. So, the regiment was drawn from the Landwehr troops of Anhalt. Alan, Here is a map of this very small Anhalt duchy between 1863 and 1918. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Herzogtum_anhalt_1863-191...

As it is perfectly possible and original that such eagles with 4 holes have been used to fit some reserve or Landwehr units of the small duchies No doubt. I have an original Sachsen-Weimar reserve helmet on which the Sachsen-Weimar arms and reserve cross are mounted on such a Prussian reserve plate...

Alan, I think that the star is an original one (remains of "Berlin white" / Blanc de Berlin at the back).That is a good sign. The Anhalt-Wappen, I really can´t tell....The screws seem to be good... The eagle was originally a classic prussian reserve or Landwehr eagle with a reserve cross soldered in...

Well argumented critique has always been the best way to learn. Each of us already made mistakes by purchasing a helmet. It´s legit to praise a good untouched helmet and it´s also fair and normal to criticize some "problems". That´s the way it goes on a forum where we have to learn and help each oth...

95 reserve - Reserve cross doesn't seem correct. Sorry guys correct me if I am wrong. To me if the centre has the four holes punched out, the cross is usually pressed onto it without the prongs. I agree. JR46 and RJR46 were prussian units of the V AK (Silesian) and for the units in this AK, the Res...

Hi Bruno, About the condition, I would close one eye for such a scarce and complete helmet. It has all what a M15 OJR91 needs. Regimentaly well marked in the shell, BA X stamp on neckguard, original Oldenburg cockade, perfect Wappen. What do you want more? Maybe a trackable wearers name :D Philippe ...

One single difference! Brunos helmet is Reserve or Landwehr and shows surely the stamp RJR73, RJR78, LJR74 or LJR78 on the neckguard, near the 92R! The active plates with the running horse are not so common because they have been either replaced 1912 in all the JR92 Bataillons by the Totenkopf cente...

The seller is Sergio Semino in Frankfurt. I think that if there are some red flags on this helmet, he should have honestly mentioned them in his description...Normally.... I have found this item: http://www.militaria-online.de/artikelnr_1945 And yes, seller says that the liner has been replaced ("In...

Was it usual that the first name has been written in German-Letters and the last Name in Latin-Letters? Sandy, There are no rules for that, unfortunately....I already saw so much different writings, even in the same name...It seems that the old german writing has been very slowly replaced in the sc...

Chin strap may have been repaired (in service), so the miss match on buckles. Yes, this could have happened (period repair). The chin strap of the filz helmet of the RJR254 that I have bought from Joe is showing three elements in german silver (non magnetic) and one in steel (magnetic, last pict), ...

Alan,

The markings seem to be very good

But as you said, Koenig eagle is wrong and the centre with the "runing horse" seems to be a fake...

Philippe

I am not an expert but I am afraid, we have here a fake

Philippe

I think „Bekleidungs-Depot“ is correct. So do I. And so many other collectors on french forums (Bekleidungs Depot III AK). The KBJR6 was in the III AK ( Amberg). The name is Max SENFT. I searched this guy in the bavarian archives (Kriegsstammrollen) and found him. (I do not know if I am allowed to ...

Could we please see a few more pictures of the Haube? Are some regimental markings in the helmet? Is it a Kammer or Eigentum helmet? The Land cockade on this helmet is quite interesting because non serrated and of the hessian or saxon style (or sometimes Baden and Württemberg for officers). Never sa...

The one Officer's helmet I have is an M1915, it has the same chin strap as the OR's. the only difference is that it has officer's Kockarden and an inscription of the owner's name and rank in the liner. http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr1/AGustafB/july2010017.jpg Gus, I am thinking this helmet is...

Yes, you should check the history of AR43. And here is your luck!! :wink: http://digital.wlb-stuttgart.de/sammlungen/sammlungsliste/werksansicht/?no_cache=1&tx_dlf%5Bid%5D=13438&tx_dlf%5Bpage%5D=1&cHash=c8b23a7bd2ec7822a7e3524ef7929bd6 However no guy with the name "GRISE" in the Ehrenliste at the e...

Hi Gents,

Do you have the same problem? I can not access to Joes site at the moment...It´s only showing "bluehost"

http://pickelhauben.net/old-site/comments.htm

Philippe

If all brass, then only one possibility remains: TB18 helmet (Train Bataillon 18), with garrison in Darmstadt.

Philippe

Mike H wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 10, 2019 3:43 pm

Since this helmet has a round spike base, smooth spike, and brass chin scales -- I assume this is what makes it as described (Fahnrich or OYV).

To me, a OYV helmet.
A Fähnrich helmet would show officer cockades.

Philippe

Philippe, my DR26 Wuertemberg helmet marked 1913 does not have the vented spine but the usual two "nails"... Bruno, this will not be the last time, the "written" being in contradiction with the "observed"....Especially with imperial cavalry helmets...Regulations were not always 100% applied. The ol...

they did have the vent on the rear spine; an exception for Dragoner). Larcade wrote that this rear vent has been first introduced on the hessian dragoon helmets in the year 1895, as the five vent holes in the spike neck. This was exactly the same for Württemberg dragoons but never for Preußen, Bade...

A beautiful reservist hessian dragoon helmet, not absolutely private purchased, because of the EM pattern bright trim on the front visor. We often have already seen some particular things on german cavalry EM helmets, like those "many squared tongues" liner and Wappen with screws and nuts. As it sho...

By the hell, Bruno, you are right! I did not notice that

In this case, I am afraid that this helmet could be a part helmet

Philippe

My first opinion: it seems to be a M91 EM helmet shell, but spike, chinscales and cockades were not born with this helmet....This JR162 or maybe old style hanseatic JR76/JR75 cockade (before 1897) has nothing to do on this helmet... I really would like to see some more picts of each regiment stamps ...

Thank you Brian

Philippe

I think this is a job for Brian

A very beautiful Reserve Officer helmet of the GR119, GR123 or PB13. Not so common!

Philippe

https://photos.smugmug.com/SOS-2019/i-FBjb5Zv/0/c2061adf/L/IMG_0546-L.jpg The Garde helme had LG markings in the front of the shell. The Oldenberg Dragoner had the old style liner with square fingers....$2,300 CN. Brian, Thank you for this report! The Garde helmet was a Land Gendarmerie... The DR19...

Many thanks to Brian and his tech-support!

Philippe

So do I.... From the not existing member "edwin5633"...

Philippe