Yes, I am owning two or three like this.
They were brought back trophies by french or british soldiers and nailed this way to a wall or over a fireplace in their home als souvenirs of the war an the victory against imperial Germany.

Philippe

The Militärpass shows the first apparition of the guy at the JR173 very late: on the 20.6.1918 #-o As a Landsturm Rekrut. I am curious to see the other documents. Maybe this guy first was a OYV of this regiment in peace time. That would explain spike helmet and dunkelblau uniform. He could have kept...

Philippe, that is so cool to have all the photos and documents to go with the helmet! That certainly looks like the same helmet in that bottom photo! I wish it could be this way but I do not think so. ADENSTEDT was mobilized August 1914 as a Wehrmann (I Ban) in the 10/JR79 and I am pretty sure he g...

Interesting that he was a Kaiser Prize winner. The 4th Company won the prize in 1906 so I assume that is when those photos were taken. You are absolutely right!! =D> Wilhelm ADENSTEDT has done his active duty October 1906 - September 1908. The 5th Company won the price 1904. Enlisted men wore this ...

Yes, classic line eagle. This is one of mine, found in the family barn, in the village of Bierbergen, near Hildesheim, late 2019. It cames with wearer picts, Militärpass and much more other documents of the guy. Wilhelm ADENSTEDT was wounded in Congy, early September 1914 during the first Battle of ...

It´s a LGR100 helmet (white chinscales).

PB12 and PB22 had gilt chinscales.

Philippe

either the 100th Regiment, or a Saxon Pioneer Regiment. Alan: very hard to see on your picts. If chinscales are white: LGR100 If chinscales are yellow: PB12 or PB22 or 7 + 8C / ER2 (Eisenbahn Regiment 2) till October 1912, then after October 1912: 7 + 8C / ER1 (Eisenbahn Regiment 1) or very small s...

There still was a Leutnant POTTHOFF (Fritz) at the JR171 during WWI. It was in the Stab and was Adjutant: http://des.genealogy.net/search/show/499503 http://des.genealogy.net/search/show/698427 He ended the war as Hauptmann a. D. (außer Dienst) and was Platzmajor in Mainz. One find him in the ERL (E...

ww1czechlegion wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 27, 2020 10:48 am

It could also be 119th or 121st Regiment as well.

GR119 or GR123

Philippe

Helmet was made in Brieg / Brzeg (20 kilometers from Wroclaw / Breslau). This has for sure something to do with the silesian GR11 which garrison was Breslau. This could be the 1. E.(rsatz Bataillon) G(renadier) 11. The GR11 had two Ersatz Bataillonen, one in Breslau, the second in Neumarkt / Schlesi...

that stamp on the backside of the liner flap. It appears to say B.5.A.1. 1918 and then I. (or L maybe, the ink is a little runny). Just look closer! :wink: Stamp is: K.B.A.G 1918 f. (Kriegsbekleidungsamt der Garde, 1918, feldbrauchbar = service able). The date could also be 1915 or 1916! Philippe :...

I saw this LGHR enlisted Pelzmutze on Helmut Wietze today. I thought it was interesting in that it also has the officer's chinscales. https://www.weitze.com/militaria/21/Preussen_Pelzmuetze_fuer_Mannschaften_im_Leib_Garde_Husaren_Regiment__379421.html This Weitze headgear piece seems to be a OYV Pe...

In the book of Joachim Hilsenbeck (Deutsche Offiziershelme 1870-1918, Band 1), page 45, one can see a period pict of a Flügeladjutant of Sachsen-Weimar, unfortunately without name. The visor is clearly squared and chinscales rounded...As the helmet of Großherzog Wilhelm-Ernst of Sachsen-Weimar which...

Bonjour Est ce que le casque est toujour dispo si oui PM avec prix et condition merci Respectful new members on a forum introduce themselves first :-k Your inscription here is only to buy something and you are even not able to speak the forum language. That´s a pretty bad start here :ANGRY: Philipp...

Am pretty sure it's not 18. Here's the pic of the helmet front. It doesn't come with the plates. I tried all my prussian ones and it didn't fix and surprisingly one of my baden fixed well. Wurttemberg was just half inch off. Thank you for all your help Amy, I am pretty sure this is RBA 18. This hel...

Pontiac9999 wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 10, 2020 11:27 am

It could be RBA 18 ?

Clear thing! I agree
Reserve Bekleidungs Amt 18 (Armee Korps ).




Philippe

garlanj wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 09, 2020 11:51 am

I assumed that as the mounts were brass the owner of the haube just had a long face

That´s what I am presuming too. There was no exact length for chinstraps.
Long and fat faces are needing some long chinstraps. You can see those differences on period picts.

Philippe

Welcome! I collect myself especially EM named german headgear, pieces of history of which the wearer can be tracked and traced in the period german archives. As we all know, our stuff has travelled a lot through the last century. Trophies brought back by soldiers from WWI or even WWII (exchanged for...

Hmmmm....

I think one of these two prussian artillery units:

- Feldartillerie Regiment "General Feldzeugmeister" N°3 (Brandenburg)
- Fußartillerie Regiment "General Feldzeugmeister" N°3 (Mainz)

3. Batterie, Waffen N° 52.

Philippe

reservist1 wrote: ↑

Mon May 04, 2020 3:22 pm

Steve: It is my understanding that 1905 is the year KJR 145 was awarded a black parade bush.

Regards,

Reservist1

No, the date of the AKO was 18.10.1895. KJR145 "König" and FR86 "Königin" were allowed to wear the black Haarbusch at this date!

Philippe

Kurt S. he told me that the regiment got their new wide winged eagle front plate in 1905 . Wrong, wrong, wrong... Please read the "holy bible" of Pickelhauben, the Larcade Tome I, page 30. About the name "King´s", please read here: https://www.pickelhaubes.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f...

As we expand this thread with further examples, it appears that there is some confusion as to the date of this wappen change :-? : Jim Turinetti: July 20, 1890 James LeBrasseur: June 16, 1913....I suspect that James Leb. may be wrong as Steve's M95, dated 1906 has the KIR 145 ink stamp on it. So, t...

I had not seen a Kammer issue to KIR145 enlisted helmet with any front plate other than a Grenadier eagle . Your post and photos are proof of that . KJR145 helmets wore a classic line eagle till September 1913. Shortly before the war, they were allowed to wear the wide Grenadier eagle. Sometimes yo...

festwagner wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 25, 2020 2:28 am

The Grenadier is fantastic !

Yes, I particularly love this East-prussian GR1 from Königsberg
I would not hesitate to spend some money if I had the luck to see one for sale...

Philippe

Is it another one from the ex Baldwin collection? I think I already saw this lot...

Philippe

I am just wondering a bit about the curious slots on both sides, under the M91 side posts Never saw that before...

Philippe

Hi Brian, Beautiful M15 helmet =D> But officer? :-s To me, chinscales are light rounded, as they have normally to be for bavarian officer helmets made after the 13.2.1914. But this very special spike is just looking like an EM pattern spike worn by Chevaulegers, Schwere Reiter and Artillerie :-k May...

Steve Nick wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 03, 2020 10:18 am

This helmet is unmarked with exception of a lowercase f on the rear visor

Do you have checked the area between the grommets? Such X.AK Waterloo infantry units have often marked their helmets there.

Philippe

Gianluca, I may think that this could be Fürst Reinhard Ludwig zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich. The writing on the pict seems to end with "Solms" and the word before is maybe "Comte"? (italian?) Fürst reinhard Ludwig (1867-1951) was Obersleutnant in the GdC and Kommandeur of this unit b...

I could not read all, but this is what I found: Erwin Kaebel was born on 29.8.1890 in Hagen. He was a Master-Lacquer (Malermeister) and married with Käte ?Costa? 1910-12 he served in the 39. Infantry-Reg., 3rd Komp. He has been called for military service against France on 3.8.1914 and served in th...

I've never owned a helmet with white painted markings and I had about forty helmets at one time. BA IX helmets are especially showing such markings. As I am living in this german area near the danish border (Schleswig-Flensburg), they are my favorites too \:D/ https://i.servimg.com/u/f20/12/53/37/9...

Worn by a Freiherr or aristocrat. One can see the crowned monogram.

Philippe

Same hysteria down there in North Germany....
No TP, nuddles or canned goods...
Companies are sending most of their people to home office. I am one of the last in the regular office of my company. 90% of other colleagues are now home...

Philippe

Tony without Kaiser wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 14, 2020 3:44 pm

Regardless of the source.

The source is most of the time the firts reason not to go further....Some acribic observations of 99% of items sold by some "wellknown" sellers are telling more than 1000 words

Philippe

I see that you understood the wink on the french forum

Philippe

As you say, Braunschweig helmets (both officers and EM) is a very dangerous field expertise :-? I do not own the knowledge to judge this one. Other membres here have it. But one thing I know: beware of "well known dealers" when they say that the box is original to the helmet :-({|= Most of...

For a few years I have specialised myself in the collecting of nominatives EM Haubes. I took this decision because I love the challenge to track every single destiny of those poor guys. This research is not an easy thing at all and it needs a particular knowhow based on the own experience (learning ...

If the dealer was in the room at the auction and Philippe left a writen bid normally the rule is that the room has the advantage and the bid wil go to the roombidder if the writen bid will not go any higher My bid was not written but live (online) through "Invaluable", a very few seconds ...

I recognize this helmet very well because I have bid on it online during the M. Baldwin selling....I was best bidder at the end of this auction but I was then later told by the auction house that I was not the winner :thumbsdown: :guns: I tried to have an explanation and contacted Matthew Tredwen bu...

I would be very glad to see some more picts of the M15 JR92.
Is it regimentally marked or only BA X stamp?
And how about the Braunschweig cockade? Steel or brass?

Philippe

SkipperJohn wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 14, 2020 2:20 pm

Philippe,
What is the diameter of the cockades on your helmet.
They look slightly oversized just like the ones on my Saxon.

John,

Both are exactly 48mm

Philippe

Saxons are well known for the big variety of Ersatz helmets they have produced :wink: Beautiful helmet that remembers me a similar one in my collection. Cardboard and vulcan fibers as yours. Liner is a kind of oiled cloth material too. Also both cockades are Ersatz. They are very light and non magne...

Coert, Interesting helmet! It seems it was first issued to the TB8 (VIII AK) because it still has the screwable spike for parades. Then the marking TB8 has been cancelled and the helmet probably moved to the JR29 (and not JR27). JR27 was part of the IV AK but JR29 part of the VIII AK as the TB8 :win...

USN, I can tell you that the name is 100% LOHMANN from a 9th Companie. Unfortunately the guy did not mentioned the unit number behind the company... But it´s true, we have a BA.V. stamp which is silesian and west-prussian. The unit stamp on the left side of the neckguard is unfortunately illegible. ...

Sandmann wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 09, 2020 6:17 am

I was born in sweet old Oldenburg

Cheers!

Then you should like this one too!



Philippe

911car wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 09, 2020 6:25 pm

I was not aware of the existence of these light blue Oldenburg cockades.

Yes Bruno, light and dark blue are totally OK for Oldenburg cockades, as they are for Braunschweig too! There are some variations indeed.

Philippe

A comment was made on the forum that this helmet should have the proper Wappen and that has bothered me since. John, That´s always a problem with well-meaning comments....In this case, the theory is right: a M67/71 Wappen on a M60 helmet is not the pattern in which the original helmet was "bor...

Philippe

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...