Jaw dropping!!

Well done Gus!

Flg Bekl (Flieger Bekleidungsamt)

Very scarce and nice example.

That is a frosty looking officer's Tschako. Very nice.

Methodically I am unpacking and setting up the new 'Kaiser's Bunker' in our new home. I designed two large open-face cabinets which when back-to-back, provide a total of ten large slide-out trays (five per side), each being 50" wide and 25" deep. One side has all my Feldgrau Wartime shoulder straps ...

A difficult Ersatz pattern to find.

http://www.kaisersbunker.com/feldgrau/helmets/fgh44.htm

A similar scenario happened to me Peter. Went into my Bunker Christmas Eve 2004 and stepped into water (Thanks a lot Santa). The external water line was not angled downward enough, it burst when it froze, and water flooded the worst possible room in the house. I removed everything (60+ mannequins go...

A correct Saxon officer's Pickelhaube visor is not round, not square. It's like a bit of both. Quite unique to Saxon officers.

:thumbright: :thumbright: :thumbright: Well that got to be the most ingenious solution for a large collection I have ever seen. Brilliant. I took the hard route and built a new house of which my Bunker was an integral part of the design. Your initiative solution might have worked for me. Well done. ...

This one. http://www.kaisersbunker.com/feldgrau/helmets/fgh25.htm

Astounding. First image I have ever seen that is evidence. Well done Alan.

Tony

Oh, killer example by the way. I don't believe mine had any manufacturers mark.

Spiker wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 04, 2019 7:27 am

//It's funny that those helmets are now the most wanted , after all ,the leader pickelhaube was always meant to shine.//

Not wanted by everyone. I consider Pickelhauben with this lacquer deterioration to be ruined. I will never have one in my collection.

911car wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 22, 2019 6:32 pm

//(and yes, they did have the vent on the rear spine; an exception for Dragoner)//

I did not know this.

Facinating. Thank you Bruno.

Here you go.

http://www.kaisersbunker.com/gtp/gtp01g.htm

As well, a vacuum with a soft brush can make a significant difference. In many cases, it's just as you said, years of dust.

I do not believe its a typo. I believe that is an error. These are (usually) the Preußische Versuchshelm (Experimental Pickelhaube) Model 1905/06. In 1914 to meet the demands of mobilization, the stockpiled M1905/06 were re-issued to troops and are often confused with Ersatz felt Pickelhaubes that h...

Will a magnet stick to the spike top? Then it is just the brass base that is pre-1915. Personally, its makes complete sense to use up old stock parts, especially as the helmet was expected to be worn only with an Übeerzug (cover).

So that's Jeff. Very nice to finally put a face to his name.

I always expected him to be taller....

What matters of course is the Wappen, and that is an extremely rare textbook original Braunschweig officer's Wappen.

E-mail sent

Ed gets my vote as the winner so far.. This is simply a superb image.

Nice work Ed.

I've never been to Belgium even though I lived in Germany for a few years and go to Europe almost every year. Honestly though, my motivation for visiting Belgium would be to visit Ed and Karel. I'll happily drink whatever they suggest

argonne wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 21, 2019 2:02 pm

Brian,
Not a Filz-helmet but a Filz Tschako, maybe they are more common.

Exceptionally rare Philippe. But not leather. Its coated cloth often called "Alkor" here.

Done. Hopefully the permissions copied. Someone make a post please and we are GTG

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What if I just rename the filz/felt Forum to Ersatz Helme? Then all the Filz are already there and any Ersatz Helme (tin, felt, vulcanfibre, paper, cork, pasta) can be added and they will all be in the same Forum thread. If Brian is ok with that it would take me five seconds. Then I can do a hunt an...

I would say that unfortunately you bought a replica from India.

Yes. Someone had to count those potatoes before they cross the border into Baden or Bayern. So; to understand this correctly, they were neither military nor police, but more like Customs and Tax Guard or Financial Administration? More like the customs officer you would see at an airport, than a bord...

That is not an original. Nothing right about it. Everything home-made.

John the helmet sold. They were a Württemberg and as such, never wore a Reich's Kokarde.

Best reference by far is Wannenwetsch & Hilsenbeck (1993) Konigreich Wurtemberg Die militarischen Kopfbedeckungen 1869-1919. Steinach-Verlag,Reutlingen

Purchased this one from Old Canadian Military collector Jim Godefroy or Triplane as most of us new him, he is sadly, gone now. I knew Jim Godefroy and his family very well. We were friends, and I stayed every time I had to spend a night in Montreal. Melanoma took him in July 2010. Rest in Peace Jim...

Peter_Suciu wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 27, 2019 10:11 am

//Too many authors of helmet books make it seem like they were born with this knowledge. If it weren't for forums such as this one books like mine wouldn't be possible.//

Nicely said Peter

Another favorite with my fondness of Jäger.

More images and standard write-up HERE

Everyone should have one of these! They are magnificent.

More images and standard write up HERE

Done.

b.loree wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 10, 2019 2:00 pm

Why not? Give me a week until I get home and we will set it up.

Hang on..........

SkipperJohn wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 09, 2019 3:48 pm

James --- I have got to buy that book!
John

Yes you do. Absolutely brilliant and I would suggest not even looking at a Raupenhelm purchase without it.

In 2008 I carried seven Pickelhauben stuffed into my carry-on bag. The security staff at the gate in LA and then again in Toronto were fascinated. At one point and had five or six standing around me getting the two-minute Pickelhaube history lesson. Then off I went. Not anymore. Prior to that in 199...

Looks like quite a few people also think its a good one. Good luck!

J.LeBrasseur wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 27, 2019 11:52 am

//I was very lucky on the first day to run into fellow member George Anderson and pick up this awesome Bavarian 1st Ulan Regiment Tschapka in near mint condition, //

Wow! Now that is a rare bird.

Now you can shave in your collection room. Well done!

Fascinating how Paul L. Looks exactly the same in every photo. It's like his head has been photoshopped onto different photos.

I found the prices were very negotiable, but indeed there were a lot of parts helmets. Brian's photo of the "The Older style Kurassier lacking a liner" ended up in my collection for way less than the listed price of $975.00 US. The seller was a collector who was downsizing and wanted it to go to an...

brusik1 wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 16, 2019 11:37 am

Prussian Dragoner

Marvellous

No need for any concern. Beautiful correct officers Pickelhaube.

//No that front visor was never hammered flat . Looks to be a replacement visor.// Looking closely I agree now. The coreect Tschapka visor was sewn up and rolled over, this visor is cut square on the edge, so it's off a normal Pickelhaube. Sadly, some unfortunate person who doesn't know better will...

That is a correct Tschapka liner, so it's possible the visor threads rotted and someone took it to a shoemaker who hammered it on from the front.

My references are still packed, but I believe that is a metal commemorative piece with added crown for the Eisenbahn Betriebsabteilung.

Use a magnet. If it sticks, its steel.

Good find. As you noted these are very difficult to locate. I am hunting for another Baden IR110 strap to go onto my Baden display and that is proving to be a tough one to find as well. Have you shown your IR111 items? Here are some of my Baden pieces: https://www.pickelhaubes.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f...

The Wappen is off a post-1909 Saxon Jäger Bn. Tschako.

// There was a big piece of direction in the form of an Ako in 1897. Clearly this had been agitated score and your example predates the Ako. And the standardization brought about. So your example predates my knowledge when I wrote this article so many years ago.// That does seem like a very long ti...