Yes pictures are gone

2 fine helmets .

Thanks for sharing guys.

I scored a gray Wurt plate from Age of Kings some years back.

I have not seen any Gray Wurt plates on any of the E-bays for quite a few years now .

A brass Wurt comes up for sale almost every 2 weeks on the e-bays.

Did you try a black light on them ?

When I got my black light in on the first day I checked everything I had.

2 of my Offs. helms cocardes glowed like the eyes of Satan !

I looked for the same thickness and had to cut them down to length.

I would say 100% fake
Even the screw to the spike is way to thin.
Eagle and spike are totally fake and the shape of the leather skull is way off.

I have rebuilt a couple of chinscales in my day and have used heavy duty staples .
They com in different sizes and I was able to find some just the right size.

I as well have never heard of such a helm.

Is it possible to get a picture of inside the skull with liner folded out ?

I would love to see the brown painted inside.

Were did you ever find this beauty ????

Yes a great piece !!!

Is the board painted black , green or gray ?

Hard to tell in the pics.

It took over 100 years to get into that shape .
It will take some time to get back right.
I made a rig with a antique hat stretcher here

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Hook it up and put a couple of turns on it every week and it may just get to were you need o go.

That Hessian is extra special.

What a beauty !

Happy birthday !

I love the satz as well !!!!

I bumped this up.

Still looking for felts any condition.

Thanks for the question and the answer.
I have wondered over 25 of collecting

I love the new pictures.

If only there were pics of the leather shells being made.

I agree with the others.

Great job.

Yes great picture.
Thanks for sharing.

Sooooooo many copies of this helmet abound

I missed this one.

Very nice felt.

Merry Christmas guys.

Wow fantastic helmet.
Wounded 6 times !!
What rank was Hans ?
Surly a high ranking officer would not be in the line of fire.

I was able to pull the pictures https://photos.smugmug.com/Pickelhaubes/i-mwSJGXk/0/e331036f/L/s-l1600%20%283%29-L.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Pickelhaubes/i-w6KBnHL/0/448e496b/L/s-l1600%20%284%29-L.jpg The machine https://photos.smugmug.com/Pickelhaubes/i-X82XPfD/0/6f51df08/L/s-l1600%20%285%29-L...

So that is how they got those liner beads to flatten.

Great factory pics as well !

https://www.ebay.de/itm/altes-Bearbeitu ... SwKIBf3IRB

pebceb wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 14, 2020 7:06 am

Perhaps the forum should be limited to WWI reenactment photos to keep in line with the Pickelhaube theme?

Hmmmmm

Maybe so, but I did get a good laugh out of the pic .

So I for one think it should stay and other reenactor pics ( WW 1 and WW 2 )should fallow .

I've found that listing something as a gift is a red flag to Customs. I'll usually list as "used parts". Is this true ? I always send as gift ( for my models ) Some people have me send as 100 year old antique . ( helmets ) They say this gets by the customs with little pain. I would like t...

stuka f wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 10, 2020 11:41 am

Parcel must be nearby.....
Just got the news customs is charging me 212.75 euro!

OMG !!!!!

All top shelf.

BRAVO !

I would enjoy the post as well.

A wonderful pair of book ends !

He has some nice stuff stuff for sale but the prices are up there.

Hey Alan,
The splits are easy to fix.
I have a couple of posts showing how to do it on the restoration page.

Hi, I have a similar helmet with the leather strip "back spine", that came out of a large WW1 US 5th Division Officer trunk grouping that I bought in MN a couple of years ago. I took some pics of it, but they didn't turn out very good. I will try to shoot better pics of it and post them t...

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I like it as well !!
The 5 pointed stars are something else.
I would not mind that one sitting on the shelf .

Wow quite impressive.

She is a beauty.

Sometimes the pigeons have to run the gauntlet of Imperial kittens causing them to lose their capsules.

Saxon ?

Pontiac9999 wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 02, 2020 10:30 am

Nice work! Does the glue dry clear after?

No it does not.
You have to come back and sand on top of the glue with course grit sandpaper.
When doing this the blackish area turns whitish and blends in better with the felt back ground.
That is the next step.

Thanks guys for the positive comments.

Here is the set up that I used to press the dome back into shape.. This can be used on a standard leather haube EM or Off. To use this on an Off's helmet you need to slide a rod through the side holes and secure the rod to the twist handle of the hat stretcher. I used a large washer to put on top of...

Hey Guys, I got this felt off of a forum member when I was seeking basket case felts.( I still am looking for them ) The dome was sunken in and the rear stitch line was torn along with the spike base. I was able to put the dome back into shape using an antique hat stretcher, a threaded eyelet , spik...

Put me on the list of loving the M-15s !!!

Even with the paint issue this is a great piece.

Yes this is a rare find !!

Hey 911,
Thanks for posting.
That must be a new listing.
That felt has an Officer's plate on it !

Other than the markings mine may be more legit than Weitze's
And I paid 1/4 of their posted price !!!

I will post some pics in the restoration column when I get further along.

Zebesdus. That is a beauty ! Pontiac 999 Thanks for sharing ! These must be extreamly rare because they do not show them in the Wurttemberg helmet book. https://www.ebay.de/itm/Konigreich-Wurttemberg-Die-militarischen-Kopfbedeckungen-1869-1919-Hilsenbeck/141950632689?hash=item210ceac2f1:g:elwAAOSwJQ...

Hey Pontiac 9999
Is it possible for you to share the pic ?

Hey Guys,

Has anybody ever seen or heard of a Pioneer Wurt felt helmet ?
I am rebuilding a felt that has several tears on it and a silver EM plate I have fits perfect on it.

But I have never seen a picture of one in the 25 years that I have been collecting.

A beauty !