I would not do more than Tony explained at his Website. Personally, I prefer some patina.
I In terms of the Helmets which look like coated with white powder, I would not try to clean it or rub the layer off. It would be too dangerous to disfigure the Helmet completely.

Hmmm......"Fatty Spue" a new phrase to add to my vocabulary! I wonder though, how I will be able to work that into "cocktail conversation" over a nice glass of Merlot or Cab Sauv?? :D Mike, your avatar reminds me to announce here that I am in need of an officer Garde Stern to complete a neusilber o...

Mike H wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 07, 2019 8:24 am

What does the III mean?

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Grenadier-Regiment Crown Prince (1.Ostpreußisches)
04.06.1860 - 15.06.1888: Crownprince and later Emperor Friedrich III.

It could be something called “fatty spue“. It is a reaction of residual fat from the leather due to fluctuations in temperature and humidity. The results look very similar and also the point that it disappears when heated sounds plausible. Here a Link to Leather-Dictionary.com with an explanation an...

Maggie (Gus's better half) would love to get the pattern so she can make me one! James I found a similar pattern, unfortunately without the prussian Eagle: https://www.etsy.com/listing/74885991/team-spirit-pickelhaube-crochet-pattern Amy, I‘m looking forward for the sellers shop. It would be really...

I would buy it

Congratulations to xour Helmet and welcome to the Forum

Awesome Post
Thank you very much for sharing it and for your efforts

In my opinion it‘s not the question if the Treaty of Versailles was to harsh, but to get the main guilt for starting ww1. That is even today a question of interest for many Germans. For ww2 it is a clear fact that Nazi-Germany started the war, but not for ww1. In the end I‘m glad that Germany and Fr...

That‘s true, the collectors mostly want military stuff. The Beamten or Polizei-Helmets don‘t reach these prices, even they look as good on the shelf as an military Helmet. But if you want to have it as an investment you should buy military.

Indeed, very nice piece in wonderfull condition.
I love noble stuff, it‘s always high quality

Impressive results with Hagerty-Cleaner, thank you for sharing the tipps

Congratulations also from my side...a nice one.. I like the bavarian Helmets

A wonderful Helmet, especially the Spikebase. Didn‘t know that it exists. Thank you for sharing

Awesome job...is it a 3d Print or done by hand?

Thanks to Admins and Tech-Support also from my side

In another Forum Members have to spend a few Euros before somebody can post something or use pm‘s. Maybe this can be a tactic to avoid spammers and hackertools. If someone is seriously interested in Pickelhaubes, he won‘t get past this forum and will pay a Dollar with pleasure to ask our Specialist ...

Sometimes you can find used ones in nearly new condition at amazon, booklooker or ebay for good prices. Today I bought a used (nearly new) „Die Deutschen Generale“ for 59,95€ at amazon

A wonderful uniform, looks perfect. Congratulations

Looks great, congratulations

Congratulations, a nice Helmet

Thx for the explanation Joe, I will read it carefully
I didn‘t want to confuse somebody, it was just an idea because I found it looks closer to a Helmet of this Section as a NCO-School-Helmet.

I think Philippe is right, the NCO-School-Helmets would have worn a Guard-Star Please have a look to the Henkel Atlas, Tafel 26. But what about the 38 Division of Erfurt? These Helmets would have worn a prussian Eagle with a saxony Star Henkel Atlas Tafel 11: AAE84D9A-07CA-415E-B7A7-39A976C8AB8A.jpe...

I love it, very nice. Congratulations

Wonderfull Helmet..Congratulations

Congratulations, a nice find

Very interesting to see how a nearly dead Helmet comes back to life
Hard to imagine this Helmet with a crack free finish...But I still believe in your Magic

Nice little soldiers

That are good news

Thx a lot, I will try it

Hello all,
does anybody know a good iPad-App to modify the size of a Photograph? Normally I use the App „Bildgröße“ but unfortunately the Forum-Software can‘t handle the modified JPEG‘s, which have been generated by this App. I only have an iPad and no PC

I tried several settings for the Pictures but I could not identify a Name. The only Maker I found, which is similar was „A. PB. Hoffmann-Berlin“, but the Maker-Stamp from Col. J‘s Site looks different

Yes, a cool picture. Hope I will own one of those Helmets someday

938 is a mark for German sterling silver. In the U.S. sterling silver is usually 925, but I have seen 938 commonly on German pieces. I'm not sure if you can use that mark on a plated piece, or just a solid silver piece. Are there any other proof marks that you can see? John :) Maybe it was also pre...

The translation SkipperJohn is really good. Think the Medal is out of bronze and could have been silver plated. It was released in 1905, in memorial to the 90th anniversary of the birth of Otto von Bismarck (1st of April 1815). It was pressed by A. Werner & Söhne, a fabricator of Armee stuff, Medals...

Also from my side, happy easter to all

Great little group Philippe, love it

Spiker wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 16, 2019 12:54 pm

...however from 1914 on , all Bayern officers had rounded scales.

Hessen helmets are also an exception to this rule.

Thank you for this information, thought the differentiation for the chinscales was valid for bavarian Helmets till the end

Could it be also Haidacher? Found some Josef Haidacher‘s on ancestry.com. But unfortunately no Cavalry, just Infantry.
Or was it opposite and the arched Chinstrap means infantry not Cavalry?

Did you find the Name also inside the Helmet? You should investigate in the bavarian War- or Peace- Parent roll for further informations. May be you will be able to find some informations about the owner
Is the Spike lacquered? Looks not like fire-gilded but gold color for me

Great pictures and a fine Helmet. Thank you for sharing

Could it be kind of „a la suite“? But don‘t know what the „D“ could stand for

A lot of stuff...How many sqarefeets is your Mancave?
Wish my collection-room would have the half size of yours

Also interessting... Picture is taken from http://deacademic.com/dic.nsf/dewiki/2333010

Could be also a Württemberg-Tschako...
Don‘t know if this seller is a good one, but he got a similar one for sale
http://www.militaria-online.de/artikelnr_177

Than you Brian

Welcome to the Forum Henry

Indeed a wonderful Helmet. Love it

Information came from the Library and Archives in Ottawa CN. All of our WW1 records have been digitized and are available on line. No damage was done to that label and the helmet is back with it’s owner. Although Arthur and his parents were already living Quebec, Canadian Battalions made a concerte...

It is really an impressive Helmet. Wonderful