Indeed, a marvelous set. Thank you for sharing

Thanks John, you are right it seems to be the same
But I‘m looking for Chin Scales for Officers pre M91 and with original Leather-Straps.

Agree, a beautiful set

Hello,
I‘m looking for an arched Chin Scale with a length of 34 to 35 cm and out of gilded brass for Pickelhaubes.
Looking forward to hear from you

A great Duo in a wonderful condition. Thank you for sharing

Thank you all
It‘s my best piece and I love the finish of the canonball..seems someone could not withstand to touch it everyday

Looks great Sergey. Well done

Hmm, I think I can definitely say that it is the Helmet of one of these brothers. I will keep the Helmet as is and investigate also the informations of his brother Hermann and enclose both informations to the Helmet for the next generation.
Thank you all for your thoughts

Hello everybody, I‘m very pleased to show you my latest find which finally arrives today :D It‘s a „Landwehr“ Artillery-Officer Pickelhaube from around 1900. Unfortunately 2 star-bolts were missing when I bought it, but I have replaced it by 2 original bolts in similar color I have found. Now it is ...

Very nice helmet Sandy at an excellent price! That being said, I think someone tinkered with the helmet since you can see that someone tried to repair the leather liner. I don't believe those chinscales are original to that helmet. Have the rosette prongs been bent a lot or are they bent incorrectl...

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Congratulations to this rare Helmet...looks great

Thank you very much Edwin

Great job, thx for sharing

I will try it, but unfortunately not sure with all: B.M.V = Bayrisches Militärverdienstkreuz 3. Klasse mit Schwertern (9 jährige ?Medalle? (means Medaille? ) Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse Inhaber ist berechttigt sämtliche Karpathenabzeichen zu tragen nach B.m.?s?.v.3??? I‘m not sure with the words in que...

Thx Coert :D Concerning the History I investigated further and found some more informations on ancestry.de. I assume that the helmet is plausible and therefore I would like to introduce my researched history of the owner Hugo Karl Henri Nürnberger . He survived the war, but unfortunately he died ear...

Nice condition. Congratulations

Thx Philippe, that helps me a lot :D I was not sure where he stayed after 1913, because the latest „Rangliste“-Book I can use for investigation is from 1914 and there is no notice that he switched to the „Westfälisches Train“ in that book. That’s why I didn‘t get the link to this „Rittmeister“ Nürnb...

Really stunning, I love it... thank you for sharing

Nice find Amy, congratulations.

Sandy, This is an oddity! I would have thought these enlisted chinscales have nothing to do on an officer helmet and are a postwar, fantasy addition... till I saw you did find a Train officer in the name of the helmet owner. Either this is a remarkable coincidence, or these chinscales were actually...

"they (chin scales) are for a M91-Helmet but the Helmet doesn’t have the same Mountingsystem with the faux Rosettes" How are they removed? Are the rosettes separate pieces? Thank you all for your comments :) The Rosettes are normal Officer-Rosettes with cotter. I also thought more it would be a Par...

Well done, congratulations

Really wonderful condition...great

Hi all, I‘m happy to introduce a new Helmet. Normally I was just looking for 2 officer Star-Studs for an artillery Officer-Helmet I’ve won at an auction (I will introduce it when it arrives). But when I was looking for these Star-Studs this nice little Helmet crossed my way for only 450 € :bravo: ht...

Also from my side, a happy new Year and healthiness for all of you

A stunning piece.. congratulations

Also from my side...a merry christmas to all of you

I think I‘ll never repair a Helmet but there are a lot of Helmets for sale which needs some repairs and the knowledge helps to assess whether a repair is worthwhile and maybe what it would cost and thereby my maximum bid.

Thank you very much for your explanation Brian

Thank you very much Brian, that helps a lot :D But I guess I still need a lot of time before I will have the courage to ruin a Helmet :oops: :wink: But one more question... Do you blend your final coat just with thinner or do you also sand it before blending with sandpaper 600, 800 or an even finer ...

Brian, may I ask you some questions about shellac? 1. What tool do you use to fill the Areas of missing shellac? Do you use a ball of cotton, like used for a shellac polish for furnitures or do you use a brush? 2. Is it possible to repair a craqueler surface by melting it with thinner, as you did it...

Love it
Thx for sharing

Well done, it looks great

Congratulations Coert ..where do you find all these helmets?

I like it very much, thank you gor sharing

Like new... an outstanding job

Awesome condition. Congratulations:)

Nice Helmet, congratulations
Btw, I saw bavarian Helmets with tall Spikes and some Helmets, like this one, with shorter Spikes. I found no reasons because of Regiments for these differences, like flat or rounded Chinscales. Doesanybody know if there existed a rule?

Watered Silk (called true Moiré-Silk) is still gonna be produced by some Manufacturers with original heated Presses. I know some Manufacturers in Europe but unfortunately they don‘t produce it for end customers in small pieces of fabrics. I‘m looking for such small pieces of antique Moiré-Silk for a...

Congratulations, a nice Helmet
Does it have 2 prussian Kokarden or do I overlook the red of the Reichskokarde?

Nice Helme, congratulations

In my opinion the color is plausible, I saw Helmets with same colored Kokarden. But I agree with coert that this one looks repainted. http://www.spandaumilitariashop.com/ww1-oldenburg-state-pickelhaube-cockade/ https://www.themilitarycampaign.co.uk/product/oldenburg-infantry-regiment-pickelhaube/ He...

Congratulations, a nice Helmet

Unfortunately not a family piece, just purchased. The photographer is E. Bieber of Berlin & Hamburg. Next to the date is a written word which is hard to read “ Cidrel “ or “Bidrel”, presumably where the portrait was signed. A nice piece of history :bravo: I love these Photos of another period and I...

Very nice Photo, thank you for sharing
Do you bought it or is there a Family-History behind?

Cool idea
For those edges there exists special scissors with profiled edges. In german called „Konturenschere“, don‘t know the english word, sorry.
https://www.kunstpark-shop.de/konturen ... bogen.html

Seems its al about details so that is well shown here That whas something i did not know There is just something amazing about parade helmets Jonas Here is a very good posts about this topic. Everything about Spikes :thumb up: https://www.pickelhaubes.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=8231 https://www.pic...

I think the color is plausible. Found this one at www.weitze.net which has the same color:
https://www.weitze.net/militaria/72/Old ... 23872.html

Does anybody know what happened to the site www.kaiserhelmets.com?
I love the books of James Turinetti and it would be a big loss if no new „Pricing Guide“ will be released