This one, I don't have a very good feeling about it.

The French auction house insisted that it's totally original which I have my doubts.

What do you guys say?

Wow, Philippe That is a nice helmet. If I can get my hands on such helmets, I don't mind that it is a M91 post threaded plate LOL Anyway, this collector whom I got my Waterloo helmets from - think he just put in all the plates without bearing in mind the model. I got off a M1867 Artillery 8 A.F with...

Brian, very nice camo helmets.

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Sun Apr 07, 2019 2:34 pm

I placed it in the wrong topic was for the girls

Should have started a new thread called MEN & HAUBES

I agree....original fittings on a repro/new leather strap. Original brass buckles have rounded edges as we see here. The Baldwin collection auction was way out of my league. I did see pieces on display at the 2018 SOS but again too rich for my blood. I don't think I even dare to look at the realise...

Hi Philippe, Baldwin was smart to put everything in books before he passed on and he have unbelievable explanations to justify his "red flag" purchases. Publisher was also smart to put a mixture of headdress with uniforms and mess tins etc so that collectors tend to buy all volumes instead of volume...

The picture is from Michael Baldwin book, he claimed it is an original chinstrap which I have doubt over it. Somehow some items in his books are not as what he claimed to be. I bought his 2 volumes at the recent SOS and I feel that he always has good justification for things that look wrong to me (I...

Thank you Woz and Philippe.

It did have a waterloo plate but seller put it as Regiment JR 155. The plate was a model 1871 plate with the threaded posts, I do have a M1895 plate so that should fix it.

Hi guys,

Based on the pic, do you think the stamping is JR 155 or JR 165?

What do you guys think of this chinstrap? original or fake?

Ed, nice helmet.

Congratulations Patrick.

I did guess you were having it on hand as you were able to post pic without the shine and conduct the smell test.

LOL

I have expected something more too.

Hey Brian we are still waiting for your camo pics. Are you painting them or polishing them while we wait??

Patrick go with your feeling after you have armed yourself with all the given advice. If u pretty sure it is original and you have the budget for it, then go for it.

I have also taken pics of Michael Baldwin's book which showed one of his camos. Hope you can see the brush strokes in the pics.

Hi Patrick, I cannot say that I am an expert as I am still learning. I have a fair number of camo helmets. The camo paint must have the brush strokes and to be in the correct colours as stipulated in the directive issued by Chief of the General Staff of the Field Army, Erich Ludendorff in July 1918....

Thanks Brian. Tried sending you PM but still stuck in my outbox. Is your inbox full?

I have 3 FAR 44 haubes. All year stamp 1916. I believe that all the 44 in the collecting circles are original. Maybe all recycled as war bond gift as well. Yours look like an unissued one. I have one like that, the other two are rougher.

Ed
Here you go. Only one small hole for the split prongs. No vent holes for the vent shutter

I like your purple background. Is it a pull down backdrop?

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I don't have a non-vented Garde Field Artillery.

Can my FAR 44 normal Prussian artillery non-vent one do?

Here you go.

Alan, thank you for the links. Very nice example that you have. The chinscales and rosettes have lost the brass gilding, and I have spare ones to match the mercury on the eagle plate so that should look okay. Going to finish it later. This one, Rod, my hubby, found it at the recent SOS. He bought it...

Hey Mathew, chill....its just a forum and comment, so relax. I agree with Brian on the thread on the filz helmets, the missing of the liners and all the filz that I have seen have the stitch holes in them. Usually these liners are dye black but I do have one that is dye brown and the material is mor...

First time seeing this way of securing the mortar board.

James

Yea, very interesting place. Certainly broaden my knowledge.

I agree with Alan for the activation idea.

Sorry for my ignorance.

Adler, a beautiful helmet that you have.

Seems like the Bavarian army has used a lot of substitute materials for their officer helmets instead of just the leather and felt products.

Thank you.

Looks nice. Congrats

Chinstrap is a repro. Did u buy it?

Gus, your friend must have hate you enuf to send you gas masks lol. I think another carton with ten steel helmets which I have mailed back from sos louisville get detained today as my other 3 caartons made it thru but not the box containing the steel helmets.

Got this one from the gun show next to the SOS hall. Same helmet as the one in Baldwin Book just that mine is a size 58. Put on an original set of cockade and an original chinstrap.

](*,) ](*,) Yes Brian, when I saw the plate after it landed at my door, I cannot believe that I made such mistake. It's such an obvious fake, how could I? stupid me. Moreover my hubby already warned me on the dealer's set up day about this Polish dealer. [-X yet I still fall into the trap. Cannot be...

Brian, I think we got it from the same guy at the show. I shipped all my loot via USPS to Singapore and the parcel arrived on Saturday morning. I inspected the plate this morning and realised it this morning that it is a fake. I was too eager to get an ors plate for my oldenberg marked R91 helmet. M...

I wonder how a steel helmet can be an explosive item. The elite police force wears helmets too, do those helmets explode in the midst of their duty?

They let spike helmets in with no problem but steel helmet is a controlled item and must be safe locked and not use in public places. I wonder why they can openly display knifes and choppers for sale and within reach of children. I told the police officer that steel helmet is never controlled in any...

Received a letter from Singapore Post today informing me that the police force has detained my parcel as that ww1 steel helmet is a controlled item listed as arm and explosive and a permit costing $22 for each item is required. I applied for the licence, a police officer rang and said I need to subm...

Hi William's auction, noticed that youhave just registered on this forum. I guess your intention is to get the pickelhaubes identified which we have no lack of experts here. Can I have a request that upon your auction ends, please do a small contribution to this forum this amount is not paid to any ...

John, that Bavarian helmet has the wrong spike. It should have the fluted type of spike and the silk canvas is missing. I think the mounting holes have been enlarged as well. It is on a dealer's table and I think he wants $1200 for it. I cannot see the value of it when you have to get the parts to p...

The Bavarian uhlan is really pretty. Good find.

Brian, thank you for uploading the pictures.

That dragoon helmet that badener got is very nice.

Hi willi I don't remember any markings on the helmet. It has a liner rough though but the price was good. Dealers are open to negotiation and accept credit cards at requests. The helmets have been all boxed up and sent back to Singapore via usps. The shipper at the showground wanted $5000 for the fo...

Hi willi I don't remember any markings on the helmet. It has a liner rough though but the price was good. Dealers are open to negotiation and accept credit cards at requests. The helmets have been all boxed up and sent back to Singapore via usps. The shipper at the showground wanted $5000 for the fo...

That bavarian aluminium officer has a fake liner. With the dealer who is from Europe and a fake liner, I have my doubts over the authenticity of the whole helmet. Not difficult to produce one which may cost him few hundred dollars, but an original case and put it up at $3000+. There's also a regimen...

Hi everybody, nice catching up with your guys and it is my first time to the show. I will need to save up for another show so don't think I will see you guys next year John, I need to run to Walmart to buy boxes and bubble wrap and ship the helmets back as we are going to San Francisco tmr. We are s...

I was there when the table collapsed. I was not right in front of it so not me . Lucky the swords were all still intact, never mind abt the foot of this looking at it. We collectors love our collection more than other people feet

Pictures show my loot for the first two days.

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Met Jim Turinetti and confirmed it's brass stars. Already got my spare set and put on it. Thanks guys for the input

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Amy Bellars

Met u guys and it's my pleasure. Yes gone a long way but pick up many nice stuff. Will send pics of my loot on Sunday. Tony Cowan has a lot of helmets, not cheap but nice.
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Already met Alan. Look forward to meeting others. See u guys tmr
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