Uhlan - Real or Fake?

[ebeeby]

Outside of shell appears to have been painted/restored...

 

[ebeeby]

looks like none of the photos attached...

 

[ebeeby]

Trying single photos

 

[ebeeby]

Can't attached or insert photos

 

[b.loree]

I will contact tech support to help out here>

 

[ebeeby]

I have not heard from them. I can email you the photos and you can try to post them...

 

[Tony without Kaiser]

I have not heard from them. I can email you the photos and you can try to post them...

I’ll be pleased to do that for you. Just send me a PM with the photos attached and I will insert them right into this thread. No problem.

 

[ebeeby]

Trying low rez

 

[911car]

It is real, with all expected bells and whistles that also look correct. If the Rabatte is original to the Tschapka it should likely be UR15, or perhaps UR7, depending on whether the colour of the Rabatte is fresh or faded. Besides generalities, it is difficult to say, on these low-resolution photos, if the helmet surface was restored. The presence of markings on the label stuck inside the mortarboard, or inside the liner, should help.
In sum, this is certainly no fake, but higher resolution pictures are needed to be more precise.
The cockade is wrong; should be red/white/black.

 

[ebeeby]

Trying Mid-rez photos

 

[ebeeby]

It is real, with all expected bells and whistles that also look correct. If the Rabatte is original to the Tschapka it should likely be UR15, or perhaps UR7, depending on whether the colour of the Rabatte is fresh or faded. Besides generalities, it is difficult to say, on these low-resolution photos, if the helmet surface was restored. The presence of markings on the label stuck inside the mortarboard, or inside the liner, should help.
In sum, this is certainly no fake, but higher resolution pictures are needed to be more precise.
The cockade is wrong; should be red/white/black.

The core of the cockade is red

 

[ebeeby]

Inside label mid-rez

 

[ebeeby]

So, $1169.88 is a good buy?

 

[Bobted]

This was on ebay I would have bid on it but had bought too much stuff. $1169.99 plus fees tax post, seems pretty cheap. Rob

 

[michiel]

I really miss a photo of the complete helmet, and more detailed pictures of the wappen would be nice, but I also think this is a authentic Tschapka, and the fact it has the Fangschnur parade plume and parade rabatte is very nice! It is extremely cheap

 

[ebeeby]

Per your request.
Also, wappen is attached with threaded posts and square nuts. No extra holes

 

[b.loree]

My apologies, my impression was that you were going to send your photos to me for posting. I never received them so I thought the problem was solved.

 

[ebeeby]

B.Loree- I didn't have your email. I tried DMing Tony - no go. Tried posting again with lower rez photos and all goof now.
Thanks!

 

[911car]

This was on ebay I would have bid on it but had bought too much stuff. $1169.99 plus fees tax post, seems pretty cheap. Rob

Note this is a 1867 model, less sought after than examples used in WW1.

 

[michiel]

It might be due to te resolution of the photo,s but I don’t like that wappen, it misses fine details