Recent content by Andy be Prussian

I do have some curiosity on the 75th infantry regiment and their involvement in the war. My favorite pickel is this made of paper/ cardboard. It is very uniquely marked with white paint and in a “old English” font. It also has the name Beck on there

The last pic I want to post was a personal note from the seller. It was very nice touch and I decided to keep this with the pickelhaube. I did make one more purchase from them

A few shots of the inside No regimental markings to be see, but it has the name Hipp on the rear visor The Makers marking is more solid than the photo shows There is a 1 here in the inside, which I would assume is a garniture grade? These indentations on the rear visor indicate a field...

If you have seen my own threads, you know my biggest collecting focus is on ersatz pickelhauben. However, I need to give a shoutout to my only leather one from Württemberg. It’s one of my best conditioned I personally own. I’m not 100% sure on the originality of the chinstrap and cockades...

One of my first steel helmet purchases. Only the shell and the steel liner band remains, but as shown, the all important guards shield remains. Manufacturer is Eisenhütte Silesia, size 66. I don’t see any evidence of a regiment number painted on the back; if there was one, it has long been...

That’s a nice find. Great grouping in the last photo there

Excellent pics. You have some excellent and highly sought after helmets. Thank you for posting!

Anything from Mecklenburg always seems go for higher prices on eBay, regardless of condition

And another display will be built for my stahlhelms. Back to the power sanders!

My former display cabinet shown in the first picture would not fit up the stairs of my new place to the room where my collection is. So fortunately, I was in the process of building one for another collection and decided to make that the replacement. My dad had cut up a bunch of wood slabs and...

The leather wedges that hold the wappen on seem to have been from leftovers that was used to make ammo belt pouches. The back of the wappen is in magnificent condition. A good amount of shine with little to no tarnish!

The underside of the pickelhaube, like on the outside, is in fantastic shape. Sometimes on the liner of these particular felt models, you’ll find the name J.Bambus & Co, with its unique star shape stitching that ties the liner ends together. This one was much harder to make out, but thanks to...

Coming on the heels of my last ersatz post, here my recent addition from AoK. It’s a rolled edge felt model, in amazing condition. Rolled edges tend to be very sturdy due to the sown edge around the circumference. The design negates the need for a brass visor trim or rear spines.

Thank you for those answers!

Hey guys. First off, big thank you to AOK and responding to my questions about shipping. I had to hold my breath a bit, but it finally arrived yesterday. I’ll definitely post this in my ersatz thread soon. So onto the topic at hand. This rolled edge thread has a very unique makers mark in the...