Recent content by davidbholcomb

A different day and age. I would only guess that the image of the helmet was so easily identified with the Germans and you needed to get close to see the print that it was just misunderstood or misinterpreted.

Several years ago this forum was a big help to us and I thought that I would share something that I just purchased. It is a small (about the size of a silver dollar) picklehaube pin. Also attached is an ad from 1918 for the pin and an article from 1917 talking about how the pin was met in one...

It turns out that Von Hindenburg was 6'5" and the average German was 5'6" It is just amazing what you can find on the internet.

I have several original old photographs from WWI and came across this one of Von Hindenburg. I looked on the internet and did not find this image so I thought I would post it here if it helps anyone with their helmet research.http://www.holcombs.net/vonHindenburg.jpg

Thank you to everyone for the help, tips, guidance, and stories.

Wow, super, so the unit would be called the 7th Rhineland Infantry - Regiment NR. 69. As I sort out my material I have a few more questions. Is Model 1915 and M15 synonymous? Would a run of the mill infantryman have cockades on his helmet? If so I wonder why they would be missing? Thanks for...

Thanks for all the help, I have been doing a lot of reading, so much so that I can not remember where I read something but I remember reading something along the lines that Liberty Loan helmets were not marked, so I tend to agree with you. Where did he serve? He was in the Armys 27th Corp. of...

Thanks so much for the responses so far! As I go throught things, questions come up and I would like to post here. Is there a way to tell a "Liberty Loan" helmet? We have always thought that our grandfather brought this back from the war but after reading several things about the Liberty Loan...

Our grandfather brought home a german pickelhaube helmet after his service in the U.S. Army during WWI. I was wondering if anyone could help us, we are truly novices at this, identify anything about the helmet. Our grandfather has passed away so we are unable to ask him about it. Below are...