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It appears to be a casting that has been machined. Someone went to a lot of work. I’ve never seen one like it. Ron

Brian, I believe we share similar interest in restoring and saving these helmets and their components. I enjoy and look forward to your posts! Ron

Nice helmet! In regard to ventilation, my first Pickelhaube was a m15 Prussian. Someone had drilled 30 or 40 small .06” diameter holes closely spaced in the area behind the front plate where they were not seen. Ron

Thanks to all for the photos! Looking closely at the pyramid, I see a few Saxon, one Bavarian, several Prussian dragoon, several Prussian guard, and mostly standard Prussian infantry. Interesting there wasn’t more Bavarian or maybe a Würtemburg. Ron

Brian, I like the opera glove source for thin leather. I will have to search for a pair. Thanks! Ron

For strap or liner finger repair, I also use Alene’s glue. Instead of a leather backing to reinforce the joint, I use a thin piece non-stretchy of densely woven cotton cloth, brown or black to fit the situation. It doesn’t stand out as much as leather. Ron

There has been discussion about how to straighten warped hard fiber helmet bodies and visors. I had a couple empty shells in the junk box and decided to try some heat. I used a 1250 watt heat gun, not a hair dryer, and heated the offending area for a couple of minutes, moving the gun all the...

Very interesting helmet! And I would say quite scarce. I like the inner spike reinforcement plate (2 piece?) and the cloth tape on the inner edge beneath the sweat band. Don’t know that I have seen that before.

Do ersatz felt officer helmets exist? There are a couple examples in Eric Johansson’s book. I have a couple cloth covered cork lightweight officer examples, but wondering about felt. Ron

Love the “extra tall” spike on the manikin display!

Check out the plate. It is a rare 1936 Olympic torch carriers helmet ! Actually it is a late wwii one piece luftschutz.

A perfect grouping! I love the stamped regimental marking.

These are scarce. Note the small headed liner rivets and the placement farther back on the side. Also the unique chinstrap to liner band mount and the brown green paint. Tony, why do you think the liner is a period replacement? It’s been awhile since I saw an original and I don’t recall what...

Welcome! The members here are very helpful and have years of experience. Enjoy!

Everything looks fine to me. Private purchase quality is much better than issue quality. As mentioned, I would remove the national kokarde per regulation; it has paint touch up anyway. The front wappen holes in the body MAY have originally had grommets. I could be convinced either way?

Wonderful helmet! Thank you for the detailed specifications and date reference. Ron

The buckles do look similar to some of the old repro’s, but I have some known originals that look similar. They certainly look better than most modern repro’s and have nice patinaThe leather bothers me. As Brian says, the rough side should not be black, but that could have been done post-war...

Brian, I believe you will be pleased with the blunt needles. I have never stitched a black interior before; I have done a bright green interior felt bodied officer. Have you tried some back lighting to see the holes? I have placed a small pocket size led light facing light up in a mound of...

The ear cut out helmets were made only in size 57, the shell being stamped xx64. I don’t recall if they were produced by more than one maker. I believe the original build quantity was 200,000 in mid 1918. The design was meant to improve hearing quality. It was also meant to reduce the...

Dragoons are my favorite also! Wait a minute, I really like Hessians. And I really like kuirassier and YZP. And I really like ersatz. I just realized that I like them all. In regard to the original post, very nice helmet!