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Hello Folks - Well, I swore I would only have one pickelhaube in the collection, but now there are three. The third is a Jäger zu Pferde that I am restoring. When I obtained it it had a nice shell with 99%interior paint and no finish on the outside. Complete intact wappen and the liner band...

Oh my..., I thought that was for the whole lot, but the prices are per lamp. Well, minus shipping costs mine was under $200, so I'm not feeling so bad. However, those are super lamps..., 'er helmets..., 'er Helmet Lamps!! Now, recommendations for a shade??? Best regards! - Mike

Phew... :lol: It was (well part of it was) in a large box on the porch when I got home..., before the 'Little Lady" arrived. Even the dog barked at it. It was quickly whisked away into the morass of the basement shop where it has so far gone unnoticed even after being opened and set up. A...

OK, I'm working on finding something to salvage from this..., here's a pic of the inside. Liner is gone, but is it possible the brass 'stem' may be a part of a pickelhaube?? Maybe...?? :salute: [/img]

Actually I'm hoping for the basement!! :)

Yeah...., I have to agree. May be why I was drawn to it. :oops:

One of the other photos shows what I believe is the original Trichter. I'm not sure how the socket is fit?

Thanks Guys! I'm hoping it arrives when the dog and I are the only ones here. I know he will appreciate it. :) Good to hear I'm not the only one attracted to the 'oddball' items. There's just something about them that I can't resist. Here's my complementary shell, or as the wife refers to...

Hi Gus! Light bulb..., Well, I would hope so! Do you have a link to your ebay post? - Mike

And yes, I should probably be embarrassed to say that I purchased it. However, the price was not exhorbitant and I have a Great Shell Lamp to go with it. The wife hasn't seen it yet (hasn't arrive) but I'm sure she will have a Commentary... I'd guess the shade is supposed to look like a...

Thank you Adler - I see some of these pop up with a 'regular' brass wappen and spike, etc. Would you know the difference between those and this one with the steel spike and top plate and the 'etched or darkened' wappen? - Best regards, Mike

Well, nothing earthshaking here, but some before and after photos of the stahlblech I picked up. Did a light cleaning with Howard's Wax, then removed the wax with mineral spirits. Certainly a lot more paint is shown, though it is quite darkened. Removed the wappen, as I was afraid there my...

Thanks Guys! Jerry - Will do. That is some pretty hefty clay stuck on it. Would be interesting to know what kind. It is a 'chalky' white. - Best regards! Mike

Hello Colonel J, and thanks very much for the compliment. I know it pales in comparison, but it 'fills the bill' for my needs. Isn't that a neat photo, and the matting and frame are spectacular. Local antique shop had it hanging and listed as a 'Band Photo.' They are actually Ulans. The...

Hello Folks - Picked this up as an 'out of the clost' find about a ayear ago at a small local shop (not ebay!). It was not labeled correctly, but only as a German Helmet. I was a bit puzzled at first, but after close inspection it is a traditional Austrian M17, in quite nice shape but missing...

Hello Folks - It's been quite a while since I posted..., mainly because I only have 1 Pickelhaube. Used for display with my Great War German Collection. It will never be a Pickelhaube of the First Degree, but it looks good next to a Gew.98 and Sg.98/05. :) However, I finally 'completed' it (a...

Hello Folks - (also posted in Latest Finds) I've had this in storage for quite a while and a thread in another (Gunboards) forum lled me back here. My apologies for the quality of the photo. It was a quick shot. But, as you can see there it is! Has some definite issues. Missing the lion to...

Hello Folks - (also posted in Other Oeadgear, but a bit slow there) I've had this in storage for quite a while and a thread in another (Gunboards) forum lled me back here. My apologies for the quality of the photo. It was a quick shot. But, as you can see there it is! Has some definite...

Hi Brian - Thanks very much for the compliment. I wonder, this being 1918 dated and with the very thin, pieced together liner, if they weren't reusing pieces from earlier helmets. The holes don't go all the way through. The are just in the outer layer. After a closer inspection, it appear...

Hi Chas - That's a beauty. I'm trying not to get caught up in this. It's bad enough maintaining the steel pots in the collection! Have a 99% complete set of WW1 era French (and other country) Adrian helmets. They are fine 9-10 months of the years but when we get the hot humid summer they cry...