I know that feeling, I do it all the time with my French books. :ROFLMAO:
But it does remind me of being a child and looking at the Christmas catalogs and dreaming of what I'd like.
At least I've grown up enough not to circle my wish list with a crayon. :ROFLMAO:
Looks fine to me, I hope I look that good at that age,
Hey, a little moth damage, some loose stitching and a bit dirty but it still looks pretty solid and all original. (y)
I was watching this one as well, I'm really happy you'll be able to return it and get a full refund. (y)
It really is amazing how much effort is put into aging items to deceive collectors, really scary. :mad:
I agree with the others its very well made but not made during the first world war IMO also look at the leather sweatband and the machine stitching holding it in.
It's all a guess at this point but I would think someone had it custom made and I would also think it wasn't cheap at the time...
Looks like the power of Pickelhaubes.com did it again. (y)
It sold out on Ebay :oops:.
I'm sure they will list more or someone if interested could contact them direct. I also thought it was just too cool to pass on and wanted to buy a few for my buddies who are ex-Military and still do...
Hi Rob,
It's just that were the spike and base screw together that they meet flush on the Generals spike.
Compared to others where the base actually goes into the small lip of the spike when together. It's Kinda hard to explain without pictures but I think if you look again at the photo's...
Looks like the Pickel is making a comeback.
I wouldn't believe but it's(y) true.
" The TacPickel: Traditional Elegance for the Modern Combat HelmetInspired by the timeless Pickelhaube (Pickel helmet), the TacPickel is an absolute must-have for anyone who doesn't want to forgo the charm of a...