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I think veteran-painted helmets are extremely cool in their own right. It's unfortunate that the poster can't seem to appreciate the true history of the helmet.

I believe this is it: https://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/forum/ken-jasper-international-militaria-forums/imperial-uniforms-and-headgear/15388306-my-m16-camo

Good stuff NCR! You and Dane are some of my favorite pickelposters lol Gotta sell a couple of WWII German items to feed the Imperial German addiction!

Here are those “expert opinions” he was talking about if anyone was wondering

Yep, ignorance is not a good trait at all. More people should ask with an open mind, and acknowledge their mistake when proved to be wrong. While we are on the topic of fake camo’s, you mentioned that you have lots of experience with original camo stahlhelms. One of my friends recently bought...

Unfortunately our friend has already made up his mind about this helmet. He posted it to the Wehrmacht Awards Forum as well and they also said it was no good.

Wow! I never thought of using cheap wine glasses for my helmets, I think I’ll steal this idea from you, Coert! 😂

It's a real treat to see your collection, Dane! Thanks for sharing!

Unfortunately it’s not original. Instead, it appears to be an Indian made “reproduction” that has been dressed up to look old. Painting the wappen green seems to be a common practice by that seller, this is the second one I’ve seen like this (the first one was purchased by someone!). Stay away...

Nope! I can't see the photos either.

Jean Louis Larcade’s “Casques A Pointe” books are very good, I’d definitely recommend those! I’m sure other members can recommend their favorites as well.

Hey! I'm glad to see you were able to find the forum! The r/militariacollecting subreddit isn't really the best place to ask for advice on pickelhauben (several months ago they were gawking at an Indian made lobster tail helmet), so I always try to redirect people to this forum. If you have any...

895.95 GBP is about $1,118 USD

Well, I never thought we'd get a religious lecture on this forum, but here one is lol! The user is called "dravine". here's a link to the only post (so far at least)...

Got it! The one age of kings is offering has a single screw and a wire soldered above it, so I’m guessing that would make it an M1868 rather than an M1845/48.

Awesome! I also noticed that age of kings has a raupenhelm strap for sale. Since you've worked on both M1845/48 and M1868 raupenhelme, do you know whether there is any significant difference between the chinstraps on each model, or are they identical?

Thank you, Wojtek! Aside from eBay.de, I have no idea where to look for partsso I really appreciate your assistance. Hopefully my raupenhelm will turn out just as good as yours did!

I recently stumbled upon this Bavarian M1845/48 Raupenhelm shell while browsing eBay, and after talking to the seller and negotiating a lower price, I pulled the trigger on it! It's in rough shape, but I really enjoy restoring helmets, so I think this will be a fun project that should keep me...

Welcome, that’s a beautiful sword! I’m looking forward to seeing more of your collection!

I believe it's seal fur. The same material used for hussar busbies/pelzmutzen