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So the lack of black fur simply comes down to a matter of privately-purchased busbies being allowed some leeway in color + age fading, then?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/151943558267?euid=9ae517b86ef84d49a0a1125afd48d5db&aid=555012&meid=500294e1c686420abe9c8fc8ff351dc6&cp=1&_trksid=p11010.c100353.m3748&_trkparms=aid=555012&algo=PW.MBE&ao=1&asc=20150112095653&meid=500294e1c686420abe9c8fc8ff351dc6&pid=100353&rk=8&rkt=8&sd=291651803487"...

It might even be made with the urine-cured leather that comes from Rudyard Kipling's old stomping grounds.

Note the seller, too. Caveat emptor.

Here comes another one... http://www.ebay.de/itm/Pickelhaube-Preusen-Tschako/221990913523?_trksid=p2047675.c100012.m1985&_trkparms=aid%3D555012%26algo%3DPW.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D35005%26meid%3D836c0b032bb448049da690876501eb49%26pid%3D100012%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D26%26sd%3D111847779822"...

The willing suspension of disbelief and failure to read reference materials...

One of Kaiser Wilhelm II's Tschapkas may have had exposed stitching on the visor, come to think of it. There may also be one in a collection in Japan.

It looks sort of like the hats in the Roger Moore flick Shout at the Devil.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ORIGINAL-GERMAN-or-PRUSSIAN-PICKLEHAUBE-UHLAN-TSCHAPKA-UNLANEN-LANCER-CAP/121855310856?_trksid=p2050601.c100085.m2372&_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140211132617%26meid%3Dd207345973bc454781d905ec0d7aad1c%26pid%3D100085%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3...

"pre 1915 cruciform based haube converted to an M15 with grey metal fittings" Ahhh... :)

That's certainly illuminating.

Nice one! Looks like something munched on one of the liner tongues, but it's not the end of the world.

Fire helmet with homemade spike?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/WW1-Prussian-Leather-Pickelhaube-REAL-/301838185842?hash=item4646f53572:g:x98AAOSwLN5WhuFk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; The permutations and mutilations are seemingly infinite. :?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ORIGINAL-Imperial-German-Spiked-Helmet-Pickelhaube-Officers-Parade-Hair-PLUME/321960044226?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D34875%26meid%3D268935bc60f94d74a92bd04cf39f19d2%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D40104...

I have only the gray bandeau.

Wow. Now that's patina. =D>

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sell-plate-pickelhaube-spiked-helmet-/191765034882?hash=item2ca6163782:g:hFYAAOSwYaFWeSXX" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ORIGINAL-PRUSSIAN-PICKELHAUBE-/181970212702?hash=item2a5e45175e:g:TSYAAOSwk1JWegDq" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Thermal underwear fabric? :eek: