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It's a lovely cap. I sold it to Steve at the Etobicoke show a couple of years ago in a moment of madness. I'm glad it found a good home. Hans

Fascinating. Thank you for the image.

The Square Dip is a very nice example. Does it have a lot# letter/number combination stamped into the dome interior?

Congratulations on your M15 Clovis 57. I would have killed for a German helmet when I was a kid. Any German helmet. Nobody that I knew had one.

Thank you all very much for the positive comments. Hans

Here is a nice, untouched example of a M15 Tschako issued to a soldier of the Großherzoglich Mecklenburgisches Jäger-Bataillon Nr. 14. The Tschako is stamped size 55, date stamped 1916. It has an f stamped into the top indicating that it went through a repair depot. B.A.XV is ink stamped onto...

This expanded into an extremely informative and interesting thread. I have never seen a reworked M92 cover before. Fascinating. Thanks to everyone. Hans

That's a beautiful and very rare helmet Steve. Thanks for showing it.

Thanks for the detailed information. I was unsure what the designation for the covers were.

Phillipe, your cover is a beautiful example. Thank you for showing it. Thank you all for the positive comments. Hans

Thank you all for the comments. I should add that these early covers are made from a much heavier cloth than the standard pre-war and wartime manufactured covers, which are always made of a lightweight, almost sheer material. M1892 Pre-war standard cover Wartime M15 cover

Steve, that looks like a pre-war MG-Abteilung Tschako reissued to the W J B 7?

1. I have 3 of these early covers and 2 have the spike portion lined in leather. This one is not lined 2. Nope :)

This is demonstrably my earliest Pickelhaube cover, the earliest stamped date being 1893. It's an early (M1892 ?) pre-war issue cover of the type with front seam, 4 hooks and solid spike. It was Regimentally stenciled to RIR probably in 1914 during Mobilization. All comments and opinions...

Thank you Lars for that information about painted Feldzeichen. I had never seen one up until this example and would never have thought that this was practiced pre-war. The pictures are wonderful. Thank you all for the comments. What struck me about the Shako when I first saw it was how...

Hello All, It's been a while since I've posted on this forum. Here is a nice untouched example of a Westfälisches Jäger-Bataillon Nr. 7 (Bückeburger Jäger) M1915 Tschako with ersatz wood Feldzeichen. The interior is profusely ink stamped including to a Barmen maker, size 56, dated 1915, B.A...

The start of the battle also marks the 100th anniversary of the introduction of the German steel helmet onto the battlefield - the prototype "square dip" M16.

No worries, no offence was taken and there's absolutely nothing to apologize for. Hans