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Hello, The size of the eagle for Shako is strictly regulated. So is the size of the spiked helmet. You just need to measure it... to know if it conforms... or not. Best regards.

Unless the family has a photo of the ceremony... Especially in an officer...

He got married in 1921. Perhaps the ceremonial hat. :giggle:

He is listed as Hauptmann in 1918, which means he was aliveat the end of the war, but did not necessarily pursue a combat career. Philippe might be able to find him.

To identify an authentic item from a copy, one must once again be meticulous about the details. But the best thing is to have access to the back, once again.

There's no question about it. It's the manufacturer's stamp, in the form indicated by the archives for that period. For me, it may be a beautiful ceremonial shako, for a veteran, but it's not a shako worn during the war by a J.B. officer. In France, the price will not be the same if there is...

Thank you for bringing this reproduction to our attention. One might have doubts about the front, but absolutely none about the back. Authentic helmets are stamped from a sheet of brass, so the details on the obverse are the same as those on the reverse. Here, the eagle is correct on the front...

Thank you, J-L Larcade made a few mistakes in his books. I don't doubt his assertion, but clearly, this rule wasn't always followed, as we see quite a few unquestionable Shako helmets that don't have this feature. Without a vent, there's no doubt, but when there is this small vent with a fine...

Another concern is that the height of the eagle would need to be measured... The bottom of the eagle's tail should reach the middle of the bourdalou, but should not extend beyond the top of the black cloth covering. I believe this is an infantry officer's eagle for a pointed helmet.

For me, the manufacturer's stamp, the side vent, and the grain of the leather visible on the inside lead me to believe that this is a traditional post-war shako, used for veterans' ceremonies. Officer's spiked helmets, colbacks, and other traditional military headgear were reproduced between...

Hello Peter, From what I can read on the blade, it's an M1819, described as "Russian Form." The manufacturer's mark isn't written in Cyrillic, but it corresponds to a German manufacturer, most likely from Solingen. This is the first time I've seen the absence of the ring on the first bail band...

That's my opinion too; there's nothing to suggest that it's a reproduction.

I recognize the photo. Officers of the 145th Infantry Regiment. Photo taken on the steps of the Esplanade in Metz, on the eve of the war. I'm sure of it, because most of them have the Line Grenadier eagle awarded in 1913 (the only infantry regiment to display this eagle), but some Reserve...

Sad news. Rest in peace Steve. Sincere condolences to his family and loved ones.

A magnificent helmet. A.F. 12 was stationed in Metz, (Reichsland) in 1914.

Hello Gino, Same as Philippe. Beautiful helmet in its "Parade" configuration. Theoretically, this scale chinstrap was no longer authorized for infantry upon mobilization for the front (only artillery and cavalry were still permitted to wear it for a few more months). But faced with a shortage...

Yes, the code is the manufacturer's initial followed by the circumference of the shell in centimetres. 62 cm is plausible for a head circumference of 57 cm, for example, while 22 cm would be for a cat's head... ;)

Yes. Indeed, when the Stahlhelm 16 helmets first arrived at the front, they didn't have a chinstrap. Soldiers had to transfer the chinstrap from their spiked helmets to the new ones. Later, thicker leather straps were gradually added because the M16 was heavier to hold.

Hello, Very nice ! I like the JB14, because it was stationed in Colmar, where my grandmother was from! And since I collect helmets...

Hello Dan, This is a non-commissioned officer's helmet (Eigentum) from the Saxon Kingdom's Gendarmerie. It is not strictly military, but not strictly civilian either, unlike the same helmet but in silver nickel silver, which would be that of the Police. The peak base is specific to this model...