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Thanks for the advice, Sandy. I would tend to agree with you. Same with daggers, etc -- the patina is something you come to love. Mike

Can anyone provide an answer to my question regarding cleaning? Much appreciated. In the collector world I came from, cleaning was verboten or highly frowned upon. But I get the impression that in Pickelhaube collecting, this is acceptable. Tony has an excellent article on it on his website. Mike

I’ve been wondering the same. Can they be cleaned and returned to high gloss? Mike

Thanks ....

I agree!

What does the III mean?

Here is one Kai is offering ...

Hello, Willi -- and all. This has been a great discussion. I queried a German dealer who has a Pickelhaube with this powdery look a few days ago and he finally responded with this statement: "The talkum was used to keep the leather soft, I'm sure all makers do it." However, that is in...

Gosh, I love these stories being new here. Mike

If you look at other photos of these two helmets, they are both stone-mint, unworn condition. I can't imagine too many of these surviving decades of handling, moving, and owners messing with them. Mike

And another from my advanced collector friend. Mike

Quite an interesting discussion. One of my dealer friends, who has a spectacular Imperial collection, told me these are the Pickelhauben he looks for. With the white powdery look. Here are some other images of other helmets. One was on Weitze's site and I got there too late to buy it. Mike

Gentlemen, I have seen a few examples of Pickelhauben in friends' collections that are mint and unworn and are covered with what appears to be a talcum powder coating. I was told they came from the manufacturer like this. What is the story with the powder? What was its purpose? An example...

This is terrific information and I am glad to be here on this forum. With the little experience I have, I do know that the Beamten items are considerably cheaper. I noted this immediately on Helmet Weitze's site. Some really attractive, minty vulkanfiber helmets there for Zoll-Beamten. But quite...

The man himself.

Here is a shoulder board I added to the collection yesterday. Very special as it from the Kronprinz Rupprecht of Bavaria, as General der Infantrie Inhaber (owner) of the Bavarian 2.Inf.Regt. Kronprinz. The flecking is the light blue Bavarian color, of course, more visible on the underside. In...

No. It’s not in my possession.