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Additional photos as requested: I did not take these initially because by doing so we put stress on the silk Size 59 cm and 2 brass hex nuts with washers. If the hex nuts are in doubt....we do find these on M15's and officers but they are not that common.

I have had these two examples for decades. They were bought back in the 80's when there was not a great demand from collectors. I have posted these before, probably 15 years or so. My first example ET 64: This helmet was brought back by a CEF Pioneer who picked it up during the Canal du Nord...

I have always used kiwi shoe polish but that is just what is mostly sold here in Canada. Length of spike has nothing to do with rank. All officer helmets were private purchase items (he paid for it) so your owner wanted to "strut his stuff"! :) It was a fashion statement.

The shape and length of that spike is unusual. This fashion fad of tall spikes got so bad that the German Army had to create spike height regulations to calm things down.

For sale: Prussian Landwehr Officer helmet large size 59 cm. Very good condition, all parts original to this helmet, silk liner has separations as shown., tall spike does unscrew. Some light bubbling on the top surface but no missing finish. I did have to restitch the rear visor on this helmet...

Finally, I get some recognition!! :D

Welcome to the forum. These finish cracks are common and don't effect value. The finish on these helmets is primarily shellac which cracks when the leather shell contracts or expands due to environmental conditions (humidity/dryness). In extreme heat conditions, for example storage in an attic...

Thanks Pete, now I remember!

Thanks for that reminder Chuck....I do remember your helmet now ! :) Man that was incredibly small!! This one is the smallest officer though, that I have ever handled. John...it has a name penciled on the inside and the construction is totally that of a normal officer piece. Pete...that song...

There is no doubt..."clothes do make the man" ! :) (y)

I recently worked on a private purchase See Battalion tschako and naturally took photos of it's rare wappen: A neusilber (nickel p[ate) version of the See Batt. wappen. Previously I have only seen these in brass/gilt. This is a very rare piece described and being issued to technical troop...

Welcome Chuck, good to have you with us. This looks original to me from your photos although hard to tell whether it is brass or nickel plated due to lighting conditions. This is an OR's version with solid crown on the eagle's head and soldered loops on the reverse. These plates are fairly rare...

Price drop to $625US .

JPT.....why don't you tell us how you got into collecting this "stuff"? You seem to enjoy throwing these "philosophical/psychological" quotes at us but we have yet to hear "your story". Obviously, there are humans who develop personality disorders due to a predisposition or experiences (Nature...

Thanks for posting!

Great to see these photos and to have you post here Gus! I have also heard Jame's "girly screams"...usually over something Bavarian. They are quite chilling! :) We are making plans with James. and Lori to meet up at the MAX Show in Sept. Hope to talk to some of our collector friends there. All...

Ha ha! JPT has just thrown a grenade into the conversation! I love it! "inner poverty" may explain why some people collect but I don't believe that this has much relevance here. In my case my father was a mid upper gunner in Lancasters and flew overseas with both the RAF and RCAF during WW2. My...

Thank you gentlemen, it was a pleasure to work on such a rare piece of History.

As promised I finished this restitch today in nice bright sunny conditions. It really helped that the visor was in excellent condition like the rest of the tschako. Side profile and as always the tip of the visor is double stitched to the shell. Naturally, I could not resist removing the...

So, as your host on this forum dear members, I am asking the question...why do you collect this stuff? The bulk of the population in any country on earth could care less. Your family and spouse (if you have one) obviously accepts your "addiction" (do they have a choice?) but has no understanding...