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Thanks. :)

I can spot lines one the front leg but very faint. Here’s an other detail pic, can’t have too much pictures.:)

Yes Philippe , that is the helmet we are talking about, my spending is my concern only so expensive or not when I find a gem I go for it and I never regreted it so far. There was surely a lot of mixing during those war years , a helmet was a helmet, I heve seen many strange numbers especially...

Thanks for the likes and the reactions.

Strange, Baden, Mecklenburg,Oldenburg Braunschweig and Thuring all had the same reserve cross and non of them had swords in it. Here is one of mine;

:giggle: thanks !

My latest Hessian. Near mint condition, and without a doubt one of my rarest helmets. There is a makers stamp inside which I was able to read with the help of Colonel J’s website, The helmet was made by “L.Schmidt-Rauch DARMSTADT” . Production of the filz helmet stopped around April 1915.

This topic should always stay on top.

That explains it . :giggle:

Original shoulder boards for a Prussian Generalleutnant . € 500

Very useful material to help collectors know real from fake. (y) Thanks Brian.

Tutorial on how to ruin a perfectly good old salty grey.

I can also recommend them.

:ROFLMAO: Very reinforcing !

The expert don’t know shit ! :rolleyes:

Okay , good to know.

Wow, after all this time …Nice , was that discovered with a metal detector ?

One more photo and then I'll stop.:giggle: I was also looking for that gas mask, but apparently I sold it long ago, Oh my memory! It's such a nice thing to have... but it also makes you feel comfortable with the past.

The helmet shows battle damage, could be shrapnel impact. Even though the US army was inexperienced in WWI , they did a better job in giving their helmets a mat finish.

Thanks ! The helmet in the middle is from the 77th Division. It was organized at Camp Upton in Yaphank, New York on 25 August 1917. During their 68 days in combat, the division fought in four campaigns – Baccarat, Oise Aisne, Aisne-Marne and Meuse-Argonne. Most notable was the exploits of the...