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Will be adding a white and blue NCOs sword knot to the list of wants

Understood!

Hello, I was wondering if anyone could help me figure out what sword knot i should hunt down for an NCO of the 5th Bavarian artillery, I'm unsure of what battery but I've also seen some sources saying that NCOs didn't use battery specific knots. I can't seem to find alot of definitive guides...

Outstanding analysis and great helmets! If only my markings were a little easier to read.

I would definitely be open to adding the correct visor trim, I just know how hard the silver fittings are to find so I wasn't going to get my hopes up haha

It looks like someone took a reichs cockade for a feldmutze and a #4 from a shoulder board and slapped them onto the back half of a saxon wappen or something like that.

I posted some better photos of this one in the discussion forum.

Very nice!

I have just checked and non of the components are magnetic.

Unfortunately yes, but the price on this one was acceptable for me and I don't think I'll be finding any silver fittings with this exact patina on it, I'm still a huge fan of this one either way.

My best guess would be that the helmet stayed in service long enough for a transition to the looped wappen, maybe his old one got damaged and needed to be replaced? It's hard to say but the wappen has definitely been on this helmet for decades.

Oh the chinstrap is reproduction, I should have been more specific, but there is no label inside, that's actually a 1 mark note from 1937 that was tucked away inside the sweat band when I bought it.

Good Evening Gentlemen, The last of my recent acquisitions is this nice Bavarian M15 EMs pickelhaube, unfortunately it does not have all of its original components but I do have a set of Bavarian cockades which will be going on this helmet once I can dig them out, this one was manufactured in...

Good Evening Gentlemen, Another piece which i recently acquired out of Florida is this mint condition Baden EMs pickelhaube, it has all original components to include a nice NCOs cockade. I don't think this one was ever issued as it has no wear to the inside of the helmet and doesn't have a...

You can also see the original untarnished silver finish under the screw on spike.

Good Evening Gentlemen, One of my latest acquisitions is a tarnished but still very nice and well marked EMs pickelhaube to 1st Battalion 1. GR109 and dated 1890 and subsequently 1891. It features all original components including its chinstrap and I am very happy to add this one to my...

I will definitely be making some individual posts as soon as I get home from work!

I never thought I'd own one

Good Morning Gentlemen, I decided to spoil myself after this last cruise and bought myself a few helmets, the first being a nice complete GR. 109 haube, it is fairly tarnished but you can see how clean and shiny it once was when you unscrew the spike, the next is a baden M95 haube which might...

My flight has already been delayed due to the weather unfortunately. But I think we'll make it.