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Thank you all for the kind words. I have a bit of luck in recent years. In part this is due to this forum’s information. Best regards John

Very nice pickup for someone.

Interesting piece of headgear, especially with the M15 type coating on the metal parts of the headgear combined with the traditional green and red visors for officer’s pickelhaube. Thank you for posting. Best regards, John

Bob, great picture! Steve as always a fantastic collection;RIP. Best regards, John

Earlier this month, I was able to add a very nice M15 Württemberg Enlisted Pickelhaube to my collecttion. I though that I should post it before I forget. Best regards, John

You may want to consider that your Opa may have served in the Garde Fusilier Regiment? Their Pickelhaube had all silver hardware as well. Good luck John

Outstanding update, it is fantastic to see past miniatures added to this thread. Thanks to all who added to this thread. Best regards John

Coert, Thank you very much for the photo of the attachment for wappen to the helmet. Best regards John

Coert, Great addition to your collection. How is the wappen attached to the helmet screws and nuts, nuts attached to screw on wappen or leather tabs? Thank you in advance. Best regards John

Hi Alan, Thank you for the suggestion. I will have to give that a try more often. Best gegards John

Rob It has an 1887 Spike that rotates to open and close the vents on the spike. The subject is addressed on the link below. https://www.pickelhaubes.com/xf/threadsy/pickelhaube-spikes-detachable-vs-non-detachable.22025/ I had read about this but only noticed it on mine when I was taking...

Okay, this is not my latest addition to my pickelhaube collection. None the less, this old soldier ihas become favorite. I was lucky enouge to get it from James, so a big thank you to him. It is quite unique and to my limited knowledge not often seen, Does anyone see what is distinctive...

I agree, I would also like to learn if the eagle is a reproduction or the real deal. Oh, by the way amazing restoration of the helmet. Best regards, John

Arisaka99, Welcome to the forum. For a beginner you picked up a good helmet at a good price. But most importantly you picked the right man to do the repairs to your Pickelhaube. Now you have a fantastic and period correct Garde Pickelhaube. Best regards, John

You and me both Dane :-(

Dane, Great find, and appropriate to have the shell casing to go with it. I know a place where you can double or even triple your investment ;-). Just kidding. Wonderful duo for your collection. Best regards, John

Thomas. Yes, a very nice addition to any collection. I am with Brian I have never seen a D.R.G.M marked Pickelhaube as well. Now I must start pulling my officer and private purchase helmets to see if I overlooked something. LOL Thanks for sharing. Best regards, John

Zeb Simply fantastic collection. Amazing collection you have. Thank you for sharing these groupings. Best regards John

Matthias, Very attractive display. Is it possible to see close ups of the fine looking pickelhauben? Best regards John

Two questions for the forum members First, Can someone confirm or refute that the Pickelhaube was worn back in Garrison or when attending training back in the homeland? Second the idea of using AI sounds intriguing to me. Is there a specific one that is more accurate in translation? Thank you...