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Well, when I first started getting a liking for pickelhauben, I bought one just like it, a fake. Decades ago, but it was only 95 €, in today's money. Later on, when I got more, and more into the subject of collecting the real ones, I just gave it to a friend of mine. But at the time, I knew it...

Okay, was it a problem somehow with the former buyer? Anyway, I am on it again.. I thought a bidding war was all that was happening with the first listing on Ebay.

Well, I was bidding on it, but it went way over my budget, unfortunately. It sold very well @brusik1 ,congratulations! Regards, Coert.

@Doug B ,Karel is missed by many here, me included. I first got in contact with him in our, now not existing anymore, ForumEerste Wereldoorlog, where he was not regarded as a dedicated collector, but as a know-it-all, which I resented. So he went away there, pissed-off, which is quite normal, he...

A very nice M15, and well marked too! Usually M15's are not so well marked, preventing the allies to see which regiment they were up against. (if the helmet would be found/captured) Congratulations! Regards, Coert.

I have seen that picture, and more from the same guy. A French guy, making a living out of this, if I remember correctly.

Great books Francis! I do not have the Fieldgrey set in my reference library, yet. I do however also have that vorsicht bei gesprachen thing too here, but then mine say's Achtung, Feind hört mit, Nach gesprach 3x ablauten. Which was alway's fitted to ww2 bunker phones.

In fact, Johan also produced a 3 volume set, Imperial German Field Uniforms and Equipment 1907- 1918, which was printed by Schiffer Military History, years ago. These are good books too! But produced quite a while ago, maybe you can search for those 3 volumes too, also great books! Regards, Coert.

Johan is indeed on Facebook, so @LukeTheMan , if you're on Facebook too, here is a link to his page there. https://www.facebook.com/johan.mille.102 Good luck! He is indeed a very nice guy, and will answer you, I bought all his books via Facebook too. (Volume 1 to 9) Regards, Coert.

The plate on my M15 JzPf.

@Kaisersammler , vielen dank für ihre beitrage, wenn sie meine beitrage hier gelesen hatt, dann wissen sie das es für mir das selbe ist, meine grossvater hat die krieg auch uberlebt., aber ist gestorben wenn ich zu jung wahre, um ihn etwas zu fragen..

Usually, this phemonenum is called spidering on these haubes. Quite common to see it, after all those years. I agree with Brian, some shoepolish would sort this out/ make it less visible. Some of my helmets have this too.

I couldn't agree more with you Brian! 👍

You are certainly not really the only one, who's really missing Steve, so do I. When I joined up here, he told me so much, I learned a lot from him, also way after my first joining up. And I'm, like you, certainly not the ony one.

I agree, especially on the learning of other people about these helmets, medals and such, also about WW1 history. I am also a motorcycle rider, and a member of a forum dedicated to them. Sometimes when a fellow member comes to visit me for spare parts, which I have a lot of, they are amazed by...

Good to see you back again Gus, and clear of cancer! I already saw you posting on that FB group too, I am a member there to, though I don't react there much. (y)

And so do I!

Indeed we are. I see us collectors like curators, caring for them, so they will be everlasting collecting objects when we are long gone.

Indeed. M91 posts way too high for starters..

Thank you for downgrading the collection community, to a state/group of mental cases. ;)