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That's an amazing helmet. Absolutely standing. Lucky you!

That is a very, very rare bayonet. I have never seen one in the flesh in my life. And with the scabbard plus matching refimental markings. Insane find! :love:

Regular Prussian helmets, non-unit marked, are indeed pretty cheap. Or let's say they did not follow the steep rise in prices we've seen with other militaria the last 6 years. Especially WW2. But I find it hard to relate to some prices here. Or is there a difference between the US and Europe...

That is indeed a fantastic helmet with great patina. The Wappen has a warm golden color which I like a lot. The markings are all you can wish for and it is a Hessen Haube which is in itself very beautiful. It looks like there's still something else written behind 1914. Can you make something...

I found this picture I already had, showing it with some regular S98/05's. Here you can see it's longer and also a bit wider.

No. It's about 4cm longer than the common "butcher" bayonet. I'll make a picture for comparison this evening.

That indeed has everything you can wish for. Displays great with the shovel as well! What does P.E. stands for? Pionier Einheit?

I know there are not a lot of edged weapons collectors here. But I'm giving it a try anyway since this is the only international forum I'm on. I'm selling my M1911 Torpedomesser. Really rare and in great condition. I'll let the pictures speak for itself. Asking price: 1445 euro including...

You've shown us some very nice helmets from that collection already. Great to have such a contact!

That's indeed very nice. Great regimental markings. And with the Sägerücken. Well done!

Without a doubt people are secretly doing so. But looking for remains of the war in France can lead to very high fines if you get caught by the Police.

What an exquisite collection. Thanks for takimg the time to take all the pictures and upload them here.

I had a 1899 bolt mismatch G98 as well, many years ago. But mine wasn't regimentally marked. That's a really nice one you have there. And even better with the matching bayonet. Thanks for showing!

More to the back of the hill in the second line, this huge bunker with two floors watches over the top of the Lingekopf. You can still go inside, if you are not to big of course. Make sure to bring a light. The backside of the hill. To the German rear. Very beautiful forests here...

The first German line. White crosses mark where the remains of French solders were found. Mostly in the seventies. A lot of steel plates from which the Germans could peek into no mans land and from where they could take a shot. I don't know how they are called but I got one myself somewhere in...

I forgot to make pictures inside the museum (I was too captivated) except for this intruiging one of pieces of wood with bullets still inside. It's very nice with diorama's with full dressed manneq8uins, weapons and lots of artefacten found on the battlefield. There were quite a lot of...

I went on a short holiday to Alsace/Elsass this week and could convince my girlfriend to make a few short stops to WW1-sites. One that I didn't really know (except for the name) was the Lingekopf in the Vosges mountains. Very close to the pre-1918 border between France and Germany. This was...

That's indeed a great table with helmets you got there. It baffles me not a single person took an interest in them.

Very nice thread. Some great displays guys. I've never owned a German gas mask because I find them a bit expensive for what they are, but a gasmask with a Stahlhelm does look very bad-ass I must say!

Nice to see so many joining in on the conversation. I appreciatie every opinion. :) The other steel helmets I have all have grey steel fittings and, more over, the wear matches with that of the shell and liner. The helmet this came from has a liner in a pretty rough condition and the chinstrap...