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Doesn't the auction house have a responsibility here as well? It is sold as a "WWI" helmet, which it clearly isn't.

Hi Brian, Imo the sliders don't look correct, the originals are quite three-dimensional, which I don't see here. And they seem to be artificially aged. In addition the stitching is not what I have typically seen. Regards, Lars

Hi Gorik, Very nice image left on the helmet by the Wappen, and no damage to the Wappen either :) Looking at the location of the solder on your Wappen, and the photo Peter posted, a lost Landwehr cross seems more likely. I would leave it as is, that cross might very well have fallen off during...

Hi Gorik, Welcome and congratulations on your first helmet! Looks all original (except for the bolts that hold the spike; should be studs), which is very positive, even though it has seen better days. Also nicely marked with the acceptance stamp of J.R. 52 in 1902, for Infanterie Regiment 52...

Looks like leather to me, at least the rear visor.

Hi, It looks like an older helmet refurbished with field grey fittings. Hard to say when that was done, but this was quite a common practice at the time so it could well be a period adaptation. Congratulations! Regards, Lars

The seller had packed my stein in such a way that the reservist's head was right on the edge of the package, with just one layer of carton on top. The stein received a knock, but rather than shatter the stein, instead the reservist was just tilted back a little bit further (it already was when I...

To be honest, I like the picture of your grandfather much more. Regards, Lars

Congratulations Alan, Great helmet, great markings and a great story :) Regards, Lars

Hi Milosz, To me it looks like J***b L.J.R 13, so Landwehr Infanterie Regiment 13, but the first word eludes me. Regards, Lars

Hi Giorgio, I'm no expert on felt helmets but it all looks original to me :) Some small repairs seem to have been done, but all in all the helmet looks very nice. Congratulations! Regards, Lars

That's unexpected for an issued helmet, imo solid nickelsilver is much cheaper than silver-plated brass. The Wappen looks like brass in the recessed parts, while the protruding parts look silvery? For silver-plated brass I would expect the opposite. Oxidized nickelsilver can look like brass...

Bekleidungsordnung 1903: "Nickelsilver Wappenadler with "FR" and "MIT GOTT FÜR KOENIG UND VATERLAND".

Hi, The Germans had special units to recover items from the battlefield that could be sent back, refurbished, and used again. I can only assume these units also recovered aluminium items so the metal could be used by the arms industry. Maybe this picture is taken in Germany, after they just...

Hi, It seems like the white Krätzchen was official, some photos posted on the "Feldgrau" forum: https://www.feldgrau-forum.com/threads/photoalbum-ir-54.43988/#post-255179 https://www.feldgrau-forum.com/threads/hallo.45093/#post-266638 Regards, Lars

Very nice restauration!

Hi, Do you have some pictures of the inside? I'm no expert on the Totenkopf, but what I have read on this forum is that they should have a lot of detail, and I don't see a lot of detail here. I hope I'm wrong. Regards, Lars

Hi Steve, Not collect them as such, but as I collect militaria based on regimental association I do have one of F.R. 39. I bought mine for just over 100 euro, and I'm thinking that when the soldiers bought theirs it must have cost them a lot more, relative to their income. Regards, Lars

Hi, I fully agree, the stamp looks like a poor fake, and that doesn’t bode well for the originality of the cover :) Regards, Lars

Welcome to the forum :), I agree with Wojtek's and Brian's comments above. The holes for the Wappen seem to have been moved and new grommets put in, so this might be an older helmet that has been reused during the First World War, maybe even reduced in height (that might be visible underneath...