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Thank you! I've already had the opportunity to discuss some helmets in a dedicated post. The 'Prussian' types with a round-based spike and Teller marking are all marked RBAXVIII and/or a Hessian regiment, and the eyelets are directly drilled for the lion.

Encouraged by James, I gathered my family. I have the advantage of living not far from the Bois des Caures, where the first day of the attack on Verdun took place. Not forgetting my Shako from the Friedberg Landsturm Battalion. Sorry I can't show you a felt helmet... but I know Philippe...

Another issue. The Reuss eagle is a princely eagle marked "FÜRST". This eagle has five folds of the Vaterland headband, two per wing, and "Fürst" under the neck. Here, we have only one fold per wing, with "Koenig" under the neck. It's a Prussian Royal Eagle, the most common type to find, but...

With its tan leather liner, it is probably a composite M15 helmet, meaning it was assembled from disparate parts. As mentioned above, the spike is a modern reproduction, as are the star and the Reuss insignia.

It would require laser welding, then surfacing to make it invisible. That seems complicated to me. As I said, it's best to leave it as is.

Awesome Zeb! Thank you for showing us what is inside your wardrobe!! Just a small detail. The Württemberg artillery helmet doesn't have a ball-like cret chimney, but rather one from an infantry grenadier's helmet. The lid is domed to accommodate a spike.

That's better!!! 👌 👍

I agree with Ron. A few years ago, I saw a small craftsman who made wheel trims for classic cars like that. Then the piece was chromed...

Very nice, James, i like the 109 LGR !!! Two old helmets from the LGR109 put back into service at mobilization, for the 1st Grenadier Battalion of the R.I.R.109, with stock fittings.

The genuine M87 should have a tip chimney without a Perlring, a rear spine without a ventilation flap, an absent metal visor rim, hooked side posts, and a chinstrap with an anchor ring. It's clear that quite a few helmets have been recycled.

Hello James 😳👍👌 I love the M87s, they are so rare! In France, they are shunned, like the M71s, because they did not participate in either the Franco-Prussian War or the Great War.

Yes, it's perfect. You should prioritize paints thinned with white-spirit (cellulose) rather than water-based paints (vinyl, acrylic, etc.).

I managed to find a few of them here in Lorraine, for various reasons, particularly in cases where these regiments had made incursions onto the Eastern Front. This is the case of the P.B.23 which was part of the 3rd Army present here in France in 1916. (Verdun-Douaumont-Vaux) The 23rd Parachute...

Very nice. ;) Note: In 1907 it was part of the XVII Army Corps in Danzig. In 1912 it was part of the XX Army Corps in Allenstein. (Battle of Tannenberg) https://genwiki.genealogy.net/PB_23

At least this one isn't a fake made in Ukraine or Poland.

I'm showing this photo because of the absence of helmet covers on the battlefield, due to the khaki color. However, the caption is incorrect; the helmets are one-piece Ersatz helmets made of embossed metal with an X-shaped spike attachment (not Bing helmets). Bing helmets have a different shape...

Yes, there are rules regarding the colors black or Feldgrau for sheet metal Pickelhauben. *** Bavarian Bing tanks are always painted black. ... Weissenburger, Von der Heyden, Schneller, Baruch, and a few others were painted black. ---Weissenburger or VdH 1 typ M14 brass and black...

Sometimes Helmut has one for sale.

This model has the peculiarity of having the 4 rivets fixing the tip in an X shape and not in a + shape as usual. This type of sheet metal helmet is always painted olive green at the factory. Black is not the correct color.

Hello Frank, Yes, sorry, but I don't have a spare M87. My second one is a 109 from the mobilization, which was originally an M95, whose B.A. XIV replaced the M91 post-side chinstrap with an M87 hook-type one. The old brand of the M91 side post is clearly visible. This helmet was a Baden 109 LGR...