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Yes, some of my "vulkanfiber" helmets have the same internal appearance. This 1GRzuF officer's helmet looks pretty good to me. However, there is a noticeable discrepancy in the star insignia.

The spiked helmet is very complex, with numerous variations in detail (thousands!), depending on the year (1842 to 1915), rank, state, specialty (Infantry, Artillery, Cavalry, etc.), and whether the service was military or paramilitary (Gendarmerie, Police, Customs, Firefighters, Magistrate...

If you choose Eigentum Einjährig: You must exchange the "Officer" cockades for "Enlisted" cockades. But the M71 model has a small central hole because you have here an M71 officer's chinstrap, which the one-year-old Eigentum could adopt.

Hello, as mentioned above. Your helmet has been cobbled together, with a mix of officer and enlisted parts. You need to choose between: ---an officer's helmet. ---an Eigentum helmet for a one-year enlisted soldier or a Portepee. The first solution seems the simplest to me: The point must be...

Nor do I think of a cork lining. However, it may be Vulkanfiber, close to bakelite (vegetable fibre, coated with pine resin) and lacquered with black rubber.

Hello, I do.

The Prussian officer M15 is very interesting, and not very common either.

These two swords are "Private Purchases" by officers (or not for the Dragon) . They must be in excellent condition, as they are ceremonial and parade swords. Here, the condition is very average, so maximum €100 each. (in France)

Hello, I mostly agree with Wojtek and James. Both helmets are Feuerwehr helmets. Both are standard helmets for non-commissioned firefighters. (Officers' helmets were very similar to military officers' helmets, without the banana-shaped crest, but with a spike or a ball. The first helmet is very...

Here are a few photos: ----Leather helmets. ---Stahlhelmen without visors. (1919).

Hi Michel, Amazing!!! A real gem!!! (j'ai des doutes sur la traduction, en Français : Sublime !!! Une pépite !!!

This helmet is a Prussian mounted gendarme's helmet. It is identical to the Guard Dragoon's helmet, except for the markings. LG stands for LandGendarmerie. 15 stands for Brigade No. 15, rather than the year 1915, though this remains to be proven. RG signifie ReichsGendarmerie. Il s'agit du même...

That's interesting. This chimney cap looks like a “chevauleger” or a Hessian. Here is the shape of the chimney cap for the Prussian Dragon

Hello, 1914 model helmet by Weissenburger, manufactured in Stuttgart-Cannstatt. This helmet is not an Ersatz model because it was covered by a patent and was the subject of a contract with the German Army (similar to the Bing helmet for Bavaria). Your helmet is in excellent condition. All the...

Yes, for Prussia, a black cockade on the right with a white crown; in 1897, by order of the Kaiser or the General Staff, this cockade was moved to the left, and was replaced on the right by the Reichskokarde.

No, not even as a substitute. The helmets used by the Dragons in 1914 were all M94s, which were lighter and had side-posts. Everything is smaller, everything is lighter. The leather on the case is thinner.

From 1842 through 1867, square nuts featured a brass ring designed to be unscrewed by hand (as on yours). In 1867 and thereafter, the brass ring was eliminated, and the nuts had to be unscrewed with pliers. In 1867, for the infantry, and later also for the Dragoons, the screw-nuts were replaced...

Another observation: The tip is not properly secured; it’s a modern DIY fix. (See the photo above.) The correct way to secure it is as shown on the tip pictured above: unscrewed from the ventilation chimney. Other than that, your helmet is beautiful.

Hello Joos, No problem—I also had major translation issues with English when I first joined this site. For example, “side-post” had been translated as “dick core” or “spike dowel,” which was an insult. Your helmet is definitely an 1860 model for several reasons. ---The stirrup nuts were...

yes, that’s what I had said in my first speech. Garde-Adler mit Garde-Stern.