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Thanks for the reply. Nice helmet, in good condition.

This line infantry helmet should have brass (gilded) fittings. I think it's an effect of the photo; they look like nickel silver (silver).

Hello Steve, I am very happy to be able to share my experience of over 50 years collecting and studying German imperial headdresses. I started at age 10... and I'm about to turn 71...

Baden cockades for Portepee are not common.

Hi Bruno, Only the eyelet holes are 8-9mm in diameter to allow the leather wedge to be inserted. For the screw and nut (Officier, Extra-Helm-Eigentum), the hole is always 3-4mm, and there's never any trace of the eyelet's collar being hammered. I have no doubt about that. Even the...

Congratulations Alan, Nice find ! Yes, it's not often you find a Kriegsfertigung model with its parade flap!But I'm not too surprised because: ---This Tchapka isn't the true M15, but: ---Either the M95, whose brass or nickel silver fittings were replaced after April 1915 with iron fittings...

This is yet another example demonstrating the absolute necessity of being able to access the back of the plates for proper assessment. Here, the thickness of the Garde-Stern, at least 1 to 2 mm, indicates electroplating. The result is crude and incompatible with the quality expected of a Guard...

Hello Bruno, a trained eye can make out the mark around the 8mm hole (see the red arrow). This mark is visible from both sides. These holes were punched and are perfectly round, unlike the larger enlargements made with a cutter.

Hi, Very nice (y) helmet, M95 standard. I'm hesitating between an "Eigentum" (a type of helmet) because everything else is "Kammer" standard. It had M95 eyelets, but these have been removed, and a small cutout was made with a Kutter (a type of knife), I don't know why, because the Garde-Adler (a...

La couture n'est pas réalisée à la machine, mais à la main par un artisan qualifié. Les costumes haute couture sont assemblés à la main, les coutures sont superbes. Elles sont visibles sur les bords des revers des cols...

Without the colored "Rabatte" under the base, it's a parade piece. You can leave it out, but you will need a Prussian Feldzeichen.

Yes, the absence of a vertical back seam is undeniable on the M67.

In fact, it's the same principle as the long button on a duffle coat or the closure of a Hussar's dolman...

Hello Steve, Excellent purchase for a beginner. It's very good, and you described it perfectly. It's not a modified M67 M71, as it has a seam under the rear spine. This helmet was no longer worn after 1897 because it does not have its Reichskokard on the right, but still its Landskokard instead.

Hello Lars, I stick to the color. When it's reddish-pink, it's tombac. When it's golden-yellow, it's brass. Here is a tombac : Here is a brass : But since it is mostly copper with between 10 and 20% zinc, tin, nickel or other silvery metal... depending on the mixture, intermediate...

Hello Tony, Congratulations on this magnificent helmet and on this study. I do, however, notice a small omission... :giggle: which is of great importance nonetheless. Indeed, I noted that this helmet does not have the M43 modification. However, I observe that on brass helmets (to be seen for...

https://www.pickelhaubes.com/xf/threads/prussian-jager-officers-shako-to-parade.21709/ "The grain of the leather is correct, and the Prussian Eagle is correct. I respect your opinions, but you have no credible evidence proving otherwise." Chuck 1---Regarding the size of the eagle, simply...

Hello,this is a Swedish Dragoon helmet M1886. Made in Germany for Sweden, it has many similarities to the Pickelhaube. Here it has its parade "Trichter" , but it's missing the Haarbusch. The condition is average, but it's complete except for the Busch or the tip. The price is therefore fair...

Yes, the second one is entirely a reproduction. It's only good for reenactments, for the theater, etc...

Two points to note: ---1 This Reichsadler with gliding wings did exist, without the anchor. ---2 If it had been a naval eagle, cutting out the anchor would leave marks, especially since the tail is stamped onto the anchor. Therefore, simply removing the two arrows on either side, and also the...