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Nice! Definitely LG as those markings are typical. 👍

Welcome to the forum Sam!

If that is the condition that you like Gino, that is great. Again as a collector, you own the helmet and it is your decision to clean or not to clean.

Yes indeed..Happy 4th America!

I mentioned this helmet it a recent post where I cleaned up a Baden Officer wappen. I have owned this since the 1980's and have used it as my avatar for decades. Some photos: I mentioned in my previous post that this has silver plated fittings. If you have ever seen an old silver plate tea...

Amazing, a collector’s dream!

Anything that supports the helmet so it is not resting on the visors. You want to keep weight off them. Some collectors use wine glasses, coffee cans, a wooden hat stand. We don’t encourage styrofoam head forms as they can chemically react to the leather. I have even used ceramic plant pots as...

Most times Boyd the round manufacturers' stamps can't be read. You have to remember your helmet is over 100yrs old and it's been sweated in at the very least. It is lucky to have survived! Trying to read German names scrawled onto leather is also very difficult. They used a different style of...

Unfortunately, no they look to be in pencil?? One trick is to take the helmet out into bright sunlight. Try and light up the area with sunshine and see what there is. The other trick is to apply some spit to the area and then light it up with sun light. Crude but sometimes effective.

Welcome to the forum Boyd. That is a very nice Guard helmet with nickel silver fittings. It could be Guard Pioneer or it could also be from one of the other Guard Regts. who wore helmets with silver fittings. The buttons on the pre 1910 tunic would also have matched. Your helmet needs a bit of...

Keith N. thank you for your donation. (y) I hope that you are learning and enjoying yourself here on the forum. Do not hesitate to ask questions and please show us some photos of your collection!

This wappen came off a scrapper helmet that I recently traded/bought. The shell and sweatband were in tatters and the silk was missing. however I did get a set of scales, kokarden, spike etc. Anyway, I decided to clean the wappen as it was too oxidized for my taste. Here are the before and after...

Here is a typical fake helmet probably made in India, these are all over Ebay: This fake is supposedly representing a Famous Garde Dragoon Regt. Haube. First the "chemical aging" of the brass screams reproduction! Real oxidization of brass is uniform, not in chemical patches! Perhaps the worst...

Excellent framed presentation of Frederick’s medals Steve! Thank you for reminding us of the other important WW1 event in Newfoundland History which occurred on this day.

To my fellow Canadians...HAPPY CANADA DAY!

One of our main missions here on the forum is to share information so as to prevent new collectors from being fooled or ripped off by today's fake pickelhauben. Consequently, I am starting a new thread here where we can show you obvious fakes and what to look out for. The reason for this, is...

I agree, we need a section in the New Collector area where we post photos of these terrible fakes made by Habib in Mumbai and others. I will get on this.

Wow! Beautiful helmet and beautiful presentation here with those boards which scream quality! Excellent!

Excellent job, well done!

You have a very nice collection. Congratulations! 👍