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Hi Bertil: The sentence you quoted refers to the fact that on the1887 spike the neck could be moved either to closed or open to reveal the holes for ventilation. On the 1891 the manufacture is simplified and there is no longer the option to open or close off the vent holes in the spike neck. So...

The saga of Loree's Folly continues: I bagged up the hat for a couple of weeks in order to get some moisture back into the leather. For those of you who are new to the forum, this involves putting a ball of wet newspaper into a small plastic bag and then placing the helmet along with this into...

That is a beauty, congratulations! I also have never seen a D.R.G.M marked helmet previously.

In my opinion, it is a Wurttemberg fire officer helmet that is shown in the period photo. This is also the helmet shown in Rkinkade's left hand picture.

I recently purchased this helmet from one of our members. I bought it for the metal fittings essentially but upon further thought, it may also provide a "teaching moment" for new collectors. I spent 37 years as a HS History teacher so bear with me....it in the blood! :) This helmet has taken a...

Hmmm…..maybe I should have painted/covered them. 😳Yours look very cool Jeff !

Amazing quality! Congratulations!

Once again copying my longtime friend T Schnurr, I use coffee cans to support my helmets. Tony painted his back in the day but I being less artistic and lazy just leave mine as is. My rationale is that most of the can is covered by the helmet so why bother?

Welcome to the world of pickelhaube Chris! We need to warn you though.....you can begin with one helmet and years later you may have 100+. Haubeitis is rampant here so beware! :)

Excellent work ! The mysterious methods of the restorer!

Wow! Excellent! 😊👍

Welcome to the forum. Some information on the 4th Feld Artillery: 4 Feldartillery Regt. Koenig, established 1859 based at Augsburg and part of the 1st Army Korps. Their pre 1910 shoulder straps were red with yellow number 4 stitched on them. Germany was divided up into AK districts with each...

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I copied Tony’s display method. The drawers are lined in black cloth which provides an excellent contrast to the wappen.

Sold!!

Yes Ron.....in my younger days, I straightened one out and learned the lesson! Regarding the visor pins everyone...I contacted Amy last week and she has sent 2 pins for me in the mail. Thanks to all who offered help.

Thank you very much for the offer. I will definitely keep this in mind. I have a piece that I think will fit but if it does not I will contact you LH. :) (y)

Continuing on with this post on Loree's Folly and having publicly THANKED James for directing me to the auction where I succumbed to "collector fever!" :oops: All fittings must be cleaned to the same patina which leads us to dealing with the helmet spine..... The before photo showing 100+...

Very nice display. I still enjoy my own IR95 issued helmet that I was lucky enough to buy 30+ years ago. 👍

My good friend James who is also one of the moderators here has been very generous in giving me scrapper helmets for parts. He knows that I am always looking for these. Below is an example of one of the pieces that he gave me a few months back. I regard it as an example of "haube restoration"...