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Other characteristics which are found on M15's: Extra/wider wappen holes: Originally many M95 helmets were stripped of their brass fittings and replaced with steel. In some cases the brass grommets for the wappen were simply ripped out. Sometimes these were replaced with steel or simply left...

The most common pickelhaube that the beginner collector will encounter is the Prussian Model 1915 or M15 as it is often referred to. Thousands of these were brought back to the US in particular, to be used as prizes for War Bond drives. The M15 was introduced for 3 reasons: There was a brass...

Welcome Alison! Thank you for posting these pictures. We have medal collectors here so you are in good company!

This type of M15 is a hard one to find in my experience as well. Congratulations! I was fortunate enough to buy one at the MAX show 20+ years ago.

Good to have you join us! 👍

The first one of these that I have seen, congratulations.

I would say that your kugel top is not original to this helmet. From the photos you can see that the base sits on the rear spine. A private purchase officer style helmet like this would have a cut out in the base which fits over the spine. I would also look inside the helmet and examine the...

That is a significant collection! Thanks for posting these photos and welcome to the forum. 👍

Michel T. Thank you for your donation and again my apologies for having missed the email notification and responding here. I had rather limited internet access during my recent travels.

Dick R. Thank you for the donation and my apologies for the delay in recognizing you here on the forum. Good luck in your 2026 hunt for IG treasure!

To my eyes....yes a lacquer/shellac covered felt officer helmet. I have worked on a couple of these. The last one had a black felt interior. There is a post of the restoration here.

Andrew P. Thank for your recent donation. I wish you good luck in your 2026 quest for new additions to your collection! 👍

Peter is a longtime member here and perhaps he will respond. I also suggest that you be more polite in your request.

In my opinion, the MG lacks the sharp details of the original. So, I would not purchase it.

Very nice display! It’s always great to add to the collection! 👍

I have never seen one of these before as well during 40+ years of collecting !!

The shirts with red arms etc were done by Col. Joe. I am on a cruise right now and will get back to you about this. It depends on interest really.

My advice would be for you to pass on this helmet and buy one that is complete with no problems. In my view a new collector should avoid helmet “problems “ until you are more experienced and knowledgeable. Use this site and another called The Kaiser’s Bunker to learn more about these helmets...

If you look closely, the rosettes on the chin scales are curved to match the convex cavalry chin scales. So in my opinion a Guard Dragoon helmet pre 1890 with bolt on scales and dragoon rear spine. This type of spine has 2 domed rivets holding it to the shell which is shown in these photos.

Beautiful