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I ran across this helmet in an old Soldier Shop Catalog I still have circa 1967. From the description it seems to be steel with guilt fittings. Has anyone ever heard of or seen a helmet of the "Headquarters Guard" like this?

Zylinder von Kaiser Wilhelm II https://www.ebay.de/itm/286141356450

Does anyone know of a source for high quality officer's perlring either restamps or other reproductions for restoration either complete or as a strip? Spikehelmets is low in stock and I need a 100+ mm length or 31 mm.

M42 helmet apparently used into the 1860's by Hessen-Kassel as it looks like a Rampant Hessian Lion with Sword on the helmet. That is some massive gun he has. It seems short for a musket. He's also got a fascine sword? So maybe a pioneer...

According to Larcade, Baden introduced a Prussian style helmet with the squared visor and a spike in 1850. Has anyone seen a photo or know if this spike was plain or whether it was fluted for the ordinary ranks infantry helmet? Every photo of this Baden helmet I have seen is an officer helmet...

Mark Felton reports on the kaiser's personal uniforms and helmets at Huis Doorn.

I recently acquired an 1846 helmet but need to replace eight missing chin scales. I have cut them before from K&S sheet brass (the color matches well) but can no longer remember what gauge I used. Does anyone have a recommendation? https://ksmetals.com/collections/brass/sheet Update: I went...

Since Herbert has generated some new discussion regarding the early tall helmets, I thought this photo of the "48er" veterans who gathered in Altona, Hamburg to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the First Schleswig Holstein War makes a complimentary comparison of the evolution of the helmets...

This appears to have the tall spike that has been discussed here. I auto-received an offer of $695.00 Maybe he'll go lower. I am not bidding, just calling attention to a possible rare version of the helmet...

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Every once in a while an astounding piece will turn up on Ebay. These helmets were worn at Borodino and Leipzig 1812-1813 among other major battles of the Napoleonic Wars. Although the condition is poor, virtually everything is still on the helmet except the visor which I presume to be a...

I discovered this fascinating post by Mark Felton on the War Bond "Pyramids." This is a subject that has been discussed by members here and I wonder of Pickelhaubes.com was a source for his research. I also wonder what happened to the German artillery pieces. I've never heard of them being...

Nice untouched piece. I really like the early high-dome configuration of these and they date going back to the end of the Civil War period...

The India craftsmen are getting ambitious again. Needs work but almost there...

Another early Leib-Gendarmerie helmet? https://www.ebay.de/itm/255302305492?hash=item3b713406d4:g:5MMAAOSwKb5hy2oI Compare to: https://www.pickelhaubes.com/xf/threads/cuirassier-1867-helmet.15765/ Either these are original (and we just don't know much about them) or someone went to...

Does any one know the source of these illustrations that appear on the Militaria-on-Line web-site? They are very detailed especially for early material. http://www.militaria-online.de/

I found this fascinating photo of director Billy Wilder sporting one of his helmets. He was renowned for his wry and even wicked sense of humor that he brought to his films. I lived down the street from him in Westwood, LA in the 1980's and used to see him waiting for his car out back of his...

Has anyone seen this configuration before on a late period military service helmet? The plate dates back to 1850. I wonder if it is a police helmet. I am looking for this plate.

Very interesting spectrum of personalities and uniform variations of the 1860's. https://www.ebay.de/itm/48-CDVS-PREUsEN-MILITAR-PORTRAS-UNIFORMEN-1865-HALBLEDER-ALBUM-FOTOKUNST-FOTOS/284149823312?hash=item4228a63750:g:aEYAAOSwYi1gAuSq

Jan Kube's book Militaria; A Study of German Helmets and Uniforms 1729-1918 published 1990. Page 64 Figure 110 shows a Saxon non-commisioned officer's shako from 1832-1846. The on-line copy of the Kube book is fuzzy. Does anyone have a clearer picture or a picture of an original plate? It...