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    Spike and Rim colors of M1915 Pickelhaube??

    Actually, I have one last question. I'm going to fix this helmet up just for display purposes next to my steel helmets, and I would like to know what you guys think I should do. Would it be better to leave it as is, or reveal the brass underneath of the green paint on the spike and rim...
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    Spike and Rim colors of M1915 Pickelhaube??

    Alright, I see what you mean. Thank you for all your help it is greatly appreciated! Tyler
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    Spike and Rim colors of M1915 Pickelhaube??

    Thanks for the news, I was just wondering how you know it is from a fireman's helmet? Also, I'm not a lettuce grower haha. Do you think that there is any possibility that this helmet could have been manufactured when supplies were in the beginning stages of running out; thus they may have...
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    Spike and Rim colors of M1915 Pickelhaube??

    Hi, the spike is removable, and the inside of the shell has a name and letters on it. In the picture of the spike, you can see the gold underneath the paint at the tip. I did some measurments of the base and spike to see if they were the sizes that a few reliable sites I found said they should...
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    Spike and Rim colors of M1915 Pickelhaube??

    HI, I recently bought a M1915 Pickelhaube on Ebay. On the helmet, The rim and spike seem to be painted a different color and the wappen is not painted at all. I know that towards the end of the war the German Army began painting the helmet parts green but the color of my spike seems to be a...
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