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Haha! Looking at it again, the spike does look rather shiny and in good nick and the studs domed and no flattened as per http://www.pickelhauben.net/articles/Fakes.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Thanks again, this site continues to be an excellent resource. :)

Hi All, I saw this in the window of a local antique shop yesterday, and the totenkopf on the wappen really caught my eye. The scroll beneath the skull says 'Peninsula' and my first instinct was that this white metal addition to the brass wappen was a regimental campaign or battle honour. I've...

That, my friend, is probably the most comfortable sofa bed known to man. Sadly, it's not mine - it came with the flat. :D PS: Special thanks go out to you, Chas; I may be able to head to the War and Peace show this time next year with the pickelhaube strapped to my pack. I'll revisit the...

As promised, here is the finished article: Quite pleased with the stitching, though it's far from perfect. Many thanks to everyone on the forum who helped me out! :thumb up:

Cheers! :P Some bad news however - GWM have stopped selling the uberzug regimental numbers! Consequently, I'm going to make my own out of red pressed felt unless you can suggest a more appropriate material? May I also take you up on your offer of measuring a 1 and a 3 for me please? :) I...

Shocking! On reflection, you're completely right; the plates in my Osprey books concur with what you're saying. The puttees in the picture I bought from Lawrance Ordnance in Australia along with the P.1908 webbing, so they may well be of ANZAC design. I bought my P1902s from WPG is the US, these...

Thanks again Chas, I've rechecked your thread for the IR 15 cover and the one I ordered looks comparable (I confess my purchase was partly influenced by cost - this was one of the cheapest uberzug I could find!): http://www.militarytour.com/reproductions/WW1/German/PickCov.htm No worries, I'll...

Lost Skeleton, Thank you so much, that's an enormous help! :D Am I to take it from authentic German moniker that they were a Westphalian regiment? The replica Pickelhaube I have features the ubiquitous Prussian eagle, which I think would be appropriate, as a look on the Kaiser's Bunker and...

Dear All, I'm a British WW1 re-enactor and am in the process of creating a 'trophy' pickelhaube appropriate to my gear (Royal Fusilier circa 1914). I already have a replica pickelhaube but need to complete it with an uberzug with appropriate regimental numbers for that 'recently captured'...