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Hello I am still searching troop pickelhaube Uberzug, especially saxon. Don't hesitate to make me offers !

Hello Wanted ! I am searching any spicked helmet with "JR 55" regimental marking ! Thanks

Here is a helmet which didn't exist anymore in 1914, the helmet of the very small principauty of Schaumburg Lippe, 50 000 inhabitants. Until 1897, mens of this country used to serve in the JR55/IIIB. The classical prussian helmet wears a specific Landkokarde, the Schaumburg-Lippe Landkokarde...

Hello I am still searching good Uberzug/ spikedhelmet covers for infantery or artillery. Don't hesitate to call me whenever you have something to sell !

Hello I came back from the Soissons auction with an interesting Uberzug We cas see the white seam which was done to reduce the size of the Uberzug. The sewing was done at the base of the each side. The look of the Uberzug is a little strange with an acute angle. The inner protection...

Hello Here is a Uberzug which has known WWI It is not easy but we can see the painted numbers : 124, which have been painted directly by the soldier after the order removing the red numbers (). The soldier traced a line to help him painting the 3 numbers at the same level. The green colour...

Here is a nice Uberzug of the RIR 65, took by a french soldier on a german prisonner in february 1915 And here is a picture of a soldier of the same regiment In the two cases, you can note that the numbers are stitched a little lopsided. In the case of the Uberzug, we can note different...

Here is an example of a less common type of helmet cover, which fits bavarian Feldartillerie or Chevaulégers troops : Its shape fits the specific helmet for bavarian mounted troops, mod 1886, which is sharply different from the infantery helmet mod 96. This specific helmet is in effect in...

Hello, my name is François. I am from France (Metz) but in 1914 I would habe been german because at that time Alsace-Lorraine belonged to "Deutsches Reich". I'm glad to part of this forum. I am interested in infantery and artillery Pickelhauben and especially in helmet covers (Uberzug)...