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Outstanding item. I am jealous.

Michiel, I saw that kurasses for sale and was very tempted to buy it, it was cheap for what it is. If it had been there pre-brexit, I would have probably purchased it. Hope you like it.

Until recently, I was the owner of that Pickelhaube. I sold it to the dealer who sold it to you. Glad its gone to a good home. It is a faultless sleeper.

To add, I now remember one of the fixing bolts is missing from the back on the wappen, that is why you see the on your first image dropping down to one side.

knowing this helmet well I can tell you that it has been, and very recently heavily cleaned, over cleaned. The last owner has even taken the gold wash off the chin scales and clover leaves. It has only been wearing the uberzug for a short time also.

I like it. Looks good and easier to use. Thanks for your efforts on this.

Out of interest, I checked the number on mine and it is R1778. although mine still has some of its felt camo finish as per the first 2000 issued and field tested.

Not much to dig-up from the World Wars in the UK either. But on a similar theme, I have always been interested in the Battle of Britain, and the Blitz. From that, in my workshop, I do have a small collection of items relating to the air-war such as incendiary bomb tails and fuses, a few pieces...

There is a famous picture of someone doing the pick-axe work to a pile of helmets after the war. These still turn up today, they usually have a distinctive square looking hole to the top. On the subject of damaged WW1 steel helmets, I know a collector / dealer in Belgium who brings his goods...

That's good. In the known serial number range of known originals, and in fact one of the very early ones.

Hello Michael. Is there a batch number visible to the inside of the dome ?

Good choice. I examined this helmet a couple of years ago when it was with a different dealer. The black patch of rust to the middle top of the tail goes through to the other side, so it basically a hole if the rust were removed. Not something that can be fixed, you dodged a bullet there.

As the topic starter I feel I should play Devil's advocate. I agree there are some individual prices that are a bit surprising, but on the whole, I thought prices were comparable to "Age of Kings" and Regimentals, while less than Weizte. For example, there is a very nice Weimar 94.r priced at...

Thought some may be interested to know, there is a new website here in the UK with some very impressive and rare WW1 German headdress. I have been InTouch with the owner who says he is not even halfway through listing the collection, and is just listing it randomly as it comes out of the boxes...

There are a couple of uberzug on their own on this site -- https://www.trophiesofwar.com/shop.php?ps=1#prettyPhoto

An interesting example of a GdC Officers helmet has just appeared on a new website. I am sure there is a thread here an an identical one that was in the same condition, the owner then had it restored. Notably similar as the helmet and eagle are all made of tombak, then silver plated, and in both...

I would pay twice that for a good genuine example. But don't worry, I doubt very much we will encounter a bidding war. I have been looking for one since 1994 with no luck.

I was not fortunate enough to know him personally, but like so many other collectors of Imperial German Militaria will be, I am saddened to hear of this.I have over many years now enjoyed the images and information he has shared with us all on various Militaria forums. For instance, I remember...

One went through the Hermann Historica auction last year , link below. A nice collection of Saxon items, I won the 104.R. trumpet banner from the same auction, also below...

Some very imaginative pieces have been created for the collecting market in recent years.I have seen similar "armour"and chain mail for adding to Pickelhaube's also. Whoever is making those clubs has flooded the market with them. I find them easy to spot from original examples from the shape of...