J.LeBrasseur
Proud American
I want to play too..
Couple of mine.
James
Couple of mine.
James
Ersatz pickelhaube factory
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Spiker
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Indeed a very nice and complete example of a R. Van Heyden Brian. Hey you're up late. 
It is no surprise to me that Van Heyden is Dutch ,”neutral” Holland also made a lot of uniforms for the Germans ,and a guy called Fokker provided planes , yes you will always find our northern neighbors where there is money to be made ,it’s called “being smart” :-"
It is no surprise to me that Van Heyden is Dutch ,”neutral” Holland also made a lot of uniforms for the Germans ,and a guy called Fokker provided planes , yes you will always find our northern neighbors where there is money to be made ,it’s called “being smart” :-"
Here you go James, the exact same helmet only with no markings/name.
A good shot of the rivet which holds the liner band to the shell, there is a second one under the wappen and the 2 sets of M91 prongs holds the sides.
A pic of the liner system showing the filz band to which the leather liner is stitched.
This helme has never been cleaned and still bears the dried mud of the trenches. I bought this years ago, from Dave Hiorth who now owns Military Antiques Toronto. This was before he had a store and it came in a swap he made with The Simcoe County Foresters Regimental Museum. The Foresters are our local reserve Batt. He had some stuff they wanted and he knew he could sell this to me faster than a New York minute!
A good shot of the rivet which holds the liner band to the shell, there is a second one under the wappen and the 2 sets of M91 prongs holds the sides.
A pic of the liner system showing the filz band to which the leather liner is stitched.
This helme has never been cleaned and still bears the dried mud of the trenches. I bought this years ago, from Dave Hiorth who now owns Military Antiques Toronto. This was before he had a store and it came in a swap he made with The Simcoe County Foresters Regimental Museum. The Foresters are our local reserve Batt. He had some stuff they wanted and he knew he could sell this to me faster than a New York minute!
J.LeBrasseur
Proud American
Very nice Brian!
Thanks James.....I really wish mine had the nice markings like yours but you can't have everything. They both are very nice pieces, have you noticed the difference in liner tongues that these have compared to any leather or filz OR"s haube? They are wider, more "stubby" in shape. I really think that yours and mine are "brothers", made by the same company, at least the shells were. Yours is a true M15 with feldgrau painted fittings, My fittings are chemically darkened brass and the spike is M95 style. Note also the rolled rim on these pieces which creates an extra step in manufacture, they got rid of that I believe, on the M42 WW2 stahlhelme.
PS: My leather strap on this helmet has brass fittings to match those on the rest of the helmet, are the fittings on your chin strap brass or steel?
PS: My leather strap on this helmet has brass fittings to match those on the rest of the helmet, are the fittings on your chin strap brass or steel?
So to summarize, what we have learned from a picture that generated real examples of what we saw in a factory production scene. First, one example of a beautiful M15 feldgrau filz helme also seen in the foto. Second, one example of a feldgrau painted kit helme with black interior. Third, 2 examples of black kit helmets with all brass fittings also seen in this picture. Then, James and I posted 2 examples of similar feldgrau ersatz tin hauben which are not kit helmets. Mine has chemically treated brass M95 type fittings while his has feldg. painted M15 fittings. The shells and liners are exactly the same though, which would suggest the same company made them. My thanks to all for their kind comments, we do continue to learn here about our beloved hats! If any other member can provide further examples from their collections, please do so. A :thumb up: to all members for their comments.
MG34NZ
Active member
Spiker said:Andy ,a pickelhaube collection without a stahlblech is incomplete !
Some day I hope to have a real collection....I will just have to keep accumulating until I do
Wish list : Stahlbelch
: Grabenpanzer
: Anything else that attracts my attention.....LOL
poniatowski
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Nice photo and helmets all! I want a job in that factory. :wink:
Here are mine. Not as nice as some of yours but:
I never noticed the little extra leather strip that is where the snap should be. Interesting.
Ron
Here are mine. Not as nice as some of yours but:
I never noticed the little extra leather strip that is where the snap should be. Interesting.
Ron
poniatowski
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Has anybody tried counting the helmets in that room? No, don't look at me! :wink:
Ron
Ron