Felt Officer Pickelhaube

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I love all the ersatz examples! Thanks to all for your contributions! have a few similar black finish felt and fiber helmets, but has anyone seen a green/grey or brown un-finished felt officer helmet as shown in the Eric Johansson book? Could these be real or fantasy pieces created by a collector?

Freiherr Friedrich-Wilhelm von Villisen, an officer in a Guards regiment, was stationed in Beijing as a Prussian administrator in China around 1900. During WW1, he was appointed to the Balkans, then left for the Russian front.

He had a privately-purchased Extra-Helm made, a colonial-type helmet for hot countries. Fancy helmet, combining elements of a Guard officer and a General.
A masterpiece.







A unique helmet, not to be confused with the officer's helmet for BOA Tsintsau.

 

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Freiherr Friedrich-Wilhelm von Villisen, an officer in a Guards regiment, was stationed in Beijing as a Prussian administrator in China around 1900. During WW1, he was appointed to the Balkans, then left for the Russian front.

He had a privately-purchased Extra-Helm made, a colonial-type helmet for hot countries. Fancy helmet, combining elements of a Guard officer and a General.
A masterpiece.

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A unique helmet, not to be confused with the officer's helmet for BOA Tsintsau.View attachment 62072

I like them both