Felt Officer Pickelhaube

[Rkinkade]

Do ersatz felt officer helmets exist? There are a couple examples in Eric Johansson’s book. I have a couple cloth covered cork lightweight officer examples, but wondering about felt.

Ron

 

[2nd.Leibhusar]

This is my Bavarian Chevauleger officers helmet made of felt covered with black shellac and visors made of pressed paper/cardboard.

 

[Rkinkade]

Very interesting helmet! And I would say quite scarce. I like the inner spike reinforcement plate (2 piece?) and the cloth tape on the inner edge beneath the sweat band. Don’t know that I have seen that before.

 

[Jeff R]

My example is an ersatz Dragoon officer, and like Sander's helmet it is lacquered pressed felt. In this case it is fitted with patent leather visors, and a brass eagle covered with a thin silver wash. The interior may once have had a newspaper lining, which has mostly disintegrated in the last 100 years. Reddish ersatz sweatband, but with a ribbed silk liner. An interesting combo of pre-war and wartime components.

 

[2nd.Leibhusar]

..fantastic example , Jeff !
A stunning beauty ....

 

[Andy be Prussian]

Great ersatz examples. I’ve seen a couple of these felt officers haubes for sale, including a pioneer one

 

[KAGGR#1]

My example is an ersatz Dragoon officer, and like Sander's helmet it is lacquered pressed felt. In this case it is fitted with patent leather visors, and a brass eagle covered with a thin silver wash. The interior may once have had a newspaper lining, which has mostly disintegrated in the last 100 years. Reddish ersatz sweatband, but with a ribbed silk liner. An interesting combo of pre-war and wartime components.

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Excellent helmet
Steve

 

[911car]

My example is an ersatz Dragoon officer, and like Sander's helmet it is lacquered pressed felt. In this case it is fitted with patent leather visors, and a brass eagle covered with a thin silver wash. The interior may once have had a newspaper lining, which has mostly disintegrated in the last 100 years. Reddish ersatz sweatband, but with a ribbed silk liner. An interesting combo of pre-war and wartime components.

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I like it a lot!
I cannot remember seeing a beetroot-red liner like this one before.
A unique helmet.

 

[GardeUlan]

Great helmets!

I like the Chevauleger and the Prussian dragoon a lot!

I can contribute to this discussion a Baden pioneer helmet with a typical war time inner lining.

Best wishes,

GardeUlan

 

[John Josef]

Great helmets!

I like the Chevauleger and the Prussian dragoon a lot!

I can contribute to this discussion a Baden pioneer helmet with a typical war time inner lining.

Best wishes,

GardeUlan

WOW is that made of ersatz paper cloth. The texture looks like it, but I've never seen it made in that color with a printed pattern.

 

[Jeff R]

I can contribute to this discussion a Baden pioneer helmet with a typical war time inner lining.

Oh that is beautiful! What interesting construction - what is the shell made of?

 

[GardeUlan]

WOW is that made of ersatz paper cloth. The texture looks like it, but I've never seen it made in that color with a printed pattern.

I‘ve another helmet with a very similar inner lining. A Prussian cuirassier.

 

[GardeUlan]

Oh that is beautiful! What interesting construction - what is the shell made of?

Good question. It looks like cardboard or papier-mâché to me. In any case, an Ersatz-material

 

[John Josef]

I‘ve another helmet with a very similar inner lining. A Prussian cuirassier.

That's really nice, are my eyes playing tricks on me or is that printed paper cloth.

Like I mentioned I've never seen it used on a liner before. I've seen it on the underside of shoulder boards, straps on gas mask cans ect... That really looks cool, and I've never seen it printed in color with a design.

 

[John Josef]

Good question. It looks like cardboard or papier-mâché to me. In any case, an Ersatz-material

No doubt about it, very cool helmet.

 

[brusik1]

I also have a similar Pickelhaube, I am not sure if it is made of paper or leather, it is a bit hard when I knock on it