joerookery
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There has been a lot of discussion about fluted spikes. This morning I got an e-mail from a Dutch collector with even more questions. So I thought I would separate this out. Two of these pictures come from Colonel Ron and two from my collection. I know my photography sucks, but as Ron said the general spikes sit on top of the base. It's easy to see if you have photography at the right angle and the Hilsenbeck book does a good job of it. If you can see the rim of the base. It is a general's spike. If not it is not a General's spike.
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This is a subset of that e-mail.
Stubbs has pictures of two helmets, starting on page 60 and going through page 64. My Bavarian general sits on top. The first one Stubbs shows does not. The second one does not either, but it is an M15 type helmet. So perhaps the M15 spikes or more standard? I don't know does anyone else?
This is a subset of that e-mail.
.All people know the Bayern general’s pickelhaube model 1914 with the colourful front piece. The spike is still a bit a confusing item for me. In some books, I see the spike as a normal officer’s spike, just entirely covering the base (stubbs). In other books, I see a spike being used similar as the Pruissian one: just on top of the base.
Do you have some indication which one is correct? Possibly both possibilities were being used.
Stubbs has pictures of two helmets, starting on page 60 and going through page 64. My Bavarian general sits on top. The first one Stubbs shows does not. The second one does not either, but it is an M15 type helmet. So perhaps the M15 spikes or more standard? I don't know does anyone else?