Garde M15

[vonkluck14]

Gents,

What's your opinion on this one:

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Pickelhaube-Preussen-Mannschaften-Garde-Silberne-Beschlage-/261190509440?pt=Militaria&hash=item3cd02ae380" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Best regards,

Marcel

 

[RON]

Hello Marcel,
That wappen doesn't look 'crisp' to me and when benchmarked with mine, the details don't match 100%. For instance, compare where the sword 'pierces' on the bandeau on both (close-ups of mine hereafter)... unless this varied with makers? :-k
Besides, it is quite rusty and the whole of the helmet isn't in such a great shape if you ask me, not to mention those cockades look wrong too...
The Prussian Garde-Infanterie wappen is one of the nicest wappens if not the neciset so I would personally wait to find a better looking one even if this specimen turned out to be an original...
Let's wait to see what others have to say.

 

[vonkluck14]

Congratulations Ron, thats one fine helmet you have there!

I cannot make much of the markings, no "B.A.G." ?

Best regards,

Marcel

 

[RON]

Looks like a Field Artillery marking to me:
'FAR ??' with '19??' underneath...

 

[stuka f]

The Wappen might not correspond to the helmet; there are two ugly extra holes under the wings.
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