I bought this at an estate sale today having a feeling that it might be special. But I know nothing about these helmets. It came in what I believe to be its original box. It looks to have silk lining on the inside and made of a fiber material, not leather. It appears to be in great condition with the exception of a small chip on the back as shown in photos (please excuse all the finger prints). Any help is much appreciated. Also, what do you think is the approximate value?
Help Me Identify This Pickelhaube
- Thread starter Don M
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ww1czechlegion
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Hi Don,
You hit a "home run!" Congratulations on an excellent estate sale find. It's a Baden line infantry officer helmet in superb condition.
Looks like the maker is "Erel", which was a top-tier quality visor cap manufacturer during the third reich era. This is the first time I've seen a pickelhaube made by Erel. The maker logo appears to read "Erel Fiber-Helm". Erel made fiber visors for their super quality 3rd reich officer visor caps, and it makes sense that they would have made a fiber body pickelhaube helmet.
The box that came with it is more of the type we would see used for a Busby. The pickelhaube storage cases/boxes are normally conical in shape. It's hard to say how this case was paired up with the wonderful officer pickelhaube. The case looks to be in great condition as well.
Full retail price on it would be around 2K to maybe 2.4K.
May we ask how much you paid for it, and if you're going to keep it, or if you're planning to resell it?
Best Wishes,
Alan
You hit a "home run!" Congratulations on an excellent estate sale find. It's a Baden line infantry officer helmet in superb condition.
Looks like the maker is "Erel", which was a top-tier quality visor cap manufacturer during the third reich era. This is the first time I've seen a pickelhaube made by Erel. The maker logo appears to read "Erel Fiber-Helm". Erel made fiber visors for their super quality 3rd reich officer visor caps, and it makes sense that they would have made a fiber body pickelhaube helmet.
The box that came with it is more of the type we would see used for a Busby. The pickelhaube storage cases/boxes are normally conical in shape. It's hard to say how this case was paired up with the wonderful officer pickelhaube. The case looks to be in great condition as well.
Full retail price on it would be around 2K to maybe 2.4K.
May we ask how much you paid for it, and if you're going to keep it, or if you're planning to resell it?
Best Wishes,
Alan
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Alan nailed it as always, nice find.
James
James
John Josef
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Alan has got ya covered. 
I can only add my congratulations; a wonderful find did they happen to have any other Militaria related items at the sale.
MFG John Josef
I can only add my congratulations; a wonderful find did they happen to have any other Militaria related items at the sale.
MFG John Josef
Stosstrupp
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What a nice find great helmet 
Thanks Alan for the confirmation. I didn't quite know what I was looking at, but knew it was different; it was just in a box on a shelf. It wasn't even advertised. I had come to the estate sale looking for a cat-eyed stop sign. I paid $200 for the helmet.
I bought it with the intent to sell, but now I don't know because it's so cool. However, I might be open to offers.
Thank you John. The only other military was an iron cross that was very old. They wanted $60.Alan has got ya covered.
I can only add my congratulations; a wonderful find did they happen to have any other Militaria related items at the sale.
MFG John Josef
Was this an officers helmet?
Around what years do you think?
coert65
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It is indeed an officer helmet.