Hesse - pickelhaube

[ccj]

Here’s my Hesse spike

 

[Amybellars]

Nice

 

[Sandmann]

Beautiful helmet, congratulations

 

[Bobted]

Great looking helmet. Is there a reason why it doesn't have a Hesse spike? Rob

 

[ccj]

I don't know the answer but its a good question.

 

[Bobted]

The Hesse I bought recently had a similar spike to yours but I managed to find a Hesse spike to replace it with . Rob

 

[ccj]

Id love to find a Hessen spike but the spike currently on it is stuck. I haven't tried really hard as I'm a bit afraid...

 

[Bobted]

Best to leave it alone if it won't come undone .I got lucky a forum member had a spare one but it wasn't cheap as one would expect. Rob

 

[Tony without Kaiser]

Charles on a removable spike top you can usually see the nut inside the spike neck that the top screws on to.

A removable Hessen spike top usually looks like this.

 

[b.loree]

Yes, if you look down into the spike from inside, you can always see the soldered nut into which the spike top screws. On very rare occasions , that nut will become unsoldered creating a bit of a problem. However, if one is friends with an "expert soldering" person and he/she agrees to help, the issue can be rectified! I have also had some luck with seized spike tops by heating them with hot water, after removal from the helmet of course.