Interesting piece

[Pontiac9999]

I'm sure some of you have seen this piece on Ebay Germany. Its a M15 Hohenfriedberg 1745 enlisted man kurassier helmet. After much discussion the seller finally agreed to post some pictures of the front and back of the helmet wappen. IMO it looks like there might be some significant rust under all the paint. If you look closely at the globe, and more specifically the cross, you can see that it is corrode and has jagged edges.

What do you all think?

Helm Preussen 1.WK Hohenfriedberg 1745 Mannschaften 2. Kürassier Regiment Orig. | eBay.de

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[USN]

There is absolutely alot of rust under that fresh coat of paint. You can see where the pitting has been painted over

 

[911car]

What do you all think?

I am sorry, I'm afraid I missed the point here... what is the question?
I posted a "like" but it was a mistake. I clicked "Like" instead of "Reply".

 

[stuka f]

There is absolutely alot of rust under that fresh coat of paint. You can see where the pitting has been painted over

Indeed!

 

[ussguppy]

I can't tell if the plate is galvano because it looks bubbly (less likely), or if its a rough layer of paint. The listing says it was painted and fyi, these did exist in the M15 format. Either way, definitely steel and formerly rusty. Probably real, but a high price for basically a poor condition wappen.

Gabe

 

[Pontiac9999]

I am sorry, I'm afraid I missed the point here... what is the question?
I posted a "like" but it was a mistake. I clicked "Like" instead of "Reply".

It's just a topic of discussion for those that are interested....

 

[John Josef]

It's a shame about its current state and its way beyond me even thinking of is as a project due to both price and condition but maybe someone with serious talent in the resurrecting of long dead Militaria would take a chance.

It's one of those rare items you wish you would have found many many years ago.

 

[KAGGR#1]

How it should look
Steve

 

[USN]

If the price were more reasonable I would be happy to take a crack at it but unfortunately I think 1500 is unreasonable given its condition.

 

[Pontiac9999]

How it should look
SteveView attachment 61768

Hi Steve, I don't know if you have posted pics of this helmet before, but could we please see some closeup pics of the plate, and helmet too?!

 

[ccj]

thats a very nice helmet there.

 

[JohnS3rd]

It is tough to say just looking at pictures on a website such as ePay. What kind of items has this seller sold in the past? Just wondering.
Good luck
John

 

[CLOVIS 57]

An exceptional helmet, especially in the M15 version.
Unfortunately, it was stored in very poor conditions, having been abandoned for a long time in a damp environment. The metal is very corroded. Everything has been sanded, cleaned and repainted. In Germany, this helmet is classified as "Zustand3", i.e. in poor condition and "repainted" to hide the misery.
I won't go over €1,000