Is it Real ?( After All it Is From the UK )

[pickelhauben]

I have been into felts lately .

This looks good but the spike looks off .

What say you all ?




https://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-WW1-compressed-felt-and-brass-Prussian-Pickelhaube-circa-1915-16/302556185933?hash=item4671c1054d:g:tFEAAOSwldRaJstP" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

 

[SkipperJohn]

There are several minor differences between spikes because of different manufacturers. This spike looks fine to me. If you are talking about the "rolled edge" where the top of the spike meets the bottom section, that's okay. I have a few spikes like that myself.

There are some other rough items on this helmet; broken spine, split visor trim, missing liner, missing visor brads, etc. Overall it looks good to me, but I wouldn't invest too much.

John

 

[aicusv]

Looks to me that the body of this one may have been worked to bring it back to shape and didn't get it quite right.