Last piece before I leave, Ersatz Metal Pickelhaube!

Dane Jensen

Dane Jensen

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Hello all! Well the day is slowly approaching for me to leave. I leave Monday for basic training and I wanted to add one last piece before I go.

So added an ersatz Pickelhaube! Age of kings is truly an amazing site! I’ve always wanted an ersatz helm and I’m so glad I could finally find one for a good price!

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This will sadly be my last new piece for quite some time, I’m really happy with the progress I’ve made before I go and I can’t wait to continue when I can!

All of you have been a blessing to me and I’m so happy to have found this forum, this place feels like home and I’m happy to share with you all!

All the best,

Dane Jensen
 
Tony without Kaiser said:
Best wishes to you Dane on your journey. I loved basic training, and couldn’t believe they were paying me to do it. Here’s a toast to you.

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Thank you so much Sir, as well as thank you for your service. I can’t express how much that means to me! You’ve been my idol since I was a boy and wanna do nothing but make ya proud!

Gonna work my tail off for you and everyone else here! 💪🏻
 
Hello Dane Jensen,

I'm French and I don't understand ‘basic training’, it sounds interesting, if you could expand on it in 2 lines, I'd be grateful.

Your helmet is a Weissenburger Cannstatt, or a Von der Heyden-Berlin. It's not an Ersatz, but a genuine tin helmet ? of excellent design and quality, accredited by the Minister's High Office. This brand and the BING for the Bavarians were the only registered models, and were the subject of a contract with the German army with an acceptance ‘Probe’. (Unlike the other ‘Erstaz’ made of sheet metal, which were simpler and cheaper to manufacture.

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You'll find all the information you need to analyse these helmets in this forum).

Enjoy your basic training.
 
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Just jumping in in case Dane is busy. In most western countries Basic Training is the equivalent of an Army Recruit course where you learn all the basics to be an Army soldier. Marching, shooting, first aid, physical fitness, fieldcraft and so on. It is normally followed by your trade training, which is Dane's case is Armor. There he will learned everything there is to know on being a member of a tank crew.

Tony would know more about the Armor training but each country does it a little differently.

Good luck Dane and nice helmet!

Peter

"Ubique" (Part of the Canadian and British Gunner motto meaning everywhere) or as we put it "all over the place'. Royal Canadian and Royal Engineers use it too.
 
-A nice metal helmet!! The attachment of the Wappen is interesting! A little wood rod?
-All the best! This reminds me of my Basic Training back in 1980.
 
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Thank you, Peter. 😇 Yes, in France in my day, there were the ‘3 months of classes’ for conscripts. Now that the army is professional, there must be basic training. In fact, we're going back to school...
 
CLOVIS 57 said:
Hello Dane Jensen,

I'm French and I don't understand ‘basic training’, it sounds interesting, if you could expand on it in 2 lines, I'd be grateful.

Your helmet is a Weissenburger Cannstatt, or a Von der Heyden-Berlin. It's not an Ersatz, but a genuine tin helmet ? of excellent design and quality, accredited by the Minister's High Office. This brand and the BING for the Bavarians were the only registered models, and were the subject of a contract with the German army with an acceptance ‘Probe’. (Unlike the other ‘Erstaz’ made of sheet metal, which were simpler and cheaper to manufacture.

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You'll find all the information you need to analyse these helmets in this forum).

Enjoy your basic training.
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That is incredible! I never would have known anything about that, thank you so much for sharing this info!

This is why I joined the forum, awesome people like you who are able to help us younger collectors learn more! It’s just so cool!

And Peter said on my behalf, basic training is training for the Army. It can have different names elsewhere so I can understand the confusion. I appreciate the well wishes, thank you so much! ☺️
 
Peter B said:
Just jumping in in case Dane is busy. In most western countries Basic Training is the equivalent of an Army Recruit course where you learn all the basics to be an Army soldier. Marching, shooting, first aid, physical fitness, fieldcraft and so on. It is normally followed by your trade training, which is Dane's case is Armor. There he will learned everything there is to know on being a member of a tank crew.

Tony would know more about the Armor training but each country does it a little differently.

Good luck Dane and nice helmet!

Peter

"Ubique" (Part of the Canadian and British Gunner motto meaning everywhere) or as we put it "all over the place'. Royal Canadian and Royal Engineers use it too.
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Thank you so much for backing me up there Peter, I really appreciate that!

Thank you so much, really happy to share! 😁
 
Dane Jensen said:
This is why I joined the forum, awesome people like you who are able to help us younger collectors learn more! It’s just so cool!
And Peter said on my behalf, basic training is training for the Army. It can have different names elsewhere so I can understand the confusion. I appreciate the well wishes, thank you so much! ☺️
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In fact, I have 60 years of collecting behind me.
Hundreds of helmets handled.
10,000 photos on my computer, classified by interest or remarkable features.
As a schoolboy in Metz, my friends and I were passionate about the history of this exceptionally historic city. Born Gallo-Roman, Capital of Lotharingia with Clovis, etc... More recently, the outcome of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 began with the fall of the fortress of Metz. In 1914, Metz was the most important stronghold in the world, with as many soldiers as inhabitants, dozens of forts, etc. It was the Kaiser's showcase against France. And in 1944, Metz was ordered ‘Reich stronghold’ by Hitler. Patton, who had taken 3 months to arrive in Metz, took another 3 months to liberate Metz. On 8 September 44, the 5th US Division crossed the Moselle in front of Metz. The 11th U.S. Regiment lost 945 Gi's out of the 1200 committed to the bridgehead! Metz was liberated on 24 November, and the last fort fell in mid-December.
When I started collecting (in fact, at the age of 10, I was playing ‘war’ in military uniform), there were no books, no documentation, no internet, no forums etc... There were only museums to see things. I discovered the Friese collection at Fort de la Pompelle in 1973 or 74, and then I bought Jean-Louis Larcade's books as soon as they were published in 1983.

Today, forums allow us to exchange ideas with the whole world. What an opportunity! You can reach 50 years of experience in just a few months!
 
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