Lost Skeleton
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This pearl arrived today; ultra lightweight Vulkanfiber from the firm, Depaheg Patent, and size 60!
Chas.
Chas.
Mega Kugel
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Wow a size 60, that will even fit this noggin!
Congrats!
James
Congrats!
James
Wow! What a beautiful helmet. It has the narrow chinscales too that seem to be on wartime helmets. Something tells me though, that even a size 60 won't fit your giant Ohio pumpkin Chas.
Inside as frosty?
Inside as frosty?
Lost Skeleton
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Hi Tony:
When the Kugel arrived I couldn't resist the temptation of trying it on.
It rested about an inch above the ears. If I had a Preußen haircut, the fit would be virtually custom made.
As for the interior, the helmet was certainly used. The thin leather sweatband shows wear around the forehead and ears, but remains intact.
This is the second Depaheg helmet to enter my collection (the other is Bavarian) and both have the narrow, delicate scales. Whether this was in keeping with the lightness of Vulkanfiber helmets or representative of wartime measures, I don't know. Likewise, the Wappen and stars have prongs rather than threaded posts.
Chas.
When the Kugel arrived I couldn't resist the temptation of trying it on.
It rested about an inch above the ears. If I had a Preußen haircut, the fit would be virtually custom made.As for the interior, the helmet was certainly used. The thin leather sweatband shows wear around the forehead and ears, but remains intact.
This is the second Depaheg helmet to enter my collection (the other is Bavarian) and both have the narrow, delicate scales. Whether this was in keeping with the lightness of Vulkanfiber helmets or representative of wartime measures, I don't know. Likewise, the Wappen and stars have prongs rather than threaded posts.
Chas.
zipperheads9
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nice kugel , finely a large helmet. Neat , never seen a vulcan fiber helmet.
Mark
Mark
spikeymikey
Member
So what are you waitin' for - go out and get a Prussian haircut!
Nice piece!!
Nice piece!!
Chas: Is the silk liner on that beauty the typical material used on officer helmets? In your pic it appears to be stiffer and more shiny than usual. The reason I ask, is that I have a Lubek officer helmet sent up from Maine for repairs. The liner in it is green and has the same shine and stiffness to it as yours. I have yet to encounter such a silk liner in an officer helme. Brian
Lost Skeleton
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Hi Brian:b.loree said:
Yes, it is the customary ribbed silk material:
Chas.