Needed: Rear Spine for Tin Kit Helmet

SkipperJohn

SkipperJohn

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I am looking for a rear spine for a Prussian tin kit helmet.
If anybody has one please let me know.

John [-o<
 
aicusv said:
Remember rear spines come in sizes.
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I know that is true for a standard M95 or M15 helmet.
I am not sure if the rear spines for tin kit helmets were sized.
From what I have seen it seems that the rear spine on kit helmets just sits lower on the rear neck guard on smaller sizes than it does on larger helmets.
Regardless --- the helmet I have is not marked but appears to be a size 55 or 56.

John :)
 
Hey John, I don't have the rear spine for kit helmet. They are sized as well I have about 5 kit helmets and the sizes are different. The rear spine sit lower and they have two screw posts, one near the tip and the other one at the bottom.

How did you manage to get a kit helmet without the rear spine, did someone take the rear spine out?
 
Amybellars said:
Hey John, I don't have the rear spine for kit helmet. They are sized as well I have about 5 kit helmets and the sizes are different. The rear spine sit lower and they have two screw posts, one near the tip and the other one at the bottom.

How did you manage to get a kit helmet without the rear spine, did someone take the rear spine out?
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It came with a regular M95 vented spine.
Probably a modification made by the person who brought it back???

John :(
 
These are the five of them. Happen to be my playday so played with these 5 brothers

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Helmet one - spine one cm away from spike base
 
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sorry this one is the liner for helmet 2, which I think it is rear spine is incorrect with it touching the spike base and having a foldable end.
 
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Helmet 5, most interesting of all.

No rear spine and no evidence of any holes drilled on the steel body or the visor.
 
I think finding ones of these may be an impossible task.
With a little help this may work.
It is selling on the French e-bay.

https://www.ebay.fr/itm/Casque-a-pointe-spikehelmet-pickelhaube-JONC-arriere-ARTLLERIE-1895-TROUPE/223845130199?hash=item341e359fd7:g:ciAAAOSwXiVeGMP7
 
pickelhauben said:
I think finding ones of these may be an impossible task.
With a little help this may work.
It is selling on the French e-bay.

https://www.ebay.fr/itm/Casque-a-pointe-spikehelmet-pickelhaube-JONC-arriere-ARTLLERIE-1895-TROUPE/223845130199?hash=item341e359fd7:g:ciAAAOSwXiVeGMP7
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Thanks. I might give that a try.

John :)
 
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