New collector, picked up 2 Pickelhaubes. Did i do good?

[Streeple]

Hi there, after reading through this forums and other information sites. We went to some shops in Ieper and Houten military convention and picked up 2 Pickelhaubes. See files.

The 1st is a Prussian reserve pickelhaube. Pretty decent shape. The 2nd an enlisted man Pickelhaube. In a worse shape. As far as i understand and could see here.

Did i do a good job picking these up? These are the 1st two in my collection. Thanks in advance.

 

[Streeple]

This is the 2nd Pickelhaube

 

[Naprawiacz]

Good purchase,congratulations!
Wojtek

 

[John Josef]

Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your first helmets

Also, a big welcome to the addiction

 

[b.loree]

Welcome to the forum! I do not see any problems with these helmets.

 

[Grabenmaxx]

Hi there,

You mean you bought one of them in a store in Ieper?
There's nothing wrong with them. But May I ask what you paid for them? In a toeristische place the price trends to go up of course

 

[Khukri]

Welcome! Good finds!

 

[KAGGR#1]

This is the 2nd Pickelhaube

You did good
Nice finds
Steve

 

[Kaiser Wilhelm II]

Welcome to our ranks on this forum, great 2 pieces.

 

[CLOVIS 57]

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Welcome to our website.

2 beautiful helmets.
The first is an M95 Reserve-Landwehr infantry helmet and the second is an M15 infantry helmet.

On the other hand, sorry but your 4 roundels are reproductions clearly identified in France. A good pair is worth 150€ and Madjek sells new ones for 20€ a pair on Ebay-France.
Similarly, I think your 2 chinstraps are well aged copies. The axis of the loops should be shifted backwards, the leather returns shorter, and the seams very tight against the axis, in the Hermes style. A view of the stitching and the axis would be appreciated to confirm

 

[Streeple]

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Welcome to our website.

2 beautiful helmets.
The first is an M95 Reserve-Landwehr infantry helmet and the second is an M15 infantry helmet.

On the other hand, sorry but your 4 roundels are reproductions clearly identified in France. A good pair is worth 150€ and Madjek sells new ones for 20€ a pair on Ebay-France.
Similarly, I think your 2 chinstraps are well aged copies. The axis of the loops should be shifted backwards, the leather returns shorter, and the seams very tight against the axis, in the Hermes style. A view of the stitching and the axis would be appreciated to confirm

Thanks for this detailed view. I can provide more picture, yet i am not quite sure what you like to see.

So if i understand correctly the cockades are replicas and also the chin straps are well aged replicas. I paid 850 euro's for both of them together. I gave them a special spot in my house to honor these 2 relics of history.

Thanks again

 

[coert65]

Thanks for this detailed view. I can provide more picture, yet i am not quite sure what you like to see.

So if i understand correctly the cockades are replicas and also the chin straps are well aged replicas. I paid 850 euro's for both of them together. I gave them a special spot in my house to honor these 2 relics of history.

Thanks again

For only €850 you got a great deal on both helmets! You got very lucky.

Regards, Coert.