Pioneer Wurt-- Not Really

pickelhauben

pickelhauben

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This is up for sale .

Looks like a steel with paint removed.

Still collectable but no Pioneer.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/WWI-Prussian-Spiked-Pickelhaube-Helmet-Wurttemberg-Mannschaft-Pioneer-/222343367279?hash=item33c4b28a6f:g:~DYAAOSwRMRYTgFG" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
 
Cockades are a questionable, one is Prussian and the other is just black, and the rear spine is missing the screw.
 
I believe that this is definitely an M15 helmet with gray metal fittings that have been completely cleaned of paint, but I also believe that it could still be a Pioneer helmet. Pioneer had to meet the 1915 regulations just like the infantry, so they would have worn a gray metal helmet. Is it marked to a Pioneer unit?

John
 
SkipperJohn said:
I believe that this is definitely an M15 helmet with gray metal fittings that have been completely cleaned of paint, but I also believe that it could still be a Pioneer helmet. Pioneer had to meet the 1915 regulations just like the infantry, so they would have worn a gray metal helmet. Is it marked to a Pioneer unit?

John
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I don't see any markings. Probably a war bond helmet.

:D Ron
 
poniatowski said:
SkipperJohn said:
I believe that this is definitely an M15 helmet with gray metal fittings that have been completely cleaned of paint, but I also believe that it could still be a Pioneer helmet. Pioneer had to meet the 1915 regulations just like the infantry, so they would have worn a gray metal helmet. Is it marked to a Pioneer unit?

John
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I don't see any markings. Probably a war bond helmet.

:D Ron
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You are probably right. It's likely a war bond helmet. Pioneer or not it sold for too much as "over cleaned" as it is.

John :???:
 
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