Hello all, I recently just joined this forum because I’ve been looking to find militaria related to my great grandfathers service in WW1. He was in the US Army 27th Division 108th Infantry Regiment. During my research I was lucky enough to find the German regiments he fought against. One of them being the 111th at Vierstraat Ridge, Belgium August 31st to September 2nd 1918. Which leads me to this Pickelhaube I picked up from Amy Bellars who was kind enough to reach out to me when I posted my “wanted” add a couple weeks ago. I was looking for a Pickelhaube from a unit my great grandfather fought against and purchased this one from her.
Although this might not have been at that specific battle due to the fact it is marked “1915” I still think it is a cool item to have, having it been marked by a regiment my great grandfather fought against. I’m new to pickelhaubes so if anyone could give me guidance on how to preserve these so the leather doesn’t get any more bent out of shape or distorted that would be amazing. And also should I somehow remove the surface rust from the front plate or leave it there? If I should remove it WHATS the safest method?
Thanks guys I hope you enjoy!
Although this might not have been at that specific battle due to the fact it is marked “1915” I still think it is a cool item to have, having it been marked by a regiment my great grandfather fought against. I’m new to pickelhaubes so if anyone could give me guidance on how to preserve these so the leather doesn’t get any more bent out of shape or distorted that would be amazing. And also should I somehow remove the surface rust from the front plate or leave it there? If I should remove it WHATS the safest method?
Thanks guys I hope you enjoy!
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