Saxon Ersatz spike helmet.

[Zugfuehrer]

Hello

I would like your opinion on this helmet.
I remember that a leather reinforcement on the edge of Ersatz spiked helmet could be potentially a red flag.
Thank you for sharing your opinion here.

 

[ww1czechlegion]

Hello,

This looks like a typical what is known as a "made in the United Kingdom" felt helmet with a leather edge all the way around the edge of the helmet.

Sometimes they have an area on them that looks like it got wet at some point of time.

We also sometimes see these with bogus ink stamps on the underside of the back visor.

Best Wishes,

Alan

 

[Rkinkade]

Yes, produced years ago for the collector market. Does anyone on the forum know when these were produced and by whom? I have a Prussian one with nearly identical characteristics. Note the small thin brads used to retain the spike base, the unusual spike base itself, and the leather liner color and of course the leather rim trim. Mine has an original brass Prussian wappen and chinstrap posts that were painted a flat grey to match the other hardware. I purchased mine from Manion’s, a well known auction house, in the early 1990’s. I keep mine to represent what relatively good reproduction pickelhaubes can look like.

Ron

 

[J.LeBrasseur]

they were produced in the 1970's in the UK, I use to have the name of the maker, I will see if I can dig it out.

James