Scroll helmet
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joerookery
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That one has some real possibilities. You would have to do some research and I do not think it is a GMGA artifact but could will be from a pioneer unit. Where is this? Can you get more pictures and especially of how is attached? I think this spike is an add-on which actually adds to the possibility of this being real. The patina is real different.
Do you own it?
Welcome to the forum – there is no other place that I'm aware of that discusses these k helmets in depth. I
Do you own it?
Welcome to the forum – there is no other place that I'm aware of that discusses these k helmets in depth. I
Thank you for your reply,
Though i am indeed the fortunate owner of the helmet ( or unfortunate as the case may be) the helmet is not in my possession yet. It's being shipped from Germany as we speak, so i can't provide additional photos of it until it arrives. The only other info i can provide is that it was ( erroneously) described as a gebirgs maschinen gewehr helmet and that there is a stamp on the underside ( VI 1918).
I appreciate the warm welcome and must confess I know very little of Pioneer units ( if thats what it turns out to be) let alne pickelhaubes, My interest is primarily in colonial headgear, as well as headgear of units stationed in the Mediterranean, Adriatic ( ie Balkans), and the Orient. This helmet captured my interest given the possibility that it resembled a scroll helmet and so may have traveled to one or more of the aforementioned. So any info on it, should it prove to be authentic, would be greatly appreciated. I particularly like that it is understated, but have no idea of its value or if such otherwise obscure helmets are of any interest to collectors.
Though i am indeed the fortunate owner of the helmet ( or unfortunate as the case may be) the helmet is not in my possession yet. It's being shipped from Germany as we speak, so i can't provide additional photos of it until it arrives. The only other info i can provide is that it was ( erroneously) described as a gebirgs maschinen gewehr helmet and that there is a stamp on the underside ( VI 1918).
I appreciate the warm welcome and must confess I know very little of Pioneer units ( if thats what it turns out to be) let alne pickelhaubes, My interest is primarily in colonial headgear, as well as headgear of units stationed in the Mediterranean, Adriatic ( ie Balkans), and the Orient. This helmet captured my interest given the possibility that it resembled a scroll helmet and so may have traveled to one or more of the aforementioned. So any info on it, should it prove to be authentic, would be greatly appreciated. I particularly like that it is understated, but have no idea of its value or if such otherwise obscure helmets are of any interest to collectors.
joerookery
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It certainly is of interest however, these helmets in general have a very bad reputation because of some British fakes. I look forward to seeing the additional pictures. The marking seems odd.
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Joe
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Joe