SOLD: Unusual Black Felt Ersatz Helmet with Fiber Visors

[ww1czechlegion]

Offered for sale is an unusual Black Felt Ersatz Pickelhaube with Riveted Black Fiber Visors.

This is the only example of this helmet that I have ever seen. I found a photograph of this type of helmet being worn, and I posted it on the original discussion thread about this helmet, found here:

Unusual Felt Ersatz Helmet with Fiber Visors

Here's a sleeper ersatz helmet I bought today that will need a little TLC to steam the felt body back into shape. Photos are from the seller. The front & back visors are either cardboard or fiber material with the riveted attachment to the felt helmet body, similar to the Depaheg Patent...

www.pickelhaubes.com

It appears that the felt helmet body may have gotten wet at some point of time in its past history. The leather liner shows evidence of moisture exposure as well.

I have never gotten around to trying to have this helmet body steamed back into shape. It's time for me to pass this helmet on to someone else who will complete the task.

Price: $1,650.00 or "Best Offer" plus Postage.

Payment via PayPal is ok. I prefer "friends and family".

USA Postage: $20 via Priority US Mail with Tracking.

European Postage (Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, UK, etc.): $70 via 1st Class International Mail Parcel with Tracking.

Australia, New Zealand and Singapore Postage: $80 vis 1st Class International Mail with Tracking.

Thanks,

Alan

 

[ww1czechlegion]

I just want to say that I was not sure where to price this helmet at for a starting price, because I have never seen another example like this one. I do not know of another example like this in any collection.

I am open to comments or discussion on what a fair market value for this helmet is.

I have also thought about trying to get the felt body steamed and reshaped in order to get it back into proper form. I reshaped a different felt helmet myself many years ago with a simple tea kettle, and I had good results.

Best Wishes,

Alan

 

[ww1czechlegion]

Sold! Thanks to the buyer!

Best Wishes,

Alan

 

[John Josef]

Congratulations to seller and buyer.

It's a rare helmet no doubt, it's so ugly in construction to be somehow beautiful

 

[Kaiser Wilhelm II]

I've certainly never seen another like it.
Congratulations to both buyer and seller.