Strange and Interesting spike base ?????

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mravery

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Hello All,

I recently picked up a Wurt. Dragoon helmet (I'll post the whole story later). The spike base is strange as I have never seen one before so I thought I would post it.

The spike dates from the 1880-1890 due to the style........ and the spike unscrews BELOW the pear ring......

I have heard that this could possibly be a police spike base.... but if so.. did they wear trickters ?

Here is the base 'together'

 
Mark,
does it look similar to this?
srewoffspike.jpg
 
hey joe

one of my posts dropped... i had a pic posted with it seperated.... so.. where did it go ???

yes.. it looks like that... but i think i have located the helmet.. it's actually a wurt fire helmet that someone took the ball off the spike and put a silver plate on the front...

Tell me more about your post Joe... what is that diagram of ?

Also... as a side note.. I'm not getting any e-mail messeges when someone replies to my posts ????

Cheers
Mark
 
Tell me more about your post Joe... what is that diagram of ?
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Mark,

You gave me an open invitation for a shameless plug! Well of course the diagram is part of the Neumann catalog. Anyone can view it by looking at page 94 of the Robinson book. There I just had to say it. Of course, you or anyone else reading this thread can buy this wonderful book. I do not think you will be disappointed.

Neumann & Müller Imperial German Military Catalogues: A Resource for Collectors and Historians

http://www.authorhouse.com/BookStore/ItemDetail.aspx?bookid=38699

Now that I have that selfish plug out of the way, this is a helmet designed to have spike removed for placing it in a travel case. Compact and cool, this was an obvious upgrade. Chas actually has one of these helmets.

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Margo, I have all the boxes checked but I too have stopped getting the e-mail.
 
Intertech said:
UhOh! I'm checking on it ...
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I take by that response that you noticed that my selection was already set to 'yes'

:D

and Joe..... hum... any idea where I can buy one of those outstanding references ??

:D
 
That's weird ... I checked the notify box on my last message and got an email when Mark posted his response. Do you have the box checked within your profile settings??
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Yes. Hmmmmm


Joe..... hum... any idea where I can buy one of those outstanding references ??
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Why yes! The publisher at .....
http://www.authorhouse.com/BookStore/ItemDetail.aspx?bookid=38699
 
joerookery said:
You gave me an open invitation for a shameless plug! Well of course the diagram is part of the Neumann catalog. Anyone can view it by looking at page 94 of the Robinson book.
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Joe,

Your plug worked! I went on-line and ordered a copy just a second ago!!!

:D
 
When Dave gets giddy, I get going, at least there are 42 states between us at this time.
Gus
 
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