Sandmann
Well-known member
Hi all,
I‘m happy to introduce a new Helmet.
Normally I was just looking for 2 officer Star-Studs for an artillery Officer-Helmet I’ve won at an auction (I will introduce it when it arrives).
But when I was looking for these Star-Studs this nice little Helmet crossed my way for only 450 € :bravo:
It looks like a Helmet for an Officer of a prussian Train-Regiment, it is nearly identical with an infantry Helmet but with round chinscales instead of flat ones.
The chinscales are very special, they are for a M91-Helmet but the Helmet doesn’t have the same Mountingsystem with the faux Rosettes. Also the Spike doesn’t have a bayonet lock, so it is no M15 Officer-Helmet.
Because of the chinscales I have doubts that it could be just a Parts-Helmet, but it could be plausible that it have been worn originally in this combination. There are out-of-round scratches on the outsides, which seems to be from the Rosettes when the chinscales have been turned up and down. I guess the scratches scratches should be circular if they have been used on a regular M91 Helmet before.
Further the dust-shadow around the metall parts, like Star-studs or Eagle, looks like they haven’t been loosened at anytime.
Last I started to look into my prussian „Rangliste“-Book from 1909 and I was surprised that the name „Nürnberger“ was not very common. Just 2 Officers with that name served in the prussian army anno 1909 and even better, 1 of them served as a Lt. in the 3rd Brandenburg Train-Bat., in the 2nd Division (which could explain the roman II inside the Helmet).
At the end I think it could be an original Helmet.
Unfortunately the Shellac-Surface has a lot of Craquelé and the Liner is missing, but for that price I won‘t cry
Please let me know your thoughts about the Helmet.
I‘m happy to introduce a new Helmet.
Normally I was just looking for 2 officer Star-Studs for an artillery Officer-Helmet I’ve won at an auction (I will introduce it when it arrives).
But when I was looking for these Star-Studs this nice little Helmet crossed my way for only 450 € :bravo:
It looks like a Helmet for an Officer of a prussian Train-Regiment, it is nearly identical with an infantry Helmet but with round chinscales instead of flat ones.
The chinscales are very special, they are for a M91-Helmet but the Helmet doesn’t have the same Mountingsystem with the faux Rosettes. Also the Spike doesn’t have a bayonet lock, so it is no M15 Officer-Helmet.
Because of the chinscales I have doubts that it could be just a Parts-Helmet, but it could be plausible that it have been worn originally in this combination. There are out-of-round scratches on the outsides, which seems to be from the Rosettes when the chinscales have been turned up and down. I guess the scratches scratches should be circular if they have been used on a regular M91 Helmet before.
Further the dust-shadow around the metall parts, like Star-studs or Eagle, looks like they haven’t been loosened at anytime.
Last I started to look into my prussian „Rangliste“-Book from 1909 and I was surprised that the name „Nürnberger“ was not very common. Just 2 Officers with that name served in the prussian army anno 1909 and even better, 1 of them served as a Lt. in the 3rd Brandenburg Train-Bat., in the 2nd Division (which could explain the roman II inside the Helmet).
At the end I think it could be an original Helmet.
Unfortunately the Shellac-Surface has a lot of Craquelé and the Liner is missing, but for that price I won‘t cry
Please let me know your thoughts about the Helmet.