What a Monstrosity

SkipperJohn

SkipperJohn

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Speaks for itself:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bavarian-Officers-Pickelhaube-Pre-1886-/252652944380?hash=item3ad349fbfc:g:6JsAAOSwB09YOFGh" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

John [-X
 
glenn66 said:
Funky vent system...a played with Fireman's lid perhaps?
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I think it was a Model 1868 Bavarian Raupenhelm at one point. It certainly doesn't meet that classification any more.

John :-P
 
In fact: this is a correct conversion: Bavarian Raupenhelm to Pickelhaube !
https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/marlows-military-auctioneers/catalogue-id-srmarl10014/lot-531569c3-25bf-4b7c-baae-a5f000e12838" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I have it in one of my reference books. Somewere. :-? :-?
 
Khukri said:
In fact: this is a correct conversion: Bavarian Raupenhelm to Pickelhaube !
https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/marlows-military-auctioneers/catalogue-id-srmarl10014/lot-531569c3-25bf-4b7c-baae-a5f000e12838" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I have it in one of my reference books. Somewere. :-? :-?
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I believe that the Ebay helmet and the one pictured in your post are the exact same helmet. I think that the conversion helmets you may be referring to are the type pictured in Kube's book Militaria on page 100, photo 193.

There is another photo of a similar police version on this forum, here:

http://pickelhaubes.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=8248" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I cannot imagine the one on Ebay as having ever been put into actual use.

John :(
 
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