Hello, I see this type of spike quite often uke: . I presume it's always a reproduction because of its shape (it IS a spike, OK, but it doesn't have the tension, the curves and the feel of the real thing). A bit like a hobbyist trying to reproduce Michelangelo's David or so.
tell me if I'm wrong, because I see them very often...
http://cgi.ebay.de/100-orig-Pickelhaube-Tschako-In-Treue-Fest-TOP_W0QQitemZ130220610317QQihZ003QQcategoryZ34649QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
tell me if I'm wrong, because I see them very often...
http://cgi.ebay.de/100-orig-Pickelhaube-Tschako-In-Treue-Fest-TOP_W0QQitemZ130220610317QQihZ003QQcategoryZ34649QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem