hey Guys, Glenn here. I dont usually post much in this area but I do dig WWI and have a nice little collection of it. so please excuse my terminology. I mainly deal with Third Reich gear. but my question is;
I have a nice leather/gray fittings EM's infantry spiked hemet and I always wanted an artillery of the same rank. I saw a nice one at the MAX and was contimplating about it when I saw another Guy who had nice spikes too. one was of the felt/cloth (?) type covering instead of the typical leather. I asked Him what was the reasoning for this and He stated the leather style were mainly used in the rear and for your walk out uniform, whereas the felt (?) were for front line action. I have seen these felt (?) ones before ofcourse but personally thought it would be the other way around. was He speaking the truth? were the leather ever used in the front line. any information on this would be greatly appreciated as I am not interested in even trying to obtain the artillery EM's if this is the case. thanks, Glenn
PS, I know my chinstrap is a brass fitting one. bummer, I cant find any gray fitting ones. anyone know where I can get one? 
I have a nice leather/gray fittings EM's infantry spiked hemet and I always wanted an artillery of the same rank. I saw a nice one at the MAX and was contimplating about it when I saw another Guy who had nice spikes too. one was of the felt/cloth (?) type covering instead of the typical leather. I asked Him what was the reasoning for this and He stated the leather style were mainly used in the rear and for your walk out uniform, whereas the felt (?) were for front line action. I have seen these felt (?) ones before ofcourse but personally thought it would be the other way around. was He speaking the truth? were the leather ever used in the front line. any information on this would be greatly appreciated as I am not interested in even trying to obtain the artillery EM's if this is the case. thanks, Glenn
PS, I know my chinstrap is a brass fitting one. bummer, I cant find any gray fitting ones. anyone know where I can get one?
( I dont know if that would even be considered healthy. 
) but from the knowledge I have learned in the past I (even from pics) I always thought they would. thats why this guy threw me for a loop. I guess he was hoping to get a quick buy from me. and thanks for the terminology= Ersatz. I knew it started with a "Ers". this guy couldnt even tell me that. he just said, they call it "felt". but thanks again. Glenn 
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I have tried dealing with this person, he is; how can I put this......less than pleasant. And as an information page, it is pretty sad. Wrong information, vague, spelling errors, and of course, stolen photos.
I got it from Great War Militaria 13 years ago. I also had the chance to buy an artillery EM's in the same shape for a little over $700 but at the time I thought that was alot.
I still kick myself for that one. it was very nice and you dont see them really. actually though, I would like to hear your Guys views on an artillery EM's I am going to post tomarrow evening. its for sale and Im pondering it.
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