M16 Camo help with maker mark please.

[Blindpew]

Hi All,
Been quite a week for me with 2 friends out of the blue producing helmets.(not all good there though).
This friend mainly collects awards,but has wanted a good WW1 example of a helmet, and I believe he has found himself a nice and possibly rare maker marked lid? rare as in I don't recognise it or can't read it - unfortunately not a member here yet, so I've had the okay to post up the photos he sent me for viewing.(he has a nice camera).
Is anybody familiar with the marking on the nape? it looks like KO. also the crown number looks like P 99 4, - but will probably be 64 at the end as it looks like a 64 size to me.I've guesstimated the value at 3 ton easily, but I hope I'm not too far from the mark? - not important the value unless he wants to sell it to me.. , but please speak up if I'm way off the mark.

[Blindpew]

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, P 9 64

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...Any comments appreciated as always.

Cheers,
C.

[Blindpew]

Is it safe to assume this helmet was produced in Württemberg as where the EKs are made? (K 0).

[Chip M]

I believe it is "K64" with the second number being poorly/lightly stamped. There was a "K" manufacturer.

Chip

[LeeM]

Chip is correct. According to fellow forum member Ken N’s website, the manufacturer who used “K” was Remscheid-Hasten K and they only manufactured them in size 64. I have to say that they are not a common maker, but I am not sure that would necessarily increase the value considerably. It may, I am just not sure if a lot of WWI helmet collectors collect M16’s by manufacturer. I have seen similar camo shells go anywhere from $300 to $450+. Hope this helps some.
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[Blindpew]

Thankyou Chip and Lee.

That would seem to make more sense regarding the stamping.

I have a ET66, stamped as such in the crown, the serial number on the side nape.I appreciate that different manufactures stamped the other way around sometimes.

I sent a pm to a a member regarding the KO mark, as I never study up on the awards,(yet), to my embarassment,- as reading through some of the EK threads,- the KO is a bread and butter stuff to the award guys.Needless to say I never got a reply for asking a stupid question probably..
-Although wouldn't it be something if it turned out that a Known EK maker also made the odd helmet or two?! - Anybody know for sure?

But yes I agree that the K 64 makes much more sense than KO, and it will be nice to tell him he has a rarer maker.

Cheers guys,

[Blindpew]

I've just been posted better photos, and now I'm not so convinced it is K64.

[Blindpew]

Any 'K' owners out there that could confirm that above is a badly printed 64?(still could be and probably is), or did KO run a batch of lids?

[Hun Helmet]

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This helmet is on ebay right now is it not? I looked at it and decided to pass on any bidding. If for any other reason then the pattern does not catch my fancy.

[rupertx]

This helmet is on ebay right now is it not? I looked at it and decided to pass on any bidding. If for any other reason then the pattern does not catch my fancy.

Yes it is indeed.

So is this.....

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=168502