Tight fit Pickelhaube

[ChannelIsles]

Hi, what are your thoughts on this one.
It's a tight fit. I like to establish if its legit before I decide to keep it or put it on estrand.

Thanks,
Brendan

[ChannelIsles]

Authentic?

Are any additional images required?

There are two strips that hold the eagle to the front that pass though small eyelets.

Would these helmets have been used at late as 1917?
Brendan

[AJ]

Stamps seems to be the same as the one on this Pickelhaube discussed here:
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=375663

[ChannelIsles]

Felt Pickelhaube

Stamps seems to be the same as the one on this Pickelhaube discussed here:
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=375663

Good link - I'm going to run it by the specialists at http://www.pickelhaubes.com and will report back.

Watch this space....

[Adler 1]

Sorry, but imo it's also something to walk around with a large bend...

Adler 1

PS The Germans started to use steel helmets in 1916...

[ChannelIsles]

Report update

The experts on the site report as:

"Unfortunately, this is a repro but a very good one. These were made in England during the late 1960s or early 70s....
The giveaway, is the leather renforcement stitched to the rim of the helmet. There are no original photo records showing this ever being done.
All of these have original looking ink stamps and the helmet plates may have been original".

So only a good copy.
Brendan

[Chip M]

Yes, this is a reproduction. As said, they have been around for a long time. There were also reproduction felt hussar busbys and Tschapkas from the same source. The interior stamps are nearly identical on all patterns.

Chip

[colt45s]

the linner looks new instead of the brown soft leather, chinstrap leather is aged more than the helmet bottom leather