I've been told is a rare Austro-Hungarian prototype that never went into production. Other than that I can find absolutely nothing about this helmet or who made it. Any help anyone.
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OK, so I think I figured this out.
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The helmet plate is Austrian and does not belong on this helmet.Comment
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Thanks! Any thing else? Hmm, is it for a shako?Comment
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Yikes, what a Frankenstein! The plate is not for an infantry shako; possibly hussars, or ulans. Austrian, of course.
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Yeah... kinda of had that feeling... well what would you say its worth?
By the way thank you everyone for all your info, its very appreciated
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Re: what's it worth; what's the condition of the interior? It appears to have both cockades, and the chinstrap, but, of course, it needs a correct enlisted plate. If the interior is ok, I would estimate $400-500. Not sure what a plate would cost, but I would guess $100, or so.
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The interior is ok ,the liner is present and in decent shape. There is a stamp, but its hard to make out, I can only make out the date of 1914. I can also see the wappen eyelet holes have been messed with. (enlarged) To compensate for that silly over-sized plate. Even though it's a Frankenstein piece I still find it interesting... you know, I wonder who what when and where it came from? Oh and another strange thing is the right side cockade is colored black, white, and a yellow center... I researched and checked everywhere, nothing matches those color combination's. The left side cockade is black with white. I might want to sell at some point so I was curious. Anyway thanks so much for your info! ~MarkComment
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