M15 Prussian enlisted Mans Pickelhaube

Digger1915

Digger1915

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This was my first Pickelhaube that I purchased when I started collecting Militaria late in 2016. The helmet has a lightly stamped 1915 issue stamp and a yellow Bekleidungsamt Armee Korp stamp. There is what looks like the number 35 written in pencil in the rear skirt the letters W.W or M.M written on one of the liner tongues. There is also a manufacturers ink stamp that was firstly stamped over the top of one of the liner tongues and then re-stamped complete inside the dome. The Prussian Kokade appears to have been re-painted either period or post war as red can be seen showing from beneath the white paint, so potentially was originally a Reich’s Kokade. Not sure if the white size label in the front visor is period or not. Happy for any thoughts or advice as I’m still very much a newbie with Haubes 🙂 Thanks 🙏
 

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Congratulations to the acquisition of the nice M15 helmet complete with the rare chinstrap and cockades. The liner is very nice and the drawstring is still on it. An uninsured helmet. Very nice, well done
 
You did very well, this is an excellent example of the M15, great condition! My first was also an M15 but the liner had red rot and the condition was not half as good as yours. I had no idea about "red rot" so I bought it. Congratulations!
 
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Congratulations it looks to be a nice M15 (y)

I'd bet money that if you took a poll that 8 out of 10 collectors would say that their first Pickelhaube was an M15.

Mine sure was and I still have it she came out of the attic, and the front visor was and is all bubbling.

oh, my that was about 1971 or so. I'm geezing :cry::LOL::ROFLMAO:
 
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