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Indeed! I don't know if you're near him, but as a new, fellow collector, he might like to know your interest.

If you live in New Zealand, you know who a HUGE WWI collector is in your country, correct?

Thanks James, I explained my delay in the PM. Thanks again!

Do you happen to have a pair of gilt (flat scale) rosettes you'd part with?

Steve, I do have photos and the original holes were blanked over. I will get those posted for you, but It'll have to be tomorrow. Cheers! Ron

Nicely done, Brian! Do you know what may have caused the lines of indentations behind the plate? It almost looks like somebody jammed a cockade or something in there... but probably not. These conversions are interesting. I have a Grenadier helmet that was converted to accept the new Garde style...

If you can find a spike (even a repro), fix the finish a bit, you can use it as an Uberzug form. That's about it. IMHO.

I'm sure somebody will get back to you with value. Please keep the chinscales joined at the front. Putting them under the helmet like that can break or severely damage them. Thanks!

Welcome! You may also post this in the 'Pickelhaubes Wanted' section. Still, either way, people are enjoying your helmet! Cheers, Prosit, etc! Ron

Oddly, it was my 2nd helmet for my collection, so I didn't know it was out of the ordinary.

I have an M15 Prussian artillery helmet with that. Odd 'pebble' finish on the inside.

I knew a fellow in Germany who had a personal Feuerwehr Museum, very nice collection. I bought a Prussian artillery NCO helmet from him. (It didn't fit in with his collection). Isselhorst, NRW, but it's closed now.

There must be some hard core Feuerwehr / Polizei collectors out there!

Nice! Thanks all.

I've only been able to find one bear with a collar, usually looking up, rather than back, which is Berlin. So fire, police, fraternal, school?

No. Bear... Berlin? Don't know.

A lot of fakes being sold by an Australian seller. Oh well...

Theaters / prop companies can be treasures or tragedies as great artifacts are destroyed for productions. On the other hand, I DID get a mint condition US pre/early WWII Infantry Tanker (doughnut dome) tanker helmet that had been in an Australian theater's prop department.

If I needed one this would be a nice example.

I agree with Brian, you can see the replacement was done. However, an easy fix if one feels so inclined. Thanks Amy!