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That's an interesting way of summarizing the helmet fittings data.

Well done. What a great item. Doesn't get any better if you're looking for a Hessian infantry helmet.

A beautiful pair of helmets.

Never seen one of these tallies. What would the function of someone wearing this tally be? I assume attached to a U-boat flotilla but not serving as a crew member of a working U-boat?

Just reinforces our decision to spend our Winters in Southern Portugal. Other than not being able to play hockey I won't miss Winter in Eastern Ontario one bit.

I would say it's a Beampten official. The absence of the small silver Prussian Eagle would argue for it being purchased prior to the introduction of the small silver Adler in 1905. And yes,, it can be a complex area. I believe the 1905 regulations fitting this helmet are: Gold fittings, no...

This is a great place to learn, and the knowledge is all free.

I suspect all of us have Wappens (Wappenen?) sitting in the proverbial "parts drawer" just waiting for the appropriate helmet to make its appearance.

A rare helmet with a great look to it.

Thank you for that clarification Philippe.

It shows pretty well to my eyes. Looks like original chin strap, original round Kokarden, unless the liner's missing it it look good. The shell dent can be removed fairly easily.

I suspected as much although most private purchased helmets had some element of "I could afford to buy my own helmet" as part of the package. Perhaps that statement is made by having the pre-1891 chinscales permanently mounted instead of the M91 removable chinscales? If memory serves, I think...

Mea Culpa. That was my error. I made that mistake in my Fussartillerie Find post yesterday. Should have known better the "Fuss" was a clue. :rolleyes:

Very nice! No Kammer markings anywhere?

Clovis: Thanks for taking the time to put together this very detailed response. It's the willingness to freely share this sort of knowledge that makes this forum so valuable' It's much appreciated, particularly your assertion considering the rear spine. One look at it "in hand" makes it very...

Clovis: Being raised in 1864 and being the senior Fussartillerie Regiment as well as East Prussian unit it must have been a forgone conclusion for the regiment to have been awarded the FWR cyphered Wappen plus the right to wear a parade bush.

Brian: You're right about the Fussartillerie having the vented rear spine as they were considered unmounted troops. With the helmet in hand you can make out a faint 1915 stamp inside the dome of the shell, so it should have had the correct spine. It's also apparent that the rear spine has...

I have the helmet in hand now and there are a couple of peculiarities about it. As I suspected the damaged Wappen is the larger 1871 pattern which never belonged on this 1895 pattern helmet. It will be replaced with the proper sized 1895 pattern Wappen with the FWR cypher. The helmet was...

The stamps on the woodwork is what I was inquiring about. Much like the ones in your first photo. I thought they may be a regimental QM marking. Thanks for educating me on this topic.

I don't collect military firearms as my hunting firearms have my two gun cabinets pretty much full. I picked up a Gewehr 98 in a weak moment many years ago because the price was too good to ignore. Never been fired as the bolt and the receiver serial numbers are a mismatch. I could get a...