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A. Wunderlich N., Berlin I think the “N.” stands for Nachfolger, i.e. the original “A. Wunderlich” is no longer the owner, but the name is still being used by the current owners.

That makes it very likely that the helmet originally had a Bavarian Wappen, and at some time this was changed to a Prussian Wappen. If it is easy you can take the Wappen off and look at the “ghost” of the Wappen, if that has the Prussian shape the current Wappen has been on the helmet for a long...

Hi Josh, Welcome to the forum. Imo the marking indicates that the helmet is made in Bavaria in 1915. The “B.D.” stands for Bekleidungs Depot, and the number in front is most likely a code to indicate the manufacturer. I’m guessing it started its life as a Bavarian helmet; are there any extra...

Always hard to judge from photos, and I’m not an expert either, but everything looks original to me :)

Very nice, I would love to find such a box at my local militaria fair!

Thanks for showing your very nice collection Tony, I am surprised that you keep some of your treasures in the same (dusty) Ikea cabinets as I do, my helmets are not nearly as nice (nor expensive) as yours 😀 Regards, Lars

Looking forward to it Tony 😁

Hi Josh, Nice helmet :) I think it is a “29” rather than “23”, the 9 looks the same as the 6 in 1916 but upside down. Infantry regiment 29. “von Horn”, VIII army corps, based in Trier in 1914. Regards, Lars

Bukarest, but I can't make sense of the numbers

Hi, To me the chinstrap looks like an original M18 chinstrap (or a well-made aged repro, but not to my eyes), what indicates that it is from after 1918? Regards, Lars

Hi Ian, Welcome to the forum. Doesn't look like a parts helmet to me, and all the XIV AK artillery regiments were from Baden. Congratulations, Lars

Müllender & Schröder in Eupen was a manufacturer of ammo pouches, so you can see if they actually produced the ammo pouch in question.

EDIT 2: found most of the missing words and added introduction date for specification :) I'll give it a try: Müllender & Schroeder, Eupen Das Hochstgewicht von 500 gr darf nicht überschritten werden; zü den Riegeln ist Trans- parentleder, Vulkanfiber oder Pressspan zu verwenden" The maximum...

Congratulations, good condition and complete, thanks for sharing

Hi Josh, What about the survival rates of these helmets? The M18 cut-out for example you have as "extremely rare", yet in the Reichswehr they seem to have been quite abundant. I don't think we can look at production numbers alone, and would the model have an impact on the relative scarcity too...

Hi, I think your brother did very well, the Pickelhaube shell looks ok, and if they didn't punch holes in the Wappen to attach the skull then that would leave you with a nice displayable Pickelhaube (minus the skull). The chinstrap might be a repro. The Tschako is missing the rear visor and...

Hi, The B.I.A. III. mark refers to the Bekleidungs-Instandsetzung-Amt of the 3rd army corps, who were typically the ones repairing / converting these helmets. Regards, Lars

Hi Max, Leather typically can shrink significantly, and a visor with a trim that seems oversized is quite common, and can absolutely be original. The trim in your front visor seems to belong to the helmet both in shape, size and patina, and I would not change it out. Imo you would be changing...

Hi Max, I think general Bavarian other ranks Kokarden would be appropriate, but I hope other members can confirm that. Regards, Lars

Hello, Looks more like oxidized brass to me, but is hard to judge without having the helmet in hand. Helmet seems to be correct for Bavarian Feldartillerie other ranks with the eckigem Vorderschirm, Kreuzblatt and gekehlter Spitze, so I don't think this is a parts helmet. The Kokarden should be...