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Robert R. thank you very much for the donation. I really appreciate your support and that of the other members. I have met a few members at the SOS but it would be so cool to meet everyone. It is amazing that these helmets and other militaria are collected and preserved throughout the world.

That is a unique helmet Eric! Unfortunately, it represents the death of a human being but what a piece of History. !

Thank you for that extra information Clovis 👍 The pre 1900 liner is in good condition and complete. These liners although less stylish than the coloured silk are much more robust.!My apologies for the poor photo, it had to be taken inside as we have lost access to our balcony area. :( Stitch...

Eric B thank you for your support! You have been a member here for many years....I hope you still have that Saxe helme with the bullet hole that I worked on back in the day. :)

The wappen has been sold.

Side view. Carefully removing the spine and discovering an insect nest! This spine has one screw post, one soldered split pin. Some spines have 2 pins. Note also the pre 1900 officer liner with squared fingers. The split pin and tang found on most officer spines. The. liner here is in good...

More photos: The wappen on this helmet is simply awesome! My task is obvious.

Coert, thank you for your donation and all the years of support you have given the forum!

My next project: Officer helmet from either Feld Arty 10 or 46. This comes with the beautiful pre 1913 wappen with 3 Napoleonic War Bandeaux. A 4th battle honour was added after this year. This helmet has the old style officer liner with leather fingers and no coloured silk. Obviously, this...

In my opinion, the weave of that cloth is too coarse to be satin. I have worked on an officer helmet with a similar lining. It is more durable than satin or ribbed silk.

Once again, venting systems that I have never seen before.

My thanks for all the comments and as usual I have learned some new things. I have never seen a stapled piece of visor trim before, that is "new" for me! As to the size and shape/colour of patches, I know that they are black and can be square. However, I was trying for a neater job, more precise...

I finished this piece in the last few days. Some photos: The original plug for the left extra hole had fallen out in transit, this was glued back into position. The mdern glue residue should have beenhidden with a bit of shoe polish but I don't have any with me. A modern leather glue was used...

Welcome to the forum, great to have you with us. One of the main goals of this site is to help new collectors in identifying fake from original. Always post photos and ask questions here we are glad to help!

My apologies, my impression was that you were going to send your photos to me for posting. I never received them so I thought the problem was solved.

Leonard S. Thank you for your donation. All the best to you in 2026!

I will contact tech support to help out here>

Stitch holes cleasned out and ready for stitching. Stitching is done with an antique hat stretcher in place. The stretcher as shown is angled so that I can access the stitch line. This helmet was tending to collapse inwards as usual. The stretcher keeps the proper shape for stitching the visor...

This has turned into a very cool informative post! I have learned a great deal here! 👍

I would like to thank the following members for their recent support of the forum" Peter B., Jeff R. Erik S., Justin G., Amy B., Doug B. and Kyle C. Your donations are much appreciated, Thank You! I wish you all a prosperous and happy 2026! Regards, Brian