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This next example here is quite a Frankenstein’s monster. This M15 has skull cap made from card board, visors seem to be made of leather, although the front is much more harder and sturdier than the rear and I wonder if it’s potentially made of vulken fiber Notice the cracking in the shellac...

Clovis, you always find the most fascinating pickelhauben. This one looks great!

Lastly, 2 photos I have of German soldiers wearing a steel ersatz haube, to compliment this one

Some of the markings I’ve found on the liner, including a name, the size marking, and although not clear on the last pic, a potential maker mark on one of the tongue that stitches the liner together. It might be from the company C.Henke of Witten, although a few other manufacturers have made...

The front and rear split pins that, along with the side posts, hold the liner to the steel shell. The pins seem to have been made from brass, with the rear split prongs having suffered from some corrosion.

Up close shots of its signature lines. I have read 2 reasons on how these were created. The first was these were made from being carved out by a spinning lathe machine, hence sometimes them being called “spun steel” ersatz. The other was from the dyes that pressed them out of the sheet steel.

Special thanks again to Brusik1 for allowing me to purchase this steel ersatz variant. These seem to fly off the shelves the moment they are up for sale. This one has brass fittings on that have not been chemically darkened and retains its original liner.

Very good article. It’s fascinating how mere speculation of the purpose of these helmets was so easily accepted as fact, which still runs through out the militara collecting community to this day. I also learned a lot from this.

You lucky guy! They are definitely rare birds! Is there a way to get a shot inside of the pickelhaube and show the cloth material? Otherwise, thank you for sharing this!

My purchase from Brusik1 arrived this morning. I’m grateful to him for putting this in layaway and having the patience to hold it until I was able to fully pay the full price. I did sweat a bit on the overseas shipping due to the political landscape, but thankfully, it arrived with no known...

First time I’ve ever seen a black felt pickelhaube. That looks sexy! 😍😍 Congrats on the purchase!

A very interesting felt variant. I haven’t seen either the tabs on rolled edged felts or even this cardboard washer on the bottom of the spike base. I also really like the tan color in this. Thanks for sharing

Funny enough, I think one of my own ersatz ones is in those books 😁

They are certainly mine too and that’s what I try to mainly collect. Look up on web Kaiser’s bunker. They have a fantastic list and break down of several ersatz variants. I also recommend getting some good books on the subject. I don’t have this, but I heard that Eric Johansson’s book is a good...

I think that numbering system makes sense. The Gummimaske had a similar numbering system for sizes if I’m not mistaken

Some inside shots of the cardboard material and the split brads of the wappen I’m not sure the significance of the number 2 here at the end of the brass spine, but again, these ersatz haubes have them. Notice the screw where the nut threads on protrudes out and could potentially be poking on...

This next variant is quite an interesting one. The entire pickelhaube is made in one piece like felt ones are, except of course in cardboard. A forum member name Kaiser has a thread about this exact same pickelhaube and here I can compare them both. This one too has the black counter disc fitted...

What makes this a prized item for me is that this is regimentally marked in a white ink or paint. I’ve seen on another ersatz haube marked this way. This looks marked in an old English font. It’s to the 2nd battalion of the 75th Infantry Regiment. The name Beck is also made written here. The...

We’ll start this thread by sharing one of my favorite haube’s in my collection. This particular one seems to have been standard made by an unknown company that utilized cardboard material. Both the cap and visors are made from the material. The wappen has a unique look compared to others...

Thanks for sharing that info!