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Above the name and partly covered by the reinforcement disc, there could be some more information about the regiment. I read something with „Reserve“

Beautiful helmet and interesting post. Thank you for sharing(y)

Nice helmet Matt, congratulations :)

Welcome to the Forum :)

Beautiful helmets and as always a very informative post. Thank you very much for sharing :)

Congratulations Matt, a nice M1915 (y) Were you able to find out anything about the owner? Are there more information about the regiment? The name is hard to read, but it seems to be „Josef Groller“ or „Josef Graller“ or „Josef Grella“ or „Josef Gralla“. The last 2 names can be found in the...

Really great restoration job. Looks really good (y)

Nice helmet Sander, congratulations (y)

Welcome to the Forum, Matt, and congratulations to this beautiful preserved Ersatz-Pickelhaube.

Thank you very much for your kind words :)

Thank you very much, guys. I really appreciate your opinions :)

🤩These are amazing measuring frames for cuirasses, thank you for sharing 🤩. Never seen before, really interesting (y)

Thank you all for your kind comments. I‘m glad you like it :) @Lars: Thanks for this information, but I can’t help because it looks like rests of fire gilding. There are no traces of a primer, which I think would have been used before painting, or am I completely wrong? Here is an enlargement...

Thank you all for your kind comments, I really appreciate it 🙏:)🙏

Dear fellow collector friends, I‘m happy to show you my latest addition to my collection, a beautiful enlisted men helmet M1895 from the Infantry Regiment (1st Hanoverian) No. 74. The M91 rosettes measure 14.0 mm in diameter and have only a single pin to prevent twisting. This fits perfectly...

Thank you both for your answers. I really appreciate it because chinstraps are still difficult for me to assess.

Fear fellow collectors, last year, a chinstrap of a Pickelhaube fell into my hands, which still has a relatively soft leather and which is still very flexible. The leather seems to be very dry and therefore old, because it tears immediately at the edges when you twist it a little. But it is...

Congratulations Reiner, it’s a wonderful addition to your amazing collection (y)

Sorry Coert, but are you sure that this is an original emblem? In my opinion the details of the white metal coat of arms and its surface are too unclear for a pressed coat of arms from that time. I think you can see what I mean, if you compare it with the one above 🫥🫣. Plus, I had a replica last...

I agree, it’s a beautiful helmet now. Thank you for sharing Brian (y)