Mecklenburg
Member
Love these!
Wow! I saw one for infantry and I waited too long on it. Quite a beautiful piece, Philippe! I have a German postcard with a WW1 artillery crew and it's impressive how much manual labor is needed for each gun. Nowadays we just hitch a field gun to a truck or send aircraft to take care of it. Terrifying how far war has come, and I certainly agree the transition is fascinating.I usually also prefer M95 helmets, but it´s sometimes simply impossible to let specific M15 helmets pass , without making an exception and catching them...
This very unique one is beautifully marked FAR62 and 3B, as it has to be expected for such a rare stuff.
A very early M15 example with still a black liner and without the special Kugel-base bayonet fastener of the later "normal" M15 helmets. Only the ball is screwable to fit the black Haarbusch while the neck of the ball is fixed to the base plate.
There were only two Oldenburg batteries in the FAR62, the second and the third... Never more than only 150 guys in each of these two batteries, with each 6 guns. Even less guys having worn this ephemeral transition model in the short time lapse before the M16 helmet made its apparition.
Philippe
outstanding !I usually also prefer M95 helmets, but it´s sometimes simply impossible to let specific M15 helmets pass , without making an exception and catching them...
This very unique one is beautifully marked FAR62 and 3B, as it has to be expected for such a rare stuff.
A very early M15 example with still a black liner and without the special Kugel-base bayonet fastener of the later "normal" M15 helmets. Only the ball is screwable to fit the black Haarbusch while the neck of the ball is fixed to the base plate.
There were only two Oldenburg batteries in the FAR62, the second and the third... Never more than only 150 guys in each of these two batteries, with each 6 guns. Even less guys having worn this ephemeral transition model in the short time lapse before the M16 helmet made its apparition.
Philippe
View attachment 36228
Are there any Kammer stampings ?I usually also prefer M95 helmets, but it´s sometimes simply impossible to let specific M15 helmets pass , without making an exception and catching them...
This very unique one is beautifully marked FAR62 and 3B, as it has to be expected for such a rare stuff.
A very early M15 example with still a black liner and without the special Kugel-base bayonet fastener of the later "normal" M15 helmets. Only the ball is screwable to fit the black Haarbusch while the neck of the ball is fixed to the base plate.
There were only two Oldenburg batteries in the FAR62, the second and the third... Never more than only 150 guys in each of these two batteries, with each 6 guns. Even less guys having worn this ephemeral transition model in the short time lapse before the M16 helmet made its apparition.
Philippe
View attachment 36228
Excellent !Yes, Steve This is a "must have" for such a helmet. I would have not taken it without them
Philippe
View attachment 36332
View attachment 36333