WW1 spike helmet

[AZPhil]

I'll play also. My Baden landwher haube. I bought this before the internet. So I was told it was perfect over the phone. When it arrive I called and said it didn't have a chin strap or cockards and the seller said I never said it did. Got me there didn't he. I made the chin strap.



Semper Fi
Phil

[Glenn66]

Nice job on the CS!

[AZPhil]

Thanks Glenn. All I had was a pic on a book I had to go off of to make it. I normally display my haube with my regimental stein. But just had to pop it on Mr Bones I got for this past Halloween. If your friend who is selling has any Baden Cockards and you wouldn't mind sharing . I would greatly appreciate it
PM me and let me know.
Thanks again
Semper Fi
Phil

[Glenn66]

PM sent, Phil.

[WW2headgearlover]

Looks to me like most of you fellows just have one nice example for your militaria collections as I want

[Glenn66]

Looks to me like most of you fellows just have one nice example for your militaria collections as I want

That's what I thought at first also but then the allure of nice officer chinstraps gets too much...



And if you're going to have a nice Dragoon Officer then you might as well have a nice Field Artillery Officer as well...



Then to break the monotony of leather helmets, a nice Kuraissier might fit the bill.



This can go on and on and I've so far managed to resist anything other than Prussian helmets!

[AZPhil]

The night crew guy who replaces me isn't going to be happy with all the drool on my keyboard!!!!

Those are beauties Glenn

Semper Fi
Phil

[WW2headgearlover]

Real nice and great photos! They really sharpen up a display but I have will power. Plus I'm cheap, I don't like spending too much on more then one type of item, this way I can have a larger wide variety for a collection.

[Chopperman]

I'm still hoping to find a Bavarian officers pickel with silver mounts.
They're still out there but they cost about as much as my car.

[Glenn66]

I like the Bavarians too with their fluted spikes. I think for silver mounts you'd be talking pioneer?

Price-wise I find the imperial helmets to be great value compared to TR. I think my most expensive (the kuraissier) was still less than a decent DD M35. Even a General Staff lid with parade plume will be around $2200-2500. The holy grail (for me) is a GdK parade lid with the eagle or lion device on top and even then you're only getting up to nice SS lid prices.