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02-07-2024 08:05 PM
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The changeover from brass fittings such as the Wappen and spike, to steel as the war progressed were certainly an ersatz measure, as was the very thin leather used for the liner which you’ll note particularly on the tongues. I believe there was also an ersatz measure whereby the chinstrap used a single rivet rather than stitches to secure the folded leather sections of the strap. Unsure if the edges of the liner that appear to have been darkened on either side, were done period or post war. The 1916 stamp and the others all look original and period applied. Also nicely named. At size 52.5, it’s certainly a small Pickelhaube but overall a very nice example.
Andy
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Looks like a good standard M1915 model.
Price does seem to be a bit high.
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As MAP said, a standard M15. In Pickelhaube collectors terminology ersatz is used more commonly when referring to the different types materials used for the body itself, for example felt, cork, tinplate or paper, but particularly the felt varieties. Whether this would strictly be classed as an ersatz is open to debate, but definitely fair to say that it features many ersatz wartime economies in its construction. By 1915 nearly every bit of equipment was being looked at seeking ways of speeding up turnaround times and to the lesson the use of precious materials.
Last edited by AndyM35; 02-09-2024 at 08:00 AM.
Reason: Typo.
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Actually shown upside down here, it reads, ‘B.A.XIV’ - denoting Bekleidungs Amt XIV - the clothing depot of 14. Army Corps.
The regiment appears to be something along the lines of I.R. *01.
I’m not finding an infantry regiment which corresponds to this in the XIV. Korps, as yet, though this is only from a cursory check of the 1914 organisation.
By 1916, many regiments had been reformed and reallocated a few times, so it may well tally up with the later timeline...
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Kohima
Actually shown upside down here, it reads, ‘B.A.XIV’ - denoting Bekleidungs Amt XIV - the clothing depot of 14. Army Corps.
Good work Rob! I was comparing it with lists of depots marks and wondering why I couldn’t find a match!
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