Wurtemberg Ersatz Pickelhaube Helmet

[Adrian Stevenson]

Coming up in my sale @bamfords on Monday. Really nice clean example.

WW1 Imperial German Wurtemberg Ersatz Pickelhaube Helmet. Complete with all original fittings, in

[MAP]

Looks like a nice one.

[AndyM35]

A nice variation of the more regular style of ersatz Pickelhaubes. Only saw my first fibreglass example this week!

[Adrian Stevenson]

Sold yesterday for £650 hammer price!

[ww1czechlegion]

Hello,

I'm jumping in here far too late, unfortunately. I haven't been active here for a year or more.

Sadly this is a modern era reproduction helmet made in the UK sometime in the past 30-40 years, approximately, more or less.

The helmet front plate or wappen is for Bavaria, not Wurttemburg.

No original Imperial German made Felt Ersatz Helmet exists that has leather trim around the edge of the helmet visors and body. These helmets are well known to have been made in the United Kingdom sometime in the past 30 years. Sometime in the mid-1980's era to early 1990's era.

The chinstrap is quite clearly a reproduction as well, including the brass adjustment buckles.

It's sad to see that someone was fooled by this and shelled out 650 Pounds Sterling for a modern made helmet.

Best Wishes,

Alan

[AndyM35]

Good information to have - thanks Alan. There was a Prussian pressed felt Ersatz pickheauble that had oil cloth edging that’s not dissimilar to the trim on this fake, so perhaps they modelled it off one of those.