Pickelhaube korpus Original or Fake??

[Honotin]

Hello,

I bought this pickelhaube korpus for a cheap price sometime ago. It has some stamps I dont know the meaning of and a date stamp 1902. It has some mold around the silver parts.
Thanks.

[AndyM35]

There’s a lot going on with this one and it’s always difficult to assess when so many original parts are missing. I’m not a Pickelhaube expert either, but think based on the photos, the shell and brass parts look like they may be OK, but not sure if original to the helmet. The spike base and pelring look like one of the earlier types from prior to 1887. I’ve seen unit numbers and letters embossed into the leather but not solely numbers. If thoughts turned to restoration, I think finding a spike top with a matching patina and appropriate cockades would be difficult and not really very economical.

Andy