blueman Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 hi all is this german ? i thought it was royal marines but unsure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naxos Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 The coat of arms is Bavarian (can't tell by the picture if its original or a copy) The helmet looks British Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Bates Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 I agree with Naxos the helmet would appear to be a British Wolseley. And it looks like the crown has been crushed badly. There seems to be a bit of "repair" around the dome of the spike. How many ventilation holes does that dome base have? Looks like a bit of a "marriage" helmet. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Bates Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 (edited) Kev, the helmet and other items have what appears to be auction labels attached. Are you selling? As you indicated with the others posted, headgear was not your thing? Stuart BTW: who are the auctioneers? Are! I see it is Sworders Fine Art Auctioneers Edited December 23, 2010 by Stuart Bates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueman Posted December 24, 2010 Author Share Posted December 24, 2010 Kev, the helmet and other items have what appears to be auction labels attached. Are you selling? As you indicated with the others posted, headgear was not your thing? Stuart BTW: who are the auctioneers? Are! I see it is Sworders Fine Art Auctioneers hi stuart i will be selling but i wont get it till new year,i bought on a whim cos it looked different,im still hoping it could be some kind of rare helmet !! all the best kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Bates Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 Sorry Kev, but the only thing that makes it rare is the German plate on a British helmet. The plate may be worth something, that is not my area, but the helmet no. It looks like someone has applied some sort of sealant around the dome base to secure it. BTW: how did the auctioneers describe it? Regards, Stuart www.militarysunhelmets.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naxos Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 (edited) ... The plate may be worth something, ... Regards, Stuart www.militarysunhelmets.com ... if it is original (which can not be confirmed on account of the poor picture) Stuart knows what he is talking about - have the Bavarian helmet plate authenticated - if real it might be worth $150. Edited December 24, 2010 by Naxos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjac Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 If this plate is genuine, it's missing the scroll underneath. However, I'm sure I've seen some discussion of these 'Bavarian' plates on pickelhaubes.com. They come from biscuit tins or something like that! Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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