Hi picklehaubes fans,
Got this one abour 25 years ago from a old collection in France. I really like to have your opinions on this one.
Thank you
Phil

Sorry for the poor quality of the pics.
Phil

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Way cool! Nice to see an original cover! I like these a lot but I can't bring myself 'round to getting one 'cause I don't think I could cover up my haube! They just look so darn good!!!!

REAL COOL....Thanks for showing!

Rob

Hi Rob,
Thank you.It 's true , difficult to find asmall picklehaube to fit the cover.
Phil

HI Phil,

Yes, thats a neat cover, it looks original all around, even the attaching nooks are still present, thats a nice cover in a very nice condition. It seems that even the interior lining of the spike is still lined with leather. Even the cover alone will be pretty expensive. Thats a neat one!
there is a "10C" mark stamped, will try to check out what does it mean.
The rgt 153 is the 8th Thuringian Inf Rgt No 153, does the cover comes with the helmet? I can see what looks like a M15 haube under the cover Wow, You have another haube? Pls post them again.
The red numerals were used prior to the great war and soon fter the war broke out, the green numerals were used instead. The use of these numbers were discontinued in 1916, i guess coz there were too many new/replacement regiments that were raise and it will be a trouble/time consuming in numbering them.And the helmet underneath looks like a M15 haube, whereas the cover is a pre War ones, did they came together? They looks prefectly matched in size.
By the way, you bought the cover 25 years ago?? Thats very impressive! We can lean so much here.

Cheers and good day,
Mush

Hi Mush,
Always very good info, thank you for giving me the origin of this cover. I was told the leather reinforcment in the spike was a caracteristic of the original covers.
Don't know either the signification of "10C".
Got this one 25 years ago in a french militaria show in Lyon. The seler had 2 other covers one was the same as mine with green cloth numerals and the second one was a green one without numerals and spike cover (later type). Always regreted to have bought only one.
I read somewhere the german soldiers had to inverse the position of the cover on the helmet at the beginnig of the war to hide the numeral. Is it true ?
The cover went alone but the seller had a lot of picklehaubes on his table and I remember very well a nice pionneer one with the "shinning" prussian plate. I don't have any more the helmet pictured under the cover in the 1st pic.
Very glad you like this cover.
Phil