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How to spot a fake german helmet5/25/2023 ![]() ![]() Not as easy as I thought to pick out from the front. We will see wappen later in the article, but you often hear about galvano copies. I know little of the metallurgy required in pickelhaubes. This helmet and one other with the faux markings revered could not have been in IX Corps. The real check is to see right off if the helmet in question could have been in IX Corps. Unfortunately the fakes in felt helmets are getting pretty good. What would a black light show? We have a large article on depot marks at: Look at the suspect 9 and the one on the right or at the example in Lacarde Vol. As one collector said “I don’t like Times New Roman Font on Pickelhaubes.” This on the left is a suspect depot mark. ![]() Clothing collectors have been fighting inked markings for a while.
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