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Joseph Robinson

June 2, 2007

This concept came out of a list in the old Kaiserzeit Magazine. This current attempt has both pictures and more volume than the old listing. However, it is a work in progress. There is no telling how many errors are in here, duplications or missing parts. There may be quite a few extra makers that are not listed. However we have to start somewhere. So here is a start. Please send your pictures and makers information in and I will post them. This is a common reference. We all will gain from it. The list of contributors is at the bottom. If I forgot to add you it is my fault. Please let me know and I'll put your name on the list.

Aden - Hannover

JR 27 M95

Awes Marke (A. Werner & Sohne) --Berlin -- Private purchase one above Saxon Green Wurrtemburg, Blue Bayern (Bavaria) Chevauleger Officer's Pickelhaube

Also found on spikes and buttons on rear spines.



Babbenfold & Co. -- Barmen-- B.A.X.
 

J. Bambus & Co.

Rolled and sewed Filz

Hugo Baruch & Cie --Berlin

Prussian M15

May Basch in Luchenwalde ---Filz Helmets
 

W. Becker & Co.-- Elberfeld


Pioneer Battalion 7 M95

Max Beyer
 

Carl Billep --Spandau

issue I.R. 29

Metallwaren Fabrik Gebrüder Bing --Nürenburg -- Metal Helmets
Firma Ludwig Bortfelt --Bremen (cork)
A. Burgmaier --Munchen -- Bavarian Issue helmet.

Hermann Clemen- -Elberfeld

Issue PB 24


Issue Prussian Arty FAR59

These are stamped on the underside of the front visor trim.

Franz Cobau --Berlin

 

Found on FR90 Issue helmet 1913

M15 Gd OR

Emile de la Croix --Berlin.-- OR 7th Grenadier, and a JB10 Shako, SB3 Shako

Alexander Dahl Helmfabrik --Barmen, Ritterhausen

IR110 Issue Helmet

M15 Tschapska It is one theory that all M15 leather types were made by this single maker,

IR 164 M95

M95 Hessian OR


Depaheg Pattent -- Fibre helmets
D.M.A.G.
 

M & G DOMPBRTZ???? --Crefeld

On an ersatz oilskin shako

 

D.O.V. (Deutscher Offiziersverein)

Prussian Jaeger officer shako

J.M. Eckart -- Ulm am Donau

(Württemberg M15 not issued)

Ludwig Ess-Ingolstadt

Bavarian Officeer Private purchase.

L??. Estelmann---Strassburg

Prussian M15 OR

L. Ettinger --Posen

Prussian Line Officer

Herm. Flohr --Cöln

M15 Preußen Garde Infantry Mannschaften Pickelhaube

Förster & Co. --- Filz Helmets
 

Gammersbach --- Rolsdorf

Prussian M15

W. Gemmlich - Berlin

Firma Goldschmidt --Luchenwalde --- Filz Helmets

Name on suppor tdisk

O. F. Günzrodt --Regensburg

(Bavarian Filz with brass furniture)

Be??in Guvener

Haar....fabrik

Guben

Liner of JR115 Filz

Helbing u. Sackewitz

Model 1915 Preußen Jäger zu Pferd Mannschaften Metallhelme

Wilhelm Hern --Freiburg--

Baden Private Purchase

Firma von der Heyden --Berlin ---( kit helmets)

Adolph Hoffmann --Berlin
 

Hohmann & Söhne -- Kaiserslautern

(M95 Preußen Kugelhelm)

Franz Horg(e)(t)  
Inclande (----st) --Freiburg
 

Gebr Israel

M15 JzP

Wilh. Jaeger

Prussian M1860 OR

Jamaschke

Model 1891 Preußen Garde Kürassier Parade Mannschaften Metalhelme

Julius Jansen --Strassburg

Supplied both XV and XIV Corps.

Bottom mark found on M15's

C. E. Junker

issue JzP 8

G. Kaernbach -- Braunschweig

HR17 Private Purchase Officer

----Kleinheinz --München

161 IR

KRUMMELBEIN & CO GMBH LUCKENWALDE LIEFERUNG 1915

Bavarian M15 OR Filz

Lachmann --Berlin

Model 1915 Preußen Kürassier Mannschaften Metallhelme

Karl Leburg --Straußburg --- Officer items.

J.G. Lieb & Söhne -- Biberach

Berthold Lissner --Guben

Prussian OR Grenadier Filz


S. Lubung Strassburg im Elsass
 

Verkaufskontor Luckenwalder Hutfabriken

 

Filz-Ulan

Ludwig & Co. -- Frankfort

Prussian M15 OR

Maller & Co.
 

Marke Guarde du Corps

Bavarian Cheveaux Leger Officer Helme

Mars-Orient

Maury & Co

Offenbach am Main & Mainz (Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach M95 IR 94)
Model 1915 Preußen Field Artillery Regt 44 Mannschaften Pickelhaube

M15 Prussian Inf.

M15 Prussian Ulan

Martin Mayer --Mainz

115th Issue helmet

Mohr & Speyer --Berlin
 

Mühlenfeld & Co --Barmen

Prussian M15 OR BAX

H. Muller & Co. --Offenbach a. Main & Stuttgart

M15 Ulan_no board

Mathias Müller --Liepzig
Otto Nachtigall --Berlin
M.A. Neumann --Konigl. Hoflieferant --Berlin W.

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J. G. Nieb Sohme-- Biberach 123 IR
 
Karl Negele
 

Oekonomie Kunstinstitut --Berlin

(Baden Dragoner Offizier)

Prussian Private Purchase.

G. H. Osang --Dresden

Saxon Model 1868 Reiter

These are stamped on the underside of the front visor trim. these are also found in the roof of the helmet near the spike on later Saxon metal models.



Prima Qualitat

Rabat & Guttmann -- Breslau

Prussian OR brass edged filz ersatz.

Gustav Reinhardt--Berlin

13th Ulan

L. Ritgen --Karlsruhe iB (im Breisgau)

(Baden M15 IR 170)

Hans Römer --Neu Ulm

Model 1886/1896 Bayern (Bavaria) Field Artillery Regt 7 Mannschaften Pickelhaube

8th train btn.

Eduard Sachs --Berlin
 
M. Schambeck-- Konigl. Bayer. Hoflieferant
 

J. M. Schart (?) -- Ulm A. B.

(Württemberg M15 not issued)

Fr. Schlemmer --Kaiserslautern

Model 1889 Preußen Line Kürassier Metalhelme

Schletcher Compagne
 

A. Schmidt

--Leipzig

Model 1915 Saxon Infantry Mannschaften Pickelhaube

L. Schmidt-Rauch

Darmstadt

Hessian DR 24 Filtz OR

Carl Schneider --Brieg

Prusssian M15 OR

Firma Schulhof --Berlin -- Filz Helmets
 
Ed. Schultze --Potsdam
Schulz & Holdefleiss --Berlin N.

Martin Schumacker --Stuttgart

Wurt EM Issue Helmet

Schwarzenberger & Co. --Nurnburg

M1915 Bayern Chevauleger or Artillery Mannschaften Pickelhaube

Ernst Siegemund --Dresden

From a Prussian Shako

Siemens-Martin-Stahlblech -- Metal Helms
 

Moritz Stecher-- Freiburg-sa

Prussian Dragoon OR

Instandsetzung Stecher -- Freiburg

repaired Saxon M15 OR

Possibly the repair facility of the maker listed directly above.

---- Steinmetz --Breslau

M15 Prussian OR JR63


 

 

Vereingte Textilwerke GMbh --Berlin W9 Vodstrade  

Carl Trenner

--Berlin Tempelhoff

UR9 Prussian OR Tschapska

Actien Gesh. Thiele -- Dresden

Saxon.

Found on Busby 20 Hus. & 13JB Shako and Oil skin uberzug.

F.H. Thieme --Magdeburg

Model 1915 Preußen Infantry Mannschaften Pickelhaube

L. Verch -- Charlotenburg

M15 OR Jäger

Wilhelm Voigt --Magdeburg
 
Herm. Weissenburger & Cie.
--Canstatt (M15 Preußen JzP Helm)
Metallwaren Fabrik Weißenburger & Cie --Stuttgart -- Metal Helmets
 

GmbH Wetzlar

Model 1915 Hessen Field Artillery Regt 25 Mannschaften Pickelhaube

C. G. Wilke --Guben

Baden Filz

Prussian Filz

C. Henke Witterr

on the liner of a green steel
Prussian OR

A. Wunderlich

--Berlin

Model 1915 Sachsen (Saxon) Mannschaften Tschapka

(Reuß M95 IR 96)

1901 East Asian Oficer


A Zinna --München
 
   
Unsolved Examples These are marks that have been found but are not readable. Any help is appreciated!

The first two words are Deutsche Helmfabrik

then???????

 

 

Prussian M15 OR

Prussian M15OR
Prussian M95 OR
   
Prussian M95 OR

Prussian OR M15

The owner thinks it says: A Ph HELLMAN- BORHN.

M15 Prussian marked to BA VII
   
Contributors include:a person who prefers not to be named, whom we shall call Mr. X., Amy Bellars, Mike Huxley, Randy Trawnik, Ron Levin, Max Chaffotte, Tony Schnurr,Chip Minx, Michael Hyman, James LeBrasseur, Reservist1, Charles Booth, Brian Loree, Danny Watson, several annonymous ebay donators who gave permission, Gus Bryngelson, Rebecca Copple, Dave Carlson, Dave Mosher, Mick Edwards, Tony Cowan, David Zeller, Mark Avery, Mike Freiheit, John Mordini, Mike Prictor, Scotties Guns and Militaria, Tim Quinlan, Tammy Venne, Kieth Gill, Stu Williamson, Belginator, Robin Lumsden, Geri Neumann, Steve Russell, Karl O. Salvini,Martin Vear, Denton Walter,
   

 

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