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The shoulder boards do not belong to this tunic and are not for the military. They are most likely for civil officials, possibly for...

Tony; Hope you get it up and running again! Would gladly contribute $$ to the cause! Dick

Leather wedges through the helmet plate loops is the proper method. It is very common to find wire, paper clips, match sticks etc used...

It reminds me of the chromed steel M35, M40 and M42 helmets that were popular with bikers in the 70s. Maybe this is a similar item?

Hi Steve, I think the color is closest to Krapprot which was the color of the kolpak used by the 5th.

Brian & Jim; Thanks for posting Jim’s collection! And Jim, thanks for sharing your fantastic collection!

Excellent heavy old Helm! With the sliding system for the Wappen. Booked to visit the 1870-1871 battlefields. But Covid... but we will...

Amazing how detailed these pieces are. I’ve seen photos of these being used in training against dummy tanks during the Reichwehr period.

I think that one flew under the radar, I'm sure 99.9% of the people who looked at it had no idea. Congratulations (y)

Thanks Steve! No problem waiting!

Steve; Could you also give me the German dealer with the shoulder straps? I’m interested in the 23rd,24th Dragoon straps as well as the...

I have seen these banners for sale at ebay.de. I do like the helmet, but have my doubts about the Semper Talis banner.

Brian; Thanks for the great photos! Do you know who is selling the shoulder straps?

Tony; Nice to hear from you! On pg 207 of The German Artillery by Herr and Nguyen they show an officers helmet with 2 studs on the...