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Hi James, Yes, its been way too long! My last visit was september 2008! 6 years ago! I didnt know that parenting is a 24/7/365 'job' LoL!

Hello guys! How are you? Its been a long long time since i was here! Been busy raising Sean and doing parenting and all. Sean is 8 years old now by the way, how time flies! And it took me some time to remember my password and was pleasantly surprise that I am still able to log in. Glad to be...

Hi guys, I am puzzled by this pic, the guys are wearing various kinds of haubes, tscapkas, busbies etc. And the card was said to read" Lost and Found Booty 2nd floor"? These guys are germans, right? Was there such unit swhich task was to recover lost, scattered and stolen headgears...

Is it just me, this one seems to have an issued front visor trim, whereas the spike abse is a pvt purchase. And what abt the convex chinscales? Bambang

Chas, Very nice piece! You mentioned that it may belong to Baden Powell, is this THE Baden Powell, father of the Scout movement? Bambang

Hi Joe, Can you tell memore abt this umpire covers? these were used during peacetime, I suppose? Together with the cork haube, which I am surprised to know that the fittings were made of wood! Thanks BB

Hi Gus, I think this is the link that Andrew was talking abt. Only see this cap in the Tsarist era pics http://cgi.ebay.com/WWI-HAT-RUSSIAN-BROWN-CLOTH-ENLISTED-VISOR-HAT_W0QQitemZ170040986850QQihZ007QQcategoryZ13965QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item170040986850 Cheerss, BB

Thats very interesting. What abt the wappen, does it made of cork, too? I mean, embossed cork? What abt the spike and cruciform spike base, are they also made of cork? And any liner? Does anyone here has this cork manouver helmet? I am really curious. Thanks BB

Hi guys, There is this Hannoverian Kurassier metalhelme, but I had browsed through some books and couldnt find any reference of the existence of a hannoverian Kurassier Rgt. The helmet appears to be theolder version (1867 and before, I guess). Could it be that there WAS a Hannoverian Kurassier...

Chas, Didnt realize that the Baden will look THAT nice! Thats a keeper allright. Congrats. BB

HI Tony, Someone outbid you, and he won the tunic, is that good or bad? Cheers, Bambang

Hi Reservist, Now thats a neat helmet, it seems tht you guys have everything! I read that the 7th was one of the 12 oldest line regt that was allowed the grenadier eagle, does it mean that these 12 Rgts were the 1st Prussian army? And, is it possible to post a close up pic of the funky...

Hi Tony Wow, the last 10 bids are strictly between you and him. Is the 7th the one with the 22 Marrz 1797 bandeau on the wappen? Cheers, BB

Joe, I will sell mine for 340, including S&H, its a bargain :P . Autographad and serial numbered, too. :D :D I cant even remember why I bought it at the first place. BB

Great haube, Tony, and I always wonder, where on earth did you ALWAYS managed to get those haubes?? WOW BB