J.LeBrasseur wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 13, 2018 10:11 pm

You cannot even count to 11

OK How about # 6, is it still available? I can count to 6!

Is # 11 still available?

These were designed by the British - but were generally rejected in favor of the Brodie design that evolved into the MkI. These were then sold to Portugal. Considering Portugal was Britain's longest ally - going back centuries - the British were not always the best of friends. Selling subpar equipm...

Here is the liner, a felt skull cap with a thin leather sweat band

Here is a couple photos of my example, showing the type of liner that would be more likely to get sweaty in hot weather.

Hey Peter, James LeB says mine is a miner's helmet. I have heard that from a number of people, and the corrugated dome would lead me to think they were designed heavy low velocity blows. They could have been based on such a helmet, like the Adrian was influenced by the classic fireman's helmet.

b.loree wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 06, 2018 11:22 am

Very interesting, I have never seen that before. Note.....2 ersatz tin helmets!

You should spend more time on the forum and less in bars. This type of Wappen has been discussed a number of times, with many examples shown and even period photos showing the helmets in use.

This is a well know type of Wappen that affixes with a single screw to an ersatz helmet. It dates form 1914, later they were made of steel due to the shortaces of tim to make brass in Germany.

The diary entry for this information was made on Monday Dec 20, 1915. You know much more about these helmets than I do Peter, does this indicate an issuing ok the Mk1? I would wager that it was one of the corrugated models, they were a miner's helmet from what I understand and the Portuguese used t...

I was tempted to bid on it but did not have the resources to buy it.

The German has a Madsen LMG.

Hey Peter, It turns out my first thought was right, it is Swedish, I think the tunic the Collector's Guild has listed as Danish is actually Swedish. I have found a Swedish back pack on the Collector's Guild site with the same markings but dated 1916.
Best
Gus

Nope, I am wrong and I think Schiavona13 is right, the Swedish crown is a little different.

I think swedish, I will look for some similar marks, it is not marked like my Danish overcoat.

Nearly everything about the Chauchat was revolutionary 100 years ago, it was the first assault rifle designed specifically for walking fire. It is often criticized for the open sided magazine, but in fact there were very few automatic weapons of the time that had an enclosed magazine, off hand the M...

I have considered doing something like this, but I would do it with steel and use a friend's original to get better measurements, but it would probably cut into my nap time.

Amybellars wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 26, 2018 5:34 pm

OK. I will wear a spike helmet and walk round the hall to make myself easily recognised and stand out another crowd. Will have to look at my collection and pick one to wear to sos hehe

Yeah....that may not help.

Do not think that being Asian we will be able to pick you out from the crowd. SOS is truly an international event, and a family event as well. Also, holes in the bank account are much better than holes in the collection.

Amybellars wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 25, 2018 5:48 am

How do I recognise u at the show?

You need to remember to look for James LeBrasseur's table, as it is in his name, not in the name of Pickelhaubes. It will be easy to recognize me, as I am the one who always has to stay at the table while every one else is out buying treasures.

joerookery wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 25, 2018 11:27 am

The other thing you could do is just take a good sniff. Gus is often located by his body odor. I will be in the cafeteria – selling smokes.

I have learned it is more fun to say "Do you smell popcorn?" instead of saying "Excuse me" when I fart.

I was not going to take a trunk, I was taking a truck, but it would seen the road to OZ is washed out right now, Looking forward to meeting two of the founding members face to face!

Poop! I have lost the map to Rod's bunker, I guess I will be seeing you both at SOS instead of driving to Australia next February.

Yes I am Coming with hubby. We will go los Angeles and gamble our money in Las Vegas before the show. Its a 18 hrs flight for me so we might as well spend time in USA. Yap I am based in Singapore while hubby is in Australia. I am looking forward to meet u guys and compete with buying the goodies he...

joerookery wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 21, 2018 8:39 am

Amy,

You are coming! At last I can finally meet you. Do you still live in Singapore? What an international group we have!

I'm with Joe, are you bringing that old man who tries to move your helmets to his bunker for safe keeping too?

Condition is everything.

We need to get started planning for the next show, I think James has already sent in his table papers, I have changed the oil on the pick up and drained the holding tank on the camper, I am ready.

If we could move the show to Kansas City, maybe we could get Chip to attend. The best thing would be to reduce the miles across Colorado, Kansas and Missouri by half.
The Show of Shows is the best meeting of like minded people in the world and worth the 4 thousand mile round trip drive.

I am sure I could have gotten some really good stuff if I could have had a chance to get away from the table for a few minutes.

I got a box of crackers.

Yeah, Las Vegas is too close to the People's Republik of Kalifornia.

As another side note... I'm working on a story and saw the helicopter trade show moved to Las Vegas. I'm almost curious why OVMS didn't try to get those dates. Two weeks later but weather could be a bit better. I agree, the weather would be much nicer in Las Vegas, if SOS moved there, I would actua...

Actually, you would not have been jailed as long as you said that you were unsure of your gender, in the US, it is common for people not to know for sure if they are a boy or a girl and it is considered rude to assume some one's gender. And for that reason, most states allow men to use the women's r...

I just got a note from Brian that the forum was going to be down for about 24 hours, he asked me to spread the word, I do not think it occurred to him to post it on the forum so I did.
I hope everyone survives, it might be a good time to say "hi" to your significant other during this black out.

It is possible that we might be able to get Flashart to the show this year, he is slumming it just south of Joe's

Yup, this fix works to restore all the images that are still stored in an account that has not been closed, unfortunately, all of Brian's photos are gone.

Thanks for calling this to our attention, Eric. and thanks to Nick for finding it. I downloded the app yesterday but it did not seem to work, but today I can see the lost images again. For those who hate photobucket, this does not fix photobucket, it fixes the forum.

I read in a popular source the other day that the German atrocities committed in Belgium were almost entirely in French-speaking areas. This does not square with any of my research. We will be in Belgium/Holland this summer. At least I will be able to see the terrain firsthand. Too late for this bo...

richesz28 wrote:Brian,

PM's are just sitting in my outbox and aren't going through to the recipient. Is anyone else having this issue?

Richard

That is either because you have your sent file full, or the recipients have their in box full.

Gustaf, I presume you mean a photo of a T-Gewehr rather than one of me!? The former would certainly be more pleasing to the eye! Will see what I can do.... Peter. Yes, to be honest, I do not care what you look like, I just want to see your T-Gewehr, I would post a photo of mine, but the webernet re...

Hey John, I just gave up my rotary phone as all I got on the land line was solicitors. The only vehicles I have without carburetors are Diesel, we never got myc for free TV, but there is one channel that still comes in from time to time that is analog. All our light have switches or they have a wick...

Has anyone else who uses Picorator notice that is has crapped out already?

Anyone using the name TGewehr needs to post a photo.

I would post one of mine, but the new hosting site is turned to crap already:(

Any way, welcome to the asylum.

I am hoping that the shows will also bar anyone from entering who is wearing a t shirt with Che on it.

Hey Bryan,
Do not let them fool you, it is totally because of your location, the webernet has started blocking anything that is going anywhere near North Korea, you need to move back to the real world so you can see all the cool photos that are blocked where you are.

Great article on boots, although you did miss one point on the straight lasted boots used up to the Civil War, while they could be worn on either foot when they were new, they were usually only worn on the same foot as they would break in to fit the foot. A pair of straight lasted boots, when broken...

That is where you are wrong, Peter. Collectors give a lot of thought to boots especially when they cost more than a pretty pointy helmet. Trousers or breeches follow right behind (with the exception of US which are a dime a dozen) as the depression that followed the war made the use of surplus cloth...

The reason I have always doubted the helmets with the EGA is shown in the 9th photo of the attachment. How many boys are going to want that stud striking their forehead in battle?

J.LeBrasseur wrote:Gus I said it is expensive to fly to from the Midwest...

Duh! my English is not that good

Sadly I am not, gave up on Max years ago, not of big fan of location and expensive to fly to from Midwest. Last couple times I went, very little Imperial. I hope you come back and tell me I am wrong and that it is better, then maybe next year? Best James I thought Max was back east, did they move i...

Little does Eric know, that was one of my trucks.

I wish I was closer to Texas. I would like to see the display. I am waiting for photos to be posted.