It is a lot nicer than the portrait of Bismark that Paul has!

ebeeby wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 29, 2019 1:01 pm

Agreed!

What he said!

cliffn wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 28, 2019 9:43 pm

Hello all,
I have just been going through old bookmarks and seeing what still worked . Been a long time since I have been here.
Take care.
Cheers,
Cliff

Hey Cliff, it would be great if Mark could come back too.
Best
Gus

Here is the Saturday mail man, since we put this up we have not received any bills or junk mail.
The bullet holes in the mail box have been there for about 40 years.

I put up a new mail box stand from some of the bits I got on the last trip back east.

The one side see through also has the benefit of keeping outsiders from seeing in. I have to admit that the reason for walling over the window in one room was for the display space as it is a north wall and gets little sunlight through it. If you need more display space, you can send what does not f...

A Great collection and great displays, the one thing I see that worries me is the amount of sunlight that is allowed into the collections room. I hope you have UV protection on the glass. There are a number of things that threaten our collection, we all understand water, fire, theft and vermin, but ...

I was really hoping it would move to Denver or Fargo.

aicusv wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 12, 2019 2:11 pm

HenryTauct wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 12, 2019 6:11 am

Very nice collection indeed Let’s see you in some of them. I love the red and cobalt blue leather.

Red and blue leather??????

His posts do not fit with the topics, I suspect he is a spammer.

The reason the steel helmet is classified as a weapon is the same reason that there were WMDs found in Iraq before the First Gulf War. In the United States, a gas mask is classified as a defensive weapon, that makes it a weapon of mass destruction because it is used in chemical warfare. It is stupid...

#77 is WWI French engineer's
#78 is WWII French infantry
#81 are WWII British
#86 is US early WWII
#87 is German WWI steel helmet
#91 is Japanese WWII

This reinforces how lucky we are in the US, a few years ago I was asked by a teacher to bring a display to a school, I called the school principal to make sure it was OK. I told him I would be bringing a display that included rifles, bayonets, handguns, fighting knives and grenades. He said that it ...

We managed to make it to SOS Where is everyone?

And now the newsys are fretting because there is the possibility that the magnetic poles could switch (the magnetic north pole is moving faster than normal) one report stated that there would be massive earthquakes when this happened, because the reporter believed that the earth itself would change ...

I agree with Argonne, that is definitely an 86 that would fit better from a Mutze that was also marked the the Fusilier Regiment 86.

Just a quick note to everyone who is going to the Show of Shows, there are some new rules on drive in unloading, They are going to be very forceful in enforcing some of the new rules. The biggest change is the ban on trading in Hall "B" while unloading, "parking lot deals will be cause for explosion...

joerookery wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 03, 2019 3:14 pm

I never really believed that Elvis was alive!

Sacrilege

I am pretty sure I saw him pan handling in Las Vegas a few years ago.

joerookery wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 03, 2019 9:42 am

Sensationalism sells!

It does, and I should not complain about they sensationalizing the weather, at least they are not paying sick people to murder a lot of children when the weather is bad.

Those of you in Europe need to be aware that the American news outlets are always reporting in a way to make the weather look much worse than it really is. Fake news has been around for a long time. -33F is about the same as -37C, it is cold, but not uncommon. Most of the news people have only been ...

Superb :thumbright: Wasn't there a French collector who insisted that there was no zig-zag stitching prior to 1918? It was nonsense of course. This is marvellous. But now you have a dilemma. Überzug on and cover that superb Wappen? Or off so you can see the Überzug markings? That is and easy one to...

That would be a later harness, and one would expect a steel bottle, but there is no set rule as salvaged early waterbottles might be reissued with new covers and straps.

The correct cup would match the material of the water bottle. If it is aluminum, it was likely issued during the first year of war and would usually have an aluminum cup. A steel water bottle would have been issued late 1915 or later and would normally have a steel cup. Bear in mind that the soldier...

I think that the price is a bit high, if it was in $US it would be reasonable.

It suits you.

I just got back from watching "They Shall Not Grow Old" in the theater. It wa well worth the 120 mile dirve and the cost of admission. If you have not seen it in the US, it plays again on the 27th of this month. You can use this link to find a location near you. https://www.fathomevents.com/events/t...

Closer to somewhere around 80 now!

The best thing about visiting the LeB household is the rest of the family, although Kate tried to poke my eye out for fun and Eric boobytrapped my boots while I was wearing my favorite slippers. James had convince Lori that he only had about 80 helmets, I made the mistake of mentioning that there we...

Amybellars wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 10, 2018 10:33 am

I would like to lay my hands on that helmet. Can u get it out of his house soonest?

It should not be a problem as long as James does not revisit this thread.

Anyone who wants another chance at this helmet, contact me as I will have an opportunity to slip it out of James' house with out him knowing in a couple of weeks.

The epidemic was already there, the claim that the parade caused it to be worse is somewhat wrong as they claimed that with in 2 days people were coming down with the flu and by three days the hospital beds were filled. The incubation period for H1N1 is 4 to 6 days. those early cases were infected b...

Sir Peter produces the best porn!

http://advanceguardmilitaria.com/ Is another great dealer, while they do not sell a lot of pointy hats, they do sell a few and they always stand behind the items they sell. Jeff is a member here and one of the driving forces behind the Show of Shows.

Peter_Suciu wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 20, 2018 9:27 am

Heal up. You only have seven months until SOS!

If he is still crippled, then maybe he will have to spend some time watching the table instead of running around spending money.

This kind of discussion really has no place on the forum, but as the site admin is one of the responsible parties I guess I will not moderate it. I find in interesting how Trump (who is with out question an ass) is criticized by the world while the man who was instrumental in creating the world's wo...

Thank goodness, we were worried about our poor security systems and having to put up with James' whining. We will miss Lori though.

We are going to rent a porta-potty again this year

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.