Here's the bio I got with the helmet: Flügeladjutant von Fürst zu Meiningen Hans Schäfer. Hans Schaefer joined the Royal Prussian Army on February 28, 1912, as a flag-junker. The son of a senior government and building councilor, he joined the 1st Silesian Grenadier Regiment "King Frederick Wil...

Bruno and Arran area absolutely correct! I was so enamored with the star on this helmet that I overlooked all of the other very important points. I let my heart over-run my mind. A rookie mistake. I should have stopped and read my own book. Oh well, I have learned an important lesson, and thanks aga...

Thank you all for your kind comments. I have been searching through the Rang Listed from 1900 through 1918 cataloging the Flusgel Adjutanten and Ordinanz Officers for all of the Fuersten and I have been unable to find any reference to a Flugel Adjutant for Saxe Weimar. Can anyone help me?

I have recently been focusing my collecting on Flugel Adjutant (FA) helmets. I have been able to obtain a great FA helmet with an enamel crest and a white enamel dove in the center. I have been researching FAs in the Rang Liste and have been unable to find any mention of Saxe-Weimar FAs in the entir...

I reached out to Ken Greenfield and asked for his perspective on this situation (there are always two sides to every issue). Here is the reply I got to my query:"He sent us a helmet that he had already sold on eBay and collected funds for. The eBay buyer actually called us and told us about the...

I am looking for a brass Prussian Reserve Cross to go on a silver Prussian Eagle.

Hi Jim,
Are he plume and trichter still available?

Good eye Bruno. This was sold to me as the helmet for a FA from Saxe-Meinigen. I got this helmet from Ron Fengler in Germany. I don't know if this is an early model plate or just wrong. The next helmet Brian will post for me will be from Saxe-Weimar. Thanks again Brian for posting all of these for m...

For those of you who are interested in learning more about Flugel Adjutant helmets let me point you to the chapter on "General Officer Helmets" in A Guide to Collecting The Headgear of the 1914 German Army The helmets for the GOs of all of the kingdoms and principalities along with their c...

Would the owner of this helmet please contact me? Jim Turinetti email [email protected]

Thank you.

I'm sorry to hear this my friend. I wish you a speedy and lasting recovery.
Jim

Hi Joe,
I'd like one, L or XL. I'll pick it up at the show and will pay.
Jim Turinetti

There is also damage to the officer's plate, the left leg and talon and the bottom of the scepter are missing.

I'll be there. I have one table. I think this might be my last year to have a table at the MAX. In the future I'll go and just wander around and visit with old friends.
If you're at the show please stop by and say hello. I love to visit with fellow collectors.
Jim Turinetti

Does anyone know of a good enamel repair person? I have a chip out of an enamel helmet plate that I would like to have restored.

The crown is for a Graf (Moderne Grafenkrone) and the initial looks like a "D"
Reference A Guide to Collecting the Headgear of the 1914 German Army, Page 235.
Very nice find. I love the headgear with the monograms. Searching through the Rangliste is always fun.

Thanks Glenn, I appreciate your help.
Jim

I just my copy and I think it is extremely well done. I have decided to acquire shoulder boards to match my helmets and I know this book will be my guide. Thanks Mike for a great reference book
Jim Turinetti

Can anyone help me interpret this line from the 1914-1918 Rangliste? The line is on page 216 for IR 55.
"Bohme v. 22.3.18 b. Maricourt"
Thanks for any help you can provide.
Jim

Beautiful job of restoration Brian, well done!
Congratulations Steve on another fine acquisition (or should I say re-acquisition) to your collection.
I also have one of the 15 Reserve Officer helmets for PB10.
Jim

Beautiful helmet. I love the Reserve pieces. Please DON'T clean it. The patina adds so much character. That is a great addition to anyone's collection.
Jim

I have a Field Artillery OYV with Officer furniture, EM Kockarden and round topped fasteners for the Kugel. It has an owner's label in it that clearly identifies it as a OYV,
Jim

I'll have a table and will be there Thursday through Saturday. Please stop by and say hello.
Jim Turinetti

We all started somewhere. You have a very nice collection. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Jim

Thank you Bruno and Glenn. I could say that the switch on the chin scales was a test to see who was watching, but that would be lame. Let's just attribute it to old age and be done with it. Thanks for catching the flip flop Bruno. Glenn, thanks for the info about the Telegraph officer. That could be...

My thanks to all of you who responded to my request. I believe that since the Tschako has silver chin scales it is for an officer in either the Luftschiffer or Telegraph units. The Mountain Troops wore a brass chin scale. I was hoping that someone would be able to find a Rangeliste reference for som...

I recently got this Württemberg Tschako and I'm looking for any information that you all might have regarding it. I think the name on the sweat band is Krone and the word below the name is _____ Korps. http://i771.photobucket.com/albums/xx354/JDTIII/DSCN0379.jpg http://i771.photobucket.com/albums/xx...

Regarding the MAX, since the OVMS took it over I think it has improved. Last year's show was definitely the best MAX I've been to in at least 10 years. I'm looking forward to a good show. I'll have a table, please stop by and say hello. (Unfortunately, I can't accept credit cards, but a good check w...

Hi Joe,
My German Military dictionary translates Ordönanz as Orderly.
I'm not good at posting photos, I'll send a photo to your email address if you could please post it.
Thanks
Jim

Adler and Joe,
Thank you very much for your help. I had thought that it wasn't until 1900. This info will help me a lot.
Jim

I have been offered an officer's helmet from Lippe-Detmold with a label inside with the following information: Leutnant Böhme Ordönanz seiner ? zu Lippe -Detmold I have been unable to find any Rangliste reference to a Leutnant Böhmer in a Lippe regiment or as an Orderly to the Fürst. Can any one hel...

I have been offered an officer's helmet from Lippe-Detmold with a label inside with the following information: Leutnant Böhme Ordönanz seiner ? zu Lippe -Detmold I have been unable to find any Rangliste reference to a Leutnant Böhmer in a Lippe regiment or as an Orderly to the Fürst. Can any one hel...

Does anyone know when officers changed from the leather petals to the silk/cloth lining in the helmets? I've heard that it was the vogue to have silk/cloth lining at the turn of the 20th century. Does anyone know anything about this?

I have been offered an officer's helmet from Lippe-Detmold with a label inside with the following information: Leutnant Böhme Ordönanz seiner ? zu Lippe -Detmold I have been unable to find any Rangliste reference to a Leutnant Böhmer in a Lippe regiment or as an Orderly to the Fürst. Can any one hel...

As Steve said, when the EGRzuFus got their new mitres, they passed the old ones to the corresponding Company in the KAGGR. The mitres with the banners had the banners removed and just the holes remained. Here are some photos of one of these mitres. [img] [IMG]http://i771.photobucket.com/albums/xx354...

Here are some photos of my KAGGR Officer's Mitre. (Just click on the URL text and it should take you to Photobucket)
[img][IMG]http://i771.photobucket.com/albums/xx354/JDTIII/MITRE%20KAGGR%20Officer%20Compressed%20DSC_6613DSC_6625.jpg[/img]

Hello Phillippe, I am Jim Turinetti. I have authored a number of books on spiked helmets and related topics, one of which is my book on The Landwehr or Reserve Crosses. Your cross for the Hanseatic Cities is tied with the LWK for the See Battalions as the rarest cross that was used by the German Arm...

Can you post photos showing the numbers stamped on the paw and the bag?
Thank you,
Jim

I really like the star on the Hessen Artillery helmet. Very nice collection.
Jim

I would like to thank all of you who responded to my request for help. It is most gratifying to receive such rapid and responsive answers. It appears that there were two models or forms for this device. The chord shown in Herr and Nguyen's book on pages 395 and 405 and the form shown in Laines' book...

The officers in the LGHR wore a special chord for parade. I have been offered one and I am trying to determine if it is real. Does anyone on the Forum have a set of these chords? Does anyone have any period photos of a hussar officer wearing these chords? Does anyone have any references that show or...

I agree, I think it's a 2.GDR officer's helmet. Very nice.
Jim

Beautiful helmets James. Well Done!
Jim

Thank you for the info.
Jim

In the 1914 Rangliste in the section listing Reserve Officers, can anyone tell me the significance of the city in parentheses after the name of the Reserve Officers. The Reserve Officer section starts on page 627.
Thanks for any help you can provide.
Jim

This is a reserve officer's helmet in an Infantry Regt. (Cross on shield = Reservist, Flat Chin Scales = Infantry, and the pierced crown and Pearl Ring around the throat of the spike = Officer)
This is a beautiful helmet. You did well when you got it.
Congratulations!
Jim

Thank you very much for the heads up. I usually stay at the Residence Inn by the show; it and two other Marriott properties are all booked. I went to the Sheraton that you mentioned and got a room. Thanks again
Jim

Thank you Francis. I appreciate the info. It is interesting that only the 17th was recognized with the Honor Banner.
Jim

Does anyone know the connection between the 17th Hussars whose busbies bear the name Mars la Tour on their busby banners and the three cavalry regiments that participated in the battle?
Jim

The "La Belle Alliance" banner was worn on the helmet plates of both IR 87 and IR 88
Jim