We're already booked at the Super 8. Not a great hotel, but the price is right. I'd suggest booking early as there is the Gun Show and other events again the same weekend. The prices are likely to go really high again.

A Hawaiian Pickelhaube! I don't know if you are serious or not, but the Hawaiian militia did wear a sun helmet with a spike! I've been trying to obtain one for years! There is also the discussion of rarest vs. what one wants. I still want a USMC dress spike helmet and I'm kicking myself for not jum...

WOW! I didn't realize that was your co-author. I guess he picks up the tab the next time you go to dinner!

Joe, one point I've longed wondered is what would have had happened had the Germans invaded sooner than August? Much has been made that the British government may not have agreed to go to war had Germany not invaded Belgium. If France had instead the British may have remained neutral - they wouldn't...

Maybe more than one photo would have helped too. I would add that the simple point that you asked for value may also be why you didn't get a response. Many members on this forum have spent years researching, studying and trying to learn about these objects. These members have a passion not only abou...

I always thought these corrugated helmets were Portuguese and had no clue they had been issued to and BEF or CEF troops. I also believed that the Brodie was based on a Medieval design. A design worn by archers and foot soldiers. These were designed by the British - but were generally rejected in fa...

If it was that early I would say it was the corrugated helmets. I don't know if these were actually "miner's" helmets however. From what I have read these were made in Birmingham as private purchase helmets at first, but then issued for field tests. It sounds like the firm that made miner'...

Was he issued a Brodie or a MkI? Private Fraser would have had no way of knowing!

Now at first glance the helmet plates - notably the one on the left - could almost pass for Victorian Queen's Crown other ranks helmet plates. However, there was no Royal Gibraltar Regiment and the unit actually only dates back to 1958! These helmets were produced more recently for ceremonial duties...

The helmet plate to both:

Here is the second one.

I recently picked up a pair of Foreign Service Helmets to the Royal Gibraltar Regiment. Here is the first one.

In case anyone is looking for a project or happens to have a Soviet Maxim and doesn't have the wheeled Sokolov mount I have an extra for sale. Shipping will probably be an issue but we can always send it ground in the USA. It has the piano shaped tool box. I'm looking to get $300, which is about $19...

The interior. There is a stamp that says "1903," which I believe could be a date.

This is the classic “salacco” of the Tirailleurs Indochinois – it features the French Marine Infantry anchor on the front. It was known locally as the “nón lá” or leaf hat. This pattern helmet/hat was used by the Tirailleurs Indochinois (Lính tập), which included several regiments of local ethnic In...

The price was almost too good to be true, but then again treasures do slip through. I've seen stuff for sell for insanely high prices on eBay and others are practically given away. I know I found one of my favorite sun helmets on eBay and bought it for a few hundred dollars when it could have cost a...

Spiker wrote: ↑

Thu May 03, 2018 3:01 am

Yeah , every collectors dream , is to walk in to an abandoned barn and strike gold !

I'm happy enough to walk into SOS or another big show and find treasure. In America abandoned barns and houses just have old moldy junk!

Thank you Kris. These hats aren't common but not exactly rare either. There are a few around. If you find one let me know please.

One show I'd love to do is Ciney, but so far it hasn't been in the cards. Driving 16 hours each way to Tulsa or flying to the West Coast Historical Militaria Collectors Show is as much of a trip as I've made. In the past I've seen that an item I've been seeking for years has known to show up. So, if...

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Tue Apr 17, 2018 6:51 am

Very nice piece, I’m envious. Do you plan to shoot it?

I don't have any immediate plans to shoot it. I honestly don't know the last time it was properly cleaned and I haven't really had the time to undertake breaking it down to give it a good cleaning.

Stamps

Is this Dutch, Belgian or Danish or from somewhere else. It has a 1912 date stamp.

The receiver and open magazine.

The selector switch was revolutionary 100 years ago!

This example was produced by Sidarme during World War I.

It took 272 days to do the transfer but just before SOS I picked up my live Chauchat! This is my first functional machine gun.

Good stuff Kris.

Did you see the movie prop Force Publique helmet I bought. Not the real deal but probably as close as I'll get for now!

The clay isn't on real thick. Enough to give the felt body some support. The helmet is large however. And you can see it resembles the French and British cavalry helmets of the era. This is still based on the Greeco-Roman designs. I think this would have been the shape of British sun helmets had Pri...

Thanks Tony! I had to sell my American WWI experimental helmet collection to fund this. I know the helmet isn't exactly pretty, but no one said the Holy Grail would like pretty!

As the helmet might have looked worn by a British officer.
William Stephen Raikes Hodson, founder of Hodson’s Horse, wearing a crested Ellwood’s helmet c1850s

You can see the helmet to the left is the more classic "Zulu War Era" style helmet. Its shape is based on theAlbert Pattern cavalry helmets. Had Prince Albert not designed that helmet it is likely the Roman style airtubehelmets would have been adopted by the British Army.

Here is truly the "holy grail" of items for my collection. This is one of three known examples of the Ellwood and Sons "Airtube" or "Air Chamber" helmets. These were used by British officers of the HonourableEast India Company prior to and during the Indian Mutiny. The ...

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Scene from the movie

Well, I wish this were a "real" Force Publique helmet from the Belgium Congo. This is actually a movie prop from the recent Legend of Tarzan Movie. I probably paid too much but it looks fairly decent in person.

Did James see that he could move into an Urban Castle in Minneapolis?
http://www.wtsp.com/article/news/in-the ... -533863905

aicusv wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 02, 2018 6:55 pm

Nice piece. Good white ones are getting harder to find.

Maybe because I buy them all!

b.loree wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 04, 2018 3:52 pm

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Gus, James, Eric and Paul at our tables.

Has Paul cut his hair since leaving the Army?

I'm already trying to talk my wife into letting me take on a project like this. I have friends lined up to help:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/0 ... e-replica/

Who wouldn't want a full sized replica tank?

Very nice example. Rare doesn't begin to describe it!

Cold sold! Thank you.

Well, I did have a QUICK change of heart. I have broken up this group. The Model 2 is still available. It was one of the first experimental helmets developed by the Americans. Price is $1400 - PM for photos. I also have the AN-PRC Radio Helmet and the Cold War Tanker Test Helmet. The rest have alrea...

I HOPE the dates don't move as we booked already. I'm pretty sure these dates are pretty much locked in stone, but I have enough other things to worry about.

I am looking to fund a major purchase for a very rare helmet and have decided that it would be necessary to sell my American experimental helmet collection. These include: Model 2 Model 5 Model 8 Liberty Bell AN-PRC Radio Helmet X-53 w/o liner LINCLOE Titanium Helmet Cold War tanker test helmet My M...

I had a great Baltimore Antique Arms Show this year. I spent almost as much as I did three weeks earlier at SOS... Hello, my name is Peter and I have a problem... Seriously, good stuff this year. I missed out on a USMC dress helmet (should have jumped sooner), but I found two American sun helmets, a...

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. Already looking forward to it. I already paid for next year's show. But first there is the Baltimore A...

I've seen the Illinois helmet plates and I don't think they used the Army style eagle plate.

Military fashion has usually followed the pattern of the "Top Dog" of the time. The during later half of the 19th century Prussia was the Military top dog. Is that true that Prussia was "top dog?" That has been part of my point - no pun intended - in this research. I very much d...

My coverage for Military Trader - including photos of the set up:
http://www.militarytrader.com/military- ... ign=buffer

I posted some photos of the show (general photos) on my Plunderer Pete's Militaria Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/plundererpete/

And I will add -- the only downside of the show was the prices. This video explains how I felt about that:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ip8gspFaH8

Awesome additions to the collection. I see you had a great SOS! Good seeing you and the rest of the crew as always.