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Does anyone have any resources on the proper wearing of a medal bar or ribbon bar on the Imperial uniform?

That is a really nice looking Waffnerock, you know that hung in a closet for decades. Very well preserved. The workmanship on the collar is fantastic as well.

Have you tried Der Bunte Rock? http://www.derbunterock.de/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

As per a German publication I have, die deutschen Infanterie, 1888 bis 1914 in Farbe, written by Reiner Hermann, Jens Nguyen, and Rene Bernert, the bookj states as follows, Als Helm wurde der des 2. Garde Regiments zu...

I hope this posting is not against any protocol. I thought this may be of interest for those who collect 1/6 scale figures. Relevant to the topic of this forum, there will be a new, highly detailed WWI figure launched later this summer. The concept was originally conceived and researched by my...

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I wonder what happen to those Pickelhauben after the picture.

Very nice purchase. I have a novice question. What is meant by the term "fiber" helmet. From what material was the shell made? Were pre-war Pickelhauben shells made from a solid piece of leather?

Hallo, I am also new to this forum. I agree that repros retain no value. However, as a WWI reenactor I bought a repo from Prussian glory.com. They are high quality reproductions for such purpose. I also have an original Preussen model 1915 and hope to buy more Pickelhauben at the upcoming SOS...