Recent content by Adler54

My small contribution ; the photo is not in the best condition, but such one is hard to find .. However ,we can see the fluted spike here. Uploaded with ImageShack.us

I think its written : Warranted Durable or something like this. So not in german ,thats sure.

Not 100 % sure ,but i think its a hussar of 17th rgt, Braunschweig, who wrote a letter to a parent/friend in Holland.(i dont read the Sütterlin ) This uniform looks dark surely black ,and the inkstamp city on the reverse side is certainly Braunschweig. Plus, on the front of the mütze, ist maybe...

Hello i'm searching a pre war 1890- 1913 studio photo/CDV of leib husaren regiment 1 or 2 ,(must be stamped Posen or Danzig/Langfuhr) make offer and send a scan to [email protected] please. i've some photos to trade too.

I've asked for more photos of the reverse of the Adler plate ,it seems the loops have been resoldered (bad), the plate has also poor details on back. So, a good shell but highly discutable LeibKürassier plate, at this price its almost a swindle ! :-P

Hello all i'm looking for cdv /studio photos of 1 and 2nd Leibregiment (danzig langfuhr) and for the 17th (brunswick ) too, send a mp

i'm not sure, but i believe this pickelhaube bears convex chinscales which is incorrect in my sense ? dont they must be flat ? (and silvered)

Another well known "Brunswicker" , i think many members of this forum will recognize the collection where this photo was taken from...

Here is my Pickelhaube, sorry for the quality of the photos This helmet has never been disasembled, and the patina is homogeneous, so i think the spike is on this helmet since quite a long time.

Daniel do you mean the 1st Garde zu fuss officer's Pickelhaube has the same spike than the general one ? i'm confused. I have a Garde officer Pickelhaube with silver fittings and this kind of spike ,and i thought it was not its original spike , so i will post photos later, before making a silly...

250073477779 Comments ?(apart from the seller :P ) The Wappen looks weird for me. The SR Kokarde has the good color ,but original one ?

bought it ,not so expensive ,i think ,i dont know its "original" price, though ,but look an interesting book.

There is a photo on an exemple in Larcade book, Vol 2 , so it can be an authentic helmet , who knows.. according to the book : The units mentioned are (before 1866) a Brigade with an Hannoverian Garde du Corps Regiment, and a Garde Kürassier regiment. The style of this helmet is copied from the...

Hello all , ive just bought this Offz Pickelhaube which is not very rare, of course , but he had a pleasing patina ,(for me at least :D ), i've also the Überzug who was in the interior. More photos to come Philippe

Ok , first, thanks for your kind comments, i've seen the great tutorial of Kaiserbunker.com for cleaning, and i've understand that, for cleaning tarnished gold fittings, only mild soap +hot water is recommended ? However for the shell, i think i'll not touch it , like all said. perhaps just...