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Too bad! Wilhelm will not sell outside of the SOS!

Brian; Great photos, thanks for posting them! Any chance you remember the name of the dealer who was selling the shoulder straps?

Thanks YX. Will take a look! Dick

I’m looking for information on Vzfw Karl/Carl Gregor, WW1pilot with jasta 29. I know he had left leg amputated at the knee. Still continued flying dispite his handicap! I would like to know his post war history and his date of death if possible!

Great TK photos! But not too much on TK found on schirmutze! How can we ID these TK’s? Here is mine! 2nd LH officer.

Alan: Interestedin #1 & #2. pm me. Cheers. Dick

Tony; Hope you get it up and running again! Would gladly contribute $$ to the cause! Dick

Brian & Jim; Thanks for posting Jim’s collection! And Jim, thanks for sharing your fantastic collection!

Thanks Steve! No problem waiting!

Steve; Could you also give me the German dealer with the shoulder straps? I’m interested in the 23rd,24th Dragoon straps as well as the 25th artillery straps, if they still might be available! Cheers. Dick

Brian; Thanks for the great photos! Do you know who is selling the shoulder straps?

Tony; Nice to hear from you! On pg 207 of The German Artillery by Herr and Nguyen they show an officers helmet with 2 studs on the rear spine and say it was for the version worn after 1897. The ones shown do not have the rear spine studs, so are they pre 1897? Cheers. Dick

While we are on Hessian artillery, can anybody explain why some helmets have 2 domes on the rear spine while some do not? Does it have anything to do with pre-war vs wartime?

Thanks CLOVIS 57!

Amy; Great helmet! I have a question about the ball top. It appears to be oval and not round, is this because it is an officers helmet? Can I assume EM helmets would have round ball tops? Are you leaving any artillery helmets for the rest of us?