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Absolutely, I can only agree with that. There are also some examples where the perforation runs completely around the sweatband. In the case of these, one has to assume that they were produced after 1918. Here‘s an example: https://jamesdjulia.com/item/3264-358 Best wishes, GardeUlan

Sure! Best wishes GardeUlan

Unfortunately, I can't confirm that. I have one with the exact same stippled finish ("dot" texture) and an original manufacturer's label from Potsdam dated 1913. Best wishes, GardeUlan

Happy 21th July! Best wishes, GardeUlan

Thank you very much for this interesting post. Very nice helmets! Perhaps just a small note regarding the protection of intellectual property: the term Deutsches Reichs-Gebrauchsmuster (D.R.G.M.) indicates that a form of trademark or design protection was registered in Germany. The term stands...

Thank you for sharing. This is not a helmet from Saxony, but rather from Denmark. It belonged to a Danish dragoon officer from the time of the German-Danish War of 1864. A somewhat unusual helmet design, not particularly sought after.…...

Many thanks for this very interesting thread and for sharing the information about how many of these helmets were produced. I find this helmet very appealing as well! Unfortunately, the older models do not seem to be in particularly high demand among collectors. Helmut Weitze currently has four...

Unfortunately, no luck. I was interested in the Tschapka for the Officers of the 1st Garde Ulanen, as it matches my name.🙄 But that was the only helmet that became a bit more expensive…. Best wishes, GardeUlan

I fully agree ! I like them, too. Thank you for bringing it up! This is mine. Best wishes GardeUlan

I’m sorry, but unfortunately I didn’t have a good experience with this seller. I bought a Prussian Ulan rabatte from him, which turned out not to be original. Never again… Best wishes, GardeUlan

May I ask if it is this helmet...

Thank you very much for your comments! You got me there - I forgot to post pictures of the Napoleonic section. 🫣The siege of Vienna and the Ottoman wars section was unfortunately closed on that day.😫

The WWI section is also very impressive!

My personal favourite - I‘ve been searching for decades 🤯 Austrian Tschapka M 1855

Some other beautiful headgear from the Austro-Hungarian empire.