Recent content by GardeUlan

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.

And from Archduke Ferdinand - Prussia UR 10

Some German imperial German effects (UR 11 Prussia and Bavaria) from Crown Prince Rudolf. Not the right spike 🤪

These helmets saw action in 1866 😳

Last week I had the opportunity to visit the Museum of Military History (Heeresgeschichtliches Museum) in Vienna. For me, it was a journey into the past, as I first went there with my parents in 1983. The museum is truly a very special place, and anyone who has the time and interest should...

Yes, sure, you can of course save them. 😀My guess would be that these special helmets were produced in Austria, but never shipped to Mexico, due to the shooting of Maximilian. I remember Hermann Historica was selling an example in 2018...

What a coincidence, I was there last week in Vienna and took some pictures of these extraordinary Mexican helmets 😀 I‘ve been asking myself if they were in service before the execution of emperor Maximilian? Best wishes, GardeUlan