Recent content by GreatWarGreatMilitaria

Very cool helmet, congrats. I would love to see the back side of the wappen. The slide in place system is very similar to 1900 East Asian style. (Does that have an official name?) Cheers Jay

Might be some repeats in here but here are some additional shots Cheers Jay

The first one has been on the market for years and years without a buyer. If it’s real I’ve never seen any period photos of anything like it. The second is a helmet sold at auction for around $1250 including premium. It is clearly fake but was likely copied using inspiration from the first.

As Peter has mentioned, there are quite a few ridiculous “colonial helmets” out there on the market. Some are quite convincing and interesting. Others are utterly laughable. I have collected pictures over the last few years and I figure this is a good place to share them. Cheers Jay

Good call on the polo helmet

I’ll be flying down first thing Thursday morning from the New York area as well. Looking forward to meeting some of you lovely folks. Cheers Jay

Found this odd cap on Rask Antik, (not familiar with them). I’ve never seen anything even shaped like this before. Anyone have some insight. I’m guessing it’s just an old straw hat someone stuck an imperial cockade on. I think the cockade is on the chin strap maybe? Cheers Jay

Is that a Herero rebellion ribbon on the medal bar?

And one more

Saw this on The Ruptured Duck, any idea where this guy would have been serving wearing a tropical uniform in the second SB during WWI? Cheers Jay

Yeah, all of the other models I have seen have the vent with holes, or a mesh screen. Mine is the only one without. I'll post all the other examples I have been able to find. Thanks for the period photo. Best I have ever seen. He certainly doesn't look to be in good spirits. Given the...

thank you all! Before this one, I have never seen one in person. So I’m very excited to add it to the collection. As the seller pointed out on the listing, there are two pin holes on either side of the top. Any idea what these might have been used for? They are identical on both left and right...

I look for this type of stuff on German eBay all the time and first noticed it about 3 weeks ago. When do you recall first seeing it? Cheers

Hey Everyone, I have been looking for one of these for years and finally got my hands on it. Fresh in from de-bay. Marked IISB, the painted eagle is so ugly it’s beautiful. It feels increasingly light and fragile. I have seen several photos of these over the years from other old ebay listings...

I haven’t heard much about the Max 2023. I wasn’t able to attend. Anyone have photos to share? Cheers Jay