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That spectacular Zeb - I have never seen one that nice. Magnificent!

For cavalry enthusiasts, here is a dragoon officer's helmet from the period of King Victor Emmanuel. Do you like it?

Wow Zeb - all of this stuff is fascinating and beautiful. Thanks so much much for sharing these rare and unusual pieces!

The italian war era M1915 soft kepi was realized in grey-green heavy wool. The shape is about the same of the old headgear. The officer...

And now I want to analize in details the headgears. The embroidery gold metallic thread is composed of two crossed cannons and two...

As I promised the M1903 campaign uniform esemble (the same of the photo I posted) of 1th lieutnant Italo Tinazzi.

And this is not all. By doing some research I was able to put together Italo's short but intense life. Italo Tinazzi was born on...

It's the time for something from italian royal navy.

I have 2 L .Grenadier Regt 8 officers helmets that I know are both correct The Grenadier eagle front plates on each helmets are...

In my experience, you can recognize the cast helmet eagles from the front at the base of the wings. There is always more or less a small...

Here is an a Preussen sand-casted Adler adopted in 1842. This is the type of Adler with the large head and Schwarzenegger arms. This...

Speaking of the HH auction...this one puzzles me. Anyone in the hive mind have an explanation for whether or not a reserve officer of...

here are the photos where we see the officer's hair

Great advice and info James. I was unaware of the no-return policy, but am being very cautious with these lots. Many interesting and...

Guy's just an FYI as this auction has a no return policy. Ask for more pictures of helmets you are interested in, I asked about the 2 I...