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    Wilmington, Ohio OVMS Show is coming up November 4-5

    123 Gano Road, Wilmington Ohio (Interstate 71 Exit 50) 400 tables - and the show is SOLD OUT! Different hall arrangement this time, so many of us will be getting to know new neighbors if only for one show. November 4: OVMS Members admitted at 10 Public 12 - 5 November 5 Members & Public 9-3
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    Anyone here have the Imperial Navy Rank List?

    Thank you very much Kyle! Sorry for the delayed response - was out of the office for a few days. We have an Imperial Navy dress frock coming up, nicely named to Leutnant Krieger. It came with a bunch of (fairly dated, just going by the old tear-edge dot matrix printouts) research that echoes...
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    Anyone here have the Imperial Navy Rank List?

    Hello gang - I have an item that has come in which requires a resource that I do not have at AGM. If anyone has access to the Imperial Navy rank list, I am looking to see just how many officers of wartime Leutnant zur See rank named "Krieger" there might be. If there is only one, we're golden...
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    Part of the shoulder strap collection of Chip Minx

    Steve - if you or anyone else needs a copy of that SOS 2022 program, I picked up a few surplus boxes at the end of the show and have them available. If anyone wants one, (FREE) just send me a note via PM, or email directly [email protected]
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    Part of the shoulder strap collection of Chip Minx

    Steve - no worries! I think we are all on the same page here. Alan was simply making the very good point that estate planning is a part of being a responsible collector, and everyone is genuinely curious to know the how / where / when of Chip's sale(s). I did feel compelled to get out in...
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    Part of the shoulder strap collection of Chip Minx

    Hello guys - I am the one who purchased the bulk of Chip's collection. It was something that Chip and I had discussed several years ago. I did not contact the family after he passed because I felt that would be inappropriate; I would rather lose a collection than be 'THAT guy.' After he...
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    Mr. Potato Head Guard Pickelhaube

    No kidding.. talk about plugging into a wealth of knowledge! That's the fun part of the job, though - always learning new stuff. Now.. if only I could stop forgetting two things for every one new thing that comes in, we would have it made.
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    Mr. Potato Head Guard Pickelhaube

    We should all have our own cyphers, right?
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    Mr. Potato Head Guard Pickelhaube

    More annoying is the fact that after this gentleman passed, the collection was kept for several decades in a room where for part of the day some of the helmets were subjected to direct sunlight, and many of the Reichs cockades are very badly faded. Just a stroke of pure luck that they were not...
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    Mr. Potato Head Guard Pickelhaube

    The other thing that seems conclusive is that this eagle was always on this helmet
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    Mr. Potato Head Guard Pickelhaube

    Well... I am quite happy to be wrong! To answer your question, I dismounted the eagle and looked on the reverse. You are quite right - this was originally silver. Doesn't quite show up in the cell phone snap the same way it looks in person, but in several areas there is a lot of silver wash...
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    Mr. Potato Head Guard Pickelhaube

    Well, that is certainly encouraging!
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    Mr. Potato Head Guard Pickelhaube

    Eagle is definitely gilt finish; absolutely zero trace on the spike or base - in fact, removing the spike, the silver is even more pronounced where it was protected. Scales appear all original silver as well. I sincerely appreciate you all taking a look and sharing your thoughts. I tend to...
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    Mr. Potato Head Guard Pickelhaube

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