Sander,
Congratulations on a fantastic find!!! What a helmet to have in your collection! Extremely hard to find and in outstanding condition!!! You should be very happy and proud!
John
Welcome to the forum Jenny!
As you can see, we are friendly if not odd bunch of pickelhaube aficionados.
Your uncle must have had a very special place in his heart for you.
I surmise he was a Belgian pilot during the end of WW2 or shortly thereafter.
The Kurassier Helmet and cuirass are to...
Katie,
Welcome to our little corner of the Internet! You have a very impressive collection and a very good eye!
We are all here to help each other and make collecting pickelhauben entertaining as well enlightening!
John
Be very careful folks. Apart from what Amy pointed out, both of those chickens have been re-soldered to the legs or at least appear that way from the photos.
In the US and received my invoice. Usually, it takes Kube about a week and change to generate invoices. Check your Spam mail. There is also a possibility you and another buyer put in the same amount for a bid. Not sure how he handles ties.
Hello Everyone!
I have a duplicate M15 Tschapka in my collection that I would like to offer up for sale. I am asking for $1795 US Dollars for it. That will include shipping to any of the contiguous 48 states. Shipping anywhere else will be at cost including full insurance.
Description: I would...
Pawel,
This is a waffenrock to the KR2 or KR4. It I almost impossible to know exactly because of the slight variations in shades of red. Since Officers clothing was all purchased individually there could be different shades of the same color in the same regiment.
You should look for slip on...
Both illustrations show a chinstrap being used. Does this sidecap have any provisions for a chinstrap? I would definitely black light that white stitching in the interior of the cap.
WOW!!!! Just...absolutely...WOW!!!
My hat is off to you Michael! You have taken the GzF display to another level, having both the helmet and mitre plus the white straps! I have not been lucky enough to find them so I am super thrilled you did!
Congratulations on a jaw dropping display!
John
You should ask for a lot more photos if you plan on purchasing this helmet. Ask for closeups of the Kammer stamps and the interior. You will also want side pictures and closeups of the eagle.