Recent content by Lars13

New member but certainly not a new collector ;) Impressively collection, thanks for showing

Hi Tony, I join the others in welcoming you to the forum; looking forward to your first “content” posting. Regards, Lars

In that case I wouldn’t worry too much, nice if it could be similar to the plate as it is the most visible, but it will be very hard to find exactly the same shade of gray ;)

Hi, Are the grommets and the lugs made of steel, and the plate made of tombak? (not so easy to see) In that case it would be more correct to have all the fitting in steel, but with a tombak plate it would look better with aluminiumbronze fittings. Regards, Lars

Hi John, No problem. I've only tried to help you identify the canteen, given my evaluation of available sources, explained why I value sources differently, and given my conclusions. That doesn't mean that you need to agree with me. If you're convinced it is a M67 German canteen then that's...

Hi John, Your example illustrates the problem perfectly: what is shown above as an M1893 Feldflasche actually isn't. It is very similar, but not the same. The strap that runs to the bottom of the canteen should have an aluminium "knob" at the bottom, not a buckle. The carbine hook is incorrect...

Beautiful :)

Hi John, Unfortunately no, the article in the link from post #3 describes how the Swiss compared models from surrounding countries with Swiss models, and then decided on a Swiss design, so they didn't buy these from the Germans. The M67 is the first sealed pattern of a Prussian canteen, so...

Normally a pretty reliable source ;) https://www.kaisersbunker.com/dunkelblau/equipment/dbe16.htm

Hi John, Unfortunately it is not so easy to find a good source for the correct Prussian model. I normally rely on the books published by "Militaria Verlag" (the books written by Kraus are superb), but the volume about German infantry up to 1914 contains several errors, and also identifies the...

If you google for "Feldflasche 1881 schweiz" you'll find a lot more references. Many dealers try to sell this canteen as German, as it looks similar; Stewarts Antiques even says so: "The German troops carried similar canteens....."

See https://www.armeemuseum.ch/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Bulletin_VSAM_d_1-11.pdf page 28

Hi John, I'm very sorry but it looks like a Swiss 1881 model to me. Regards, Lars

Pionierhorn and reservist 1, Beautiful collections, thanks for posting. Regards, Lars

Pure65, You are here for an appraisal of originality and value so you can monetize an inheritance of pickelhauben. I'm fine with that, you clearly indicated that in your first post, and individual forum members can choose for themselves if they want to engage. The ability to identify fakes...