Recent content by Old and Retired

Hello Folks, I am a newbie trying to find out as much as I can regarding this tschako. I have the following information that I have gleaned from online references, but because of my lack of experience my assumptions may be completely wrong. Please find below some photos and the information...

Wow! That's a lot of municipalities. I think I am going to be happy just describing this helmet as an "Early 20th Century German Fireman's Helmet"

Thank you very much for trying! I really appreciate your efforts. I have come up empty on this myself. Best!

Interesting! Thank you! I am going to search Leipzig helmets to see if I can find more. Appreciate the thought very much!

Hello Friends, Many of you have very kindly helped me identify a few other helmets I have posted earlier this month but more information on this one still eludes me. In my searches I have found others very similar but none with the same badge and my curiosity grows. There is no marking on the...

I looked but could not find any markings on the liner. I wish there was some to add to the auction description.

Hi Coert, I wanted to ask your advice. You have provided me with wonderful info regarding the first two helmets in my post but I haven't heard from anyone else regarding the third one - the Fireman's Helmet. Would there be any benefit to me creating a second post for the forum that just...

Quite possibly.....I really do not know the back story on any of these helmets. I am very ignorant regarding the details of these in general....but it sure looks like I found the right place and I am very grateful for the input.

Thanks!!

I have more photos of each of these helmets and based on your thoughts I went back and looked more closely at the kokarde on helmet 2. Sure enough, the one on the other side is different which is something I did not notice when photographing it. (Taking these photos sometimes becomes somewhat...

Thank you for your response which is genuinely appreciated. In some of the other forums I have participated in I have found wonderfully helpful people like you that I cannot thank enough. Not to repeat myself but honesty is so very important to me because it reflects favorably on my employer...

Hello, I am brand new to this forum (joined today) and need some help in identifying some old Prussian/German military headgear. Some full disclosure first so you honestly know why I am asking. I am retired and in my 70's. Photography has been a lifelong hobby for me but I have also had a...