Recent content by Peter_Suciu

That vest is truly fantastic!

I have a few of these in my collection. I wrote a little of the history for my MilitarySunHelmets.com website a decade ago: https://www.militarysunhelmets.com/tag/imperial-chinese-army https://www.militarysunhelmets.com/2012/conical-asian-hat-of-the-hong-kong-police An expanded version is...

I missed this 11 years ago, and just discovered it this week. Maybe it was better if I hadn't seen it!

My latest column for Military Trader: If I’d only bought it when… Military collectibles and Bitcoin share surprising similarities in value appreciation. A collector reflects on 40 years of missed opportunities. https://www.militarytrader.com/militaria-investment-value-appreciation

The brutal answer and I'm not joking or even making light of it, is that we are addicts to some extent. As I wrote in my column for Military Trader about the “Stress of Collecting,” I made clear the joy we receive when we find a new item. There has been research on dopamine and collecting of...

I have to wonder, who bought those helmets? So far, I know of NO ONE who bought anything. Is that a good sign for the hobby or not?

I didn't see that the first of helmets from Dave Powers' massive collection of helmets went to auction this month. Some rare and unique pieces. I'm kind of glad I didn't know about this in advance! https://grenadierauctions.hibid.com/catalog/728781/auction-xxxvii?q=helmet

Thank you for the insight. I really don't know anything about these.

My recent Military Trader column. I don't believe I'm alone... The stress of collecting… it’s real Being a militaria collector can come with a slew of problems including anxiety and stress. https://www.militarytrader.com/the-stress-of-collecting-its-rea

After watching all four seasons of Babylon Berlin I found these caps to be very interesting.

I responded to David via email. I'm rather busy at the present, but I'll try to take some photos later this weekend.

IMA-USA had one for sale a while ago: https://www.ima-usa.com/products/original-imperial-german-wwi-panzer-tanker-lederschutzhelm-leather-crash-helmet-formerly-part-of-the-a-a-f-tank-museum?variant=40794512818245 It is a helmet I had never heard of previously.

I heard this month that Chris Mills, author of "The Jaunty Hat," the study of Anglo-Indian sun helmets, passed away in November. He had devoted his time to the study of British and Indian tropical helmets. I believe he was also working on a book on the Enfield Pattern 1853 rifle. I don't know if...

I would add that Edwardian is also 1901-1910, even if from the 1920s, it would be later than the Edwardian Era. I thought these were the "cheap" part of white tie attire. In other words, the shirt was expensive and you'd replace the collar. Those stains are from someone quite POSH.