Recent content by RelicHunter

I would love to collect the various enlisted M1915's, but Pickelhaubes seem like such a mine field. There are so many different pieces that are so readily faked or pieced out. It's a bit terrifying to someone with little experience with them.

Got it in the mail today. Any additional thoughts now that I have some closer photos of the cockades and chinstrap? The national cockade appears to be pretty old and faded. Should I be put off at all that the chinstrap has brass fittings? I know the dealer is a reputable one, but I was...