Recent content by seagull

Welcome Hakke, it's a treat to see your collection of helmets we seldom encounter. Steve

Haube as previously pictured here: https://www.pickelhaubes.com/xf/threads/cut-down-mod-1860-or-later.15513/ Thanks Bruno, you have seen this before. Steve

One of my (several) restoration projects is an 1891/95 Prussian Dragoner EM helm in gilt/brass fittings prior to the AKO changing to neusilber. Would this rightfully have 48mm kokarden or larger? Thanks for any info. Steve

Depends on if you mean a permanent fix or just an aid for display. A friend has used lengths of stiff plastic pallet banding to support weakened caps with some success - but obviously not as a 'restoration'.

WOW Zeb, I opened your picture and thought I was looking in a mirror! Merry Christmas to you too, Steve (needing a beard trim)

Not claiming any 'expertise' but I am not seeing the same degree of detail in this piece that I see in my own Prussian wappen examples.

A sad thing to lose a special friend Coert, I lost my own dog many years ago and just couldn't face going through that again. I'll never have another now. Our Queen said that grief is the price you pay for love, I have never heard it expressed better.

Thank you gentlemen, it seems I have also become a book collector! Oddly enough I was already aware of Fritz Behrendt for his satirical/political cartoons but never knew about his collection of some very beautiful Haubes.

Recently found a two volume set of Larcade at an unbelievebaly low price and jumped at it - purely as a small Christmas present to myself. On receiving them I could not believe my eyes - a set dedicated to Fritz Behrendt by Larcade himself back in the 80's! The bonus is that my French has...

Merry Christmas, and lets hope a much better New Year for all.

No known cure for Haubitis Traumens USN! Wow Drew, how do you wangle the time off from "household duties", ie: "the management" ? Good luck, Steve.;)

At last! A celebrity who DOESN'T waste their wealth on stupid pointless indulgences - like diamond encrusted super cars. Good for him, a brilliant accomplishment.

Finding an example in such beautiful condition is a real achievement, well done Sandy. Love the moustache by the way!

Yes Coert, please do post them. The World dismisses them as mere 'history', but to me they are real people - only just out of our reach. We should remember them. Steve

I love these little slices of human history, nice to know they are still being preserved, thanks for posting them Coert. Steve