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This is great information. I did a quick search of said Mr. Deecken and found that Capt. JCF Deecken, 5th Reg, 1st Div of NY militia resigned around July of 1875 as well as being in the business of military goods. I would enjoy reading that article if you let me know the title of the...

Thank you for response! I would be very interested in reading that article if it exists. I looked over on the company of military historians forum but didn't find anything as of yet but it could be that I am not looking in the right place. Below are two side view pictures. I tried to get an...

Good Afternoon, Recently, a friend asked me if I could find out anything about a pickelhaube that been found in his grandfather's closet after his death. How his grandfather got a hold of it is unknown. It looks to be an American pickelhaube and bears a strikingly similar appearance to one...