Recent content by Spiker

Garde Reiter holding the Kar 88 rifle.

Mine , (Sachsen-Weimar)

:unsure:huh ? ik denk het niet. wil ik wel graag eens zien.

Yes , Most visitors find the Belgian cuirassier more beautiful than the pointed helmets in my living room.

Wow, a beautiful specimen…and my favorite helmet, if I didn’t already have one right now, I would buy this one in a jiffy from our trusted forum member 2nd Leibhusar. https://www.treasure-hunt.nl/product/be-m1843-kurassiers-helm/

The helmet of helmets :)

Well according to wiki, The American Lee Newman patented a felt-tipped marking pen in 1910. 🫢 So it is possible that the name was by the owner, but it could have been added much later, I wasn’t there when it was written. My grandmothers sister had a shop for school equipment in the 30/40 ties...

That's either a stamp or skilled calligraphy.

The felt is a beauty. (y)

That soldier must have been a time traveler because he wrote his name with a felt-tip pen. https://www.ebay.de/itm/205522607278?mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=707-53477-19255-0&campid=5338722076&customid=&toolid=10050

Yes , can be both, There is no regiment in the back visor.

Awesome helmets Bruno, and nice to see a helmet the way it was supposed to look when it was in use.

Very nice one Steve and also Amy. Here’s my IR77.

Yes, the Prussian eagle is a welded plate, while the Saxon lion is a cast piece.