Recent content by Tony without Kaiser

Still here Charles. Not the same? Don't see that chip on the visor so probably a different one.

Yes exactly! Silver Officer Dragoner helmets are very difficult to find. This one is magnificent! Congratulations!!

Yes! Here are the Dunkelblau versions.

I can’t think of any other place, especially any museum, where you could see a collection like this. Here is Doug and I on the yearly pilgrimage West or East dependant on year. There is so much gilt, and shine, and lacquer going on in that office, that I have to wash my eyeballs when leaving...

Sad news times two. You have put a ton of Work into your website Peter it’s a real shame that you have decided to let MilitarySunHelmets.com go. A toast to all that research and information you made available for people around the world.

Yes that is an original.

Remember that on a Hessen spike base, each of the four arms are the same length + This helmet has a short front spike base arm.

Hilarious! Many of us have similar experiences.

Absolutely the finest Artillerie collection I’ve ever seen! Congratulations Zeb! My “Saved Zeb photos” folder gets larger. And larger And larger…

Nice thread. Quick answer to the charge vs. fixed, is that every German caliber 10cm and higher consisted of a projectile being loaded followed by a cartridge case which was essentially a primer. For larger calibres bagged charges were placed between the projectile and the cartridge casing...

Every item of any type that crosses into a Cdn Province is hit with a sales tax. My Province New Brunswick it is 15%. Alberta is the only exception and I wish I had stayed. My sales tax bill was $1000. Yes, $1000 to Canada Customs. Which makes me wonder why I collect anything.

Justin here is the link to the flat display trays I made using automobile upholstery fabric. Link HERE The photos are from a few years ago, there are quite a few more jammed in there now. This works fine if you have many (too many in my case..) and they can lay flat. Using the same automotive...

It’s interesting to think of a cook/baker/butcher as wearing a wool white Feldmütze. However, the examples I examined at Rastatt were unlined white linen. To my eye all of the images in this thread appear to be white linen, not robust wool Feldmütze. Which makes perfect sense when you think of...

Peter you obviously have put a lot of time and effort into getting that all together. Nicely done. Absolute perfection.

Another option Frank is to do what I did. After 40+ years of searching I gave up.