Recent content by vhawk

O.K. these are not my "Latest Find" per se, but they are my latest finds which I have not been able to identify. These 2 mitre plates were purchased by me from Norm Flayderman in the early '70's. Other than the obvious - one being a 17th c. British Grenadier mitre plate and the other being a...

You'll probably never see one like it again. :o The seller claims it is a <b>"%100 AUTHENTIC GERMAN IMPERIAL ARTILERY PICKELHAUBE"</b> :lol...

2 guys with the same helmet (same pics/identical descriptions) - one on eBay and the other auctioned by Hermann Historica. :eek: :eek: eBay Listing...

Yup, I've been keeping my eye on thie seller as well. Some of these helmets look quite nice and the seller appears to be legit.. :D

Hmmmmmmm, the base of the spike doesn't look quite right.... Shouldn't it have a pearl ring?? :lol: :lol:

Congrats.. I had a hard time keeping my hands in my pocket during the auction... :cry: :cry:

Yup, be prepared to drool - big time! :D Here's the 193 helmets which are part of the auction: http://www.liveauctioneers.com/catalogs/9102-50.html?fc=&query=helm Almost enough to make me want to get call Air Canada for a flight to Germany... :lol:

I checked with the seller when it was listed and he claimed that they were the proper officer's kokardes. I think the helmet was/is legit and the dealer seems to have a good feedback record. :)

Yes, that is very nice. I don't recall seeing it on ebay or I'd have given you a run for your money. :D

I kinda liked the helmet myself, so I asked the seller. All the furniture is silvered (including the chinscales) and the body is Fiber (so the liner/sweatband could be original to the helmet). The Kokardes sure look EM. That said, it is kinda showy. What do the experts think it's worth?? $1400 -...

Here's a good one. :o Well, he does list it as "rare".... :D It must be rare cause I can't recall ever seeing chinscales like that.. :lol: http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-GERMAN-WWI-PICKELHAUBE-IMPERIAL-SAXON-INFAN-HELMET_W0QQitemZ6618429014QQcategoryZ13965QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Don't know the answer to your question, but I was also looking at it. It looks like it's in pretty decent shape and reasonably priced. :) The seller also looks legit. I'm no expert, so let's see what the other fellers have to say.. :D

Seller was kicked.. :D But I'm sure he'll be back with another "too good to be true". :x

You may as well tell them about this one as well: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=6612156923&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT That helmet is pictured and described on this website (5th down).... http://www.andersonmilitaria.com/Web_Pages/headgear/headgear.htm

Mark, Anytime you see a first time ebayer from Germany use a phrase like "Remarkably showy and historic WWI French headgear sadly archaic", you have another big red flag. :o So, I stuck that phrase into GOOGLE and guess what?? Lookee here, :o there is another place that EXACT phrase was used...