Recent content by Zorndorf

Gentlemen: I wrote to a friend about the difference between "voided" and "unvoided" crowns using my own Hessian dragoon EM helmet, (OYV?), as an example. I think I managed to highlight for him the subtleties that get lost when one sees such a rare and desirable helmet as IR115 and pure...

Dear JR 92, bravo! Your observation was very subtle. In one's enthusiasm to see such a rare helemt one forgets to look at all the little details. I was saying to a friend earlier today that it is essential to do one's homweork (le devoir, n'est ce pas?), and your observation is the perfect...

Dear Joe: Pictures? Gladly, except that I am a little unsure how to post them here. I know mention is made of a third party site but I don't know if I really have the time for all that. Do you have an email address you would feel comfortable having me send my pictures to? Then you have my...

Gentlemen - Gustaf, Chip & Otto As always your observations are as welcome as they are informative. I do appreciate your collectively having taken the time to look at the offering. As for myself, I suspect that it will be a "pricey" item and with no PayPal option your recourse to the seller is...

I have the same helmet of the Bavarian Life Guard regiment in the Depahag Patent fiber body courtesy of Herr Weitze in Hamburg. It is, however, a one year volunteer (OYV) and as such has the OR posts, chinscales and as would be appropriate for a OYV, OR cockades. The shape, silk liner, and...

Gentlemen: On ebay a Berndorfer helmet is being offered for sale by an Italian gentleman at: http://cgi.ebay.com/AUSTRIAN-GERMAN-WW1-OR-WW2-HELMET_W0QQitemZ6620875947QQcategoryZ13965QQtcZphotoQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem As these helmets are both rare and prized they tend when offered to go into the...

Forgive the eratic speliling of my previous message, I am racing for a train!

This exact helmet is illustrated on page 47 of Deutsche Feurwehruniformen und Helme bu Bolko Hartmann. It is in the top left hand quadrant of the page in color. The German description states that it is an officer's helmet from Northern Germany, duvenstadt, near Hamburg with a guard star and...

Dear Laurie, May I add a word on my own experiece? There is no easy way to deal with international funds transfers. Each method has its limitations and associated costs. Many overseas sellers do not accept PayPal for a number of reasons. The less reputable do not like the fact that you may have...

Gentlemen: Many thanks for your collective efforts. Now we all know why the helmet passed our collective scrutiny but why the seller's bona fides didn't. Who would have thopught to look at Tony or Joe's websites to see if images were stolen? This kind of puts a dent in what little faith one has...

Gentlemen: I would appreciate an opinion on this Bavarian Adjutant General's helmet: http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=6613276860 I have no interest in bidding but a good friend of mine has. Given what such a helmet would command from a reputable dealer, I would like to...

Gentlemen: Life sometimes has an odd serendipity to it. In my previous post I had made mention of a mitre cap from the Pavloski Grenadier regiment and what do I found today entered for sale by Tsar's Arsenal? You guessed it...

Gentlemen, I have been following this auction with some interest as pieces from this era, be they Russian or Prussian, are both rare and decidedly expensive. Brian asked me to comment as I have collected some Russain pieces but they are of the era of Nicholas II. Nevertheless, my interest in the...

Dear Chas, Crimson Mist Military antiques, eh? Wow. As if the ebay presentation weren't enough to give one chills. Looking at the pictures at: http://www.cmmilitaryantiques.com/gallery.php?arid=961 it's hard to know what to say. I will have to bookmark this sight so as steer clear of it in the...

Gentlemen: May I invite your attention to US ebay and item # 6596978484? I am fortunate enough to have two Bavarian helmets, one found in a small antique shop while visiting Augsburg and the other procured from Herr Weitze. Each in its own way has great charm: an 1886 Em untouched by the hand of...