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Joe ... I bet that Dave won't take that $100 cash !!!!! what's that about gambling??

Dave, another beautiful grouping. Do you have your collection on display or safely locked away? At this rate Otto's not going to be with us for much longer.

Hey Gus, I just like beer of any sort, but you can't beat the home brewed stuff .... cheap and plenty of it ... so much better for those parties

Joe, Thanks for the heads up on this one ... got it on watch.

Hi, and welcome Adrian, from the West of England to the East. Nice to see another UK member here. Mind you, they're a great bunch of guys here so don't be afraid to ask for help. Is there any chance that you have any pictures of the helmet? As for looking after it, I recommend following Tony's...

Dave, Fantastic grouping and one that hits the spot with me. You've got me searching now amongst my collection of books for your guy. As you say, it's strange that the Gallipoli star is on the uniform, when this unit was not in that area of operations. However he may have been attached to a...

Bill, I do realise that the Whitworth standards did vary. But were there so many different threads produced in Germany? or was it again that certain makers cut their own?

Joe, Bill, I just can't understand why, in such an Industrialised and organised country as Germany, they would not produce standard threads for all things. It was done in the UK with the "Whitworth" standards?

Tony, A very interesting and thought provoking thread. Now I am thinking if Sachen and Bayern were using this method as far back as the dates show, why did they not carry this on with all enlisted helmets? Or did they? Could this have been a maker's thing, as opposed to a Kingdom wide...

Joe, Thanks for the info again. As you say, no one book gives enough, each writers views and understanding are reflected in their books. As collectors we have to make our own minds up as to what is gospel and what needs to be taken with a pinch of salt. The main thing is that we study as much...

Tony, That book you suggest looks great, but it seems that it's no longer published, well not on the publishers site anyway. I did see one for sale on Amazon.de but the they wanted 200 Euros for it :shock: is that about the right price? If you know of any sellers please let me know. Joe...

Dave, You are 100% right with the reference thing. To be honest I'm a reference freak. I get started in the basics of collecting a subject and then am not satisfied, so I buy books, and so it goes on. This started many years ago with my interest in aviation, I now have a collection of over 150...

Good question for a newbie .. but I'm afraid I don't have enough experience to comment as yet ..It just has to show how much I have to learn

An interersting piece of hisory you have there James. Now i wonder how far this guy went in his military service? Who can follow the Ranglistes?

Hey Joe, I do know what you mean and a request has been put in. I know the chances are slim but it would start to build a theme to my collection. The main thing I have learnt from my award collecting is to ask the questions from the experts in the field before splashing out with the hard...

Ok guys, as a newbie I've now been trapped into this demonic hobby of collecting Pickelhaubes. The replies to the posts of my Baverian helmet have pulled me in even more. I haven't posted pics of my Prussian foot artillery helmet as yet , but I'll get around to that soon. Now I wish your...

Joe, In England the saying is " Children should be see, but not heard"

Hi Otto, It's nice to see that the recognition has at last been made to your relative. That's down to your hard work and relentless research. Well done. Also in time for us all to REMEMBER those, from both side, that gave their lives in this conflict.

Joe, all I can say is Absolutely fantastic collection there .... if this goes on I'll have to sell the wife .... re-mortgage the house ....and live of leftovers in order to ever reach a standard like that.