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Hi Chip Thats superb! thanks for posting the pic, I have several of the infantry ones but have never seen one of these fellows. The one with red eyes sounds great Cheers Stu :D

Was there anything on an officers sword knot that showed his company/Battalion? Stu Das158er

Superb collection :o congrats Just one question is there any cream you can get for Pickelhaubes down under? Stu Das158er

OHHHHHHHHHH WOW Thats superb. Thanks to Tony and Kaiser I now know all about rotating spike bases!!! :compress: Bravo Stu Das158er

Very nice, though not for the poor guy who owned it. I love helmets like this that have a story to tell. Stu Das158er

Thought I would say hello and welcome to Rackow are you named after the famous 158er? Heres my portrait of the man himself Leutnant Rackow Das 158er

WOW thats realy interesting, I would love to come exploring with you and find stuff like that!!! :o Stu Das158er

Mike My deepest sympathy and my thoughts are with you, I lost my little dog Holly two years ago and I miss her terribly. Take care Stu

Thanks Bill, its great to get a second opinion. From what I have found the uniform is also consistant with the Army Service Corps Cheers Stu

Hi Joe looks like 7C 1868 II to me, Stu Das158er

W W Wwwww Whats that down there? I dont like it :cry: AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Stu Das158er

Pre WWI dress Epauletten, very nice Congrats

Can anyone help identify the regiment of this man, I think he is a relative as I found The photo in my Grandmas photos after she passed away. He appears to be from a mounted regiment, the back of the card says he is leaving for Salisbury. If I can identify his regiment (see the close up of his...

Oh yea!:lol: :tongue8: :puke:

Thanks Toney+Kaiser I had no idea that there had been a spike like this with a closing vent, its is also nice To know that I have an example in my collection, even if it is in poor shape. I am certainly learning a fair bit thanks to PH.com :thumb up: Stu Das158er

I understand that Jagers had a backpack known as a "Dachs" made from a badger hide complete with the poor little fellows face staring out of the back of it :lol: I have never seen a period photo showing one of these or even better does anyone have an example they could post pics of. I...

Hi Tony+Kaiser I agree, it would ruin the spike gtting the top off :-? so was there a spike with an in built vent, you mention the M1887 was that like this one? The reason I thought it was homemade is because it looks quiet crude, It dosent help that it is a relic and is damaged. Does anyone...

Here are a couple of my creations, two 158ers one in pre war and the other field grey. The figures are by model cellar, but I changed them round a bit Stu Das158er

I thought this might be of interest, it’s a relic spike base with a homemade shutter to close the vent holes. The chap that made this has removed the spike and inserted his homemade creation, which is designed To re-attach the spike. So the brass insert stays still and the spike rotates to open...

:o OH MINE GOTT!!!!!!!! :love10: Why cant I win the lottery :cry: Congrats Bruno