why would this helmet be made as a centenery piece in 1909,,?? when all one would have to do is go online and order originals from the makers,, and ,, were they wearing this style of GdC helmet in 1809?
why would this helmet be made as a centenery piece in 1909,,?? when all one would have to do is go online and order originals from the makers,, and ,, were they wearing this style of GdC helmet in 1809?
Looking carefully at the picture, it's interesting how the hair hangs well past the chinscales and is practically in line with the bottom of the visor. Yet on the actual helmet the hair is in line with the chinscales. Does horsehair shrink? Do trichters grow?
The commission fees can be a real downer, some 21% plus tax. Then comes the shipping cost.
If you live in Europe or UK this can be frightening.
I bought an item an old musical instrument, 7 kilo's weight, for 600 dollars, plus 21% and tax,. The shipper wanted 700 dollars to ship it. Another...
would you like to save mr green's life? Sell it to me or trade it to me. I know the very consevationist who can save him. It'll be rather bank breaking though
Don't think! Look who's selling it, Regantiko!. Alias Spikehelmet among other aliases. THis is an indian abortion with a possible original plate. Just another one of the scrap he places on ebay.
Whenever you see those names don't even stop to look. He has never once an all the years on the...
I'd say, by comparing it to some of my own, I'd bet it is most probably a very reasonable OYV private purchase helmet with a ball replacing it's missing spike.
Recently, I purchased a large amount of various Imperial Geman Helmets and headdress and other headdresses from various countries an periods.
Some of these I will be holding for my own collection. Others of which I already have examples of, I will be offering to other seriously interested...