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To be fair to the seller of the Wurtt, he does say that it was probably chromed. On the other hand, claiming that the stag is in Springtime trim ie without antlers, is an interesting way of describing damage! Patrick

A very interesting and thought- provoking topic. From a UK perspective, as far as the current situation is concerned, I thought prices might drop, but I haven’t seen much sign of this across the range of militaria I collect. Daniel Fisher of Regimentals said in a recent update that they were...

Thanks Tony. I was lucky to get it a few years ago from a collector friend. I'll let you know if I ever come across another one. I've added an additional shot of the back of the 17th trooper's plate to show the post and nut fixings.

There was a comment from Steve Nick in my recent post on British helmets about the expense of the die used to fabricate a lance cap plate. The one shown was on a 16th Lancers trooper's helmet. The officer plates were even more elaborate, being gilt with silver overlays. Below are a couple of...

Steve, I have number of other ranks lancer plates, and two officer plates, which are even more elaborate. I’ll post photos, when I have a minute. Sunny day, so dog-walking ( nobody else around where we live ) and vegetable-planting call! Patrick

Just trying to help with keeping the forum well stocked with posts. Patrick 1st Royal Dragoons-trooper 5th Dragoon Guards- trooper Officer home service helmets - Victorian Bedfordshire Regiment 1st Volunteer Battalion. Edwardian King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Edwardian Manchester...

Have a look at this article, and, in particular, the amazing photo. I knew the Kaiser was colonel-in-chief of the British 1st Royal Dragoons before the war, thanks to his granny, but I didn't realise that protocol extended to George V wearing Prussian Garde uniform , including his very own...

A very nice helmet. Thanks for the history of the bandeau. I always meant to research this, but have never got round to it. Patrick

Thanks. I tried that but with no success. Then tried cropping the photos to resize, then adding, which worked fine. All the right way up in Latest Find. Patrick

Not exactly a latest find, as I bought this a couple of years ago from a distinguished member of the forum. However, I haven't posted it before, so I thought I would respond to Brian's urging us to add posts at this difficult time. One of my favourite helmets! The helmet is clearly marked...

I am able to load photos directly to a post from my own files, but they are all rotated 90 degrees to the left when I look at the preview. Not too easy to look at ! Any solutions? Thanks Patrick

If anybody’s interested, MDL have one for sale. I can’t include a precise link, but it’s at michaeldlong.com, and it’s item SKU VL008. Price is GBP 2750. It’s not in A1 condition, but probably not bad for its age. I know nothing about these and have no idea if this is a decent price. Just to...

Newspapers used to be an option, but I get mine online, which isn’t much help! I was told today that the panic buying of toilet paper (which we also have in UK) originated with a journalist in Australia who wanted to see how quickly a fake news story could be spread, and he chose to write about...

I have bought a couple of items from them in the last year. Asking prices are not cheap, but they are open to offers. As Peter S mentions in his post on ‘Historical Influencers’, Daniel Fisher does regular informative You Tube updates about recently acquired stock and shows they have attended...

Hi Brian, Just made a donation again. Thanks for all the work you do, and thanks to all members for the contributions which make the forum so interesting and enjoyable. Hope we can do better than 7 donations this year! Happy New Year to all Patrick

Merry Christmas from Scotland to everybody.

Hi Jackson, Welcome. Good to see a younger person collecting, and also being smart enough to seek advice from people on forums like this one. Hope you get your EK1 from one of the reputable sources that have been recommended. I started collecting at about your age, and vividly remember buying...

Mine arrived also. Still shrink wrapped and with a pre-Euro French Francs price sticker. Bruno recommended these books to me a while ago and I can certainly see why. The quality of the photos is superb and the level of detailed information is extraordinary. My French is pretty rusty, but it’s...

And I got copy number three. There must be a Lacarde mine out there somewhere! Patrick

Amy, this seller buys headgear of all sorts at auction to sell on, and often seeks information and valuations on different forums. I have bought a couple of good pieces from him, but often his items have obvious condition issues. In my experience he does not know very much about the stuff he...