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I enjoyed the discussion on Brian’s HR 20 busby. I thought I would show mine again but with more detail. The similarities to Brian’s suggest that they were made by the same company. The stamps on the inside are the same, 20 H.R. and BA XII. So are the raw leather inside tops. Plus, the flat...

Thank you Mike. Item sold

I can live with $490.00, though life won’t be quite as sweet

Officer cap for Saxon Schützen. Grey-green cloth with black velvet band and light green piping. Cockades are original to the cap as are the side buttons. There’s a small moth spot under the chinstrap and a pinprick on the rear. Silk lining, leather sweatband, leatherette visor all showing light...

Beautiful and perfect vulture feather plume for officer busbies in HR 3-6 and 8-16. One top on the tube is missing, the other complete. Feathers 9.5 inches tall; total height 13 inches. An excellent asking price of $750.00

Hello, I've got an officer's busby (opposum) for HR7, and an officer's parade attila for HR7. However, the pelzmutze is 1912+ and the attila is the Russian blue model worn until about 1908. According to regulation and history, the two would not have been worn together. Unless.... does any...

Here's a tale about shipping from Europe. A year ago, I purchased a high priced item from France. I had not dealt with the dealer before. He shipped it to me FedEx. As I recall, the label stated the year of the helmet (1896) but did not say "antique" or "over 100 years old". When it arrived at...

On the 26 April 2020 Kuirassier forum, I presented an officer helmet needing a serious lobstertail repair. The tail was separated in back, the reinforcing spots on the sides were separated, and the brass retaining pin on the left was broken. During Pandemic winter, I tackled the project...

Thanks for clearing up this issue. I salivate every time I see that pyramid

Hello – Over the years, I’ve seen at two or three pickelhauben with holes in the rear visors. The story is that the owners used the holes to hang the haube on a wall after the war. Does that make sense as a likely reason?

Normally they would hard to find. But they all came together on the busby. What luck. Dosty

Hello, I’ve enjoyed looking at the HR 20 that was posted in 2017. Since mine is for an Unteroffizier, I thought I would try to post it here as an additional reference. Of particular note are the chinscales, which have no connectors on the ends, and are unique to the post-1904 Saxon hussars...

A "cascade failure of all the solder points." That's exactly what happened, John. By the way, I will use that elegant phrase in describing my problem to friends. It'll make me sound like I know what I'm doing with this helmet. Thanks to everyone else, too. As soon as the world opens for...

Here's a full frontal of my helmet. The head is one of two that I have by this artiste - Dosty

Thanks for your replies. Here are more photos. The underside is covered in brown felt, so I can't get a look at the tail. I did get a shot of the liner and can see a hole where, I'm guessing, there was once a pin (now gone). The tiny pins on the brass trim on the right and left are not holding...

Hello, (Trying again). I could use some help. I have a line cuirassier officer helmet but the lobstertail separated at the first joint. I tried my most awesome, never-fails super glue but it didn't hold. What is recommended for securing this. I'll try to post an image. Thanks, Dosty