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Great photos, thanks very much for sharing. No scrolls, but it might explain where this guy on the left came from (from Joe's photo collection)- Cheers Chris

We agree Glenn :D I just posted this on Joe's Flickr site before seeing the same photo here- "Beauty! It's so rare to find early photos of the Prussian Seebattaillon. Or maybe I've just been looking in the wrong places. I think we can narrow down his date a little. The blue felt shako seen...

Great find and so well photographed too! Thanks for sharing... Cheers Chris

Hi Ron, Thanks for posting those, I think they look great. A Russian guy called Sergey Larenkov did something similar a while back... http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/the-ghosts-of-world-war-iis" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Cheers Chris

I noticed he's not been the same since the loss of Kaiser. Poor guy, it's hit him hard. I hope if you're reading this Tony, you know we're all thinking of you. Hope you come back sometime but thank you for all your help and friendship in the past. All the best, Chris

We've got three or four black Euro holes over here, but of them all I reckon the Portuguese have the best Pickelhaube collection! Cheers Chris

I thought Portugal would be a pretty unlikely place to hunt for Pickelhauben so I went and had a look at the Museu Militar, Largo do Museu da Artilharia, Alfama in Lisbon. I was pleasantly surprised. Is this an 1842 Officer's Haube? An 1895, missing its chinstrap and cockades? This is an...

This is the only item of the Tsingtao garrison in a Japanese museum that I know of. The photo is from WikiMedia Commons http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E7%8B%AC%E9%80%B8%E5%B8%9D%E5%9B%BD%E5%B0%86%E6%A0%A1%E8%BB%8D%E5%B8%BD.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; It is a...

Wow and wow again! Thanks very much for sharing them Francis! Cheers Chris

:o :o :o :o :o ....until now I was quite happy with my wasted visit but now I see the inside a bit better... :( East Asian JzP? JR117 9. Kompagnie? Is there anything this place doesn't have? More motivation for me to get back out there for another try... Please post more photos...

:D :D :D :D :D ... you are joking, right? It is of course absolutely stunning! Thanks for posting, Cheers, Chris

Great photos of some obscure subjects, Joe! Please thank Steve from all of us for sharing them. Cheers Chris

Wow! It looks great! Thanks for posting... Cheers Chris

Hi Francis, Glad you visited on an open day... I will also have to go back there every year- until I find it open! I managed to get my photos working in the thread above, hope you like them. Did you take any photos, Francis? Cheers Chris

Mmmm... I'll open with Bavarian Franco-Prussian War veteran... any advance on that? Cheers Chris

Great helmet, thanks for sharing... Cheers Chris

Sadly it's not an easy question to answer... I've been looking into this subject recently too. There were different rules for different states, some states put some of their medals ahead of Prussian ones in certain circumstances. As a very basic guide, the Prussian EK2 usually came first...

Very nice bar, thanks for sharing. Do you know anything more about the history of the original owner? Cheers Chris

That's really good. I like it! Cheers Chris

It's still a great collection as I'm sure you know and very well photographed. I also like the fact you've specialized in Prussian 15's... nice! Cheers Chris