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All very nice. Condition is king!

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Worth a read in the New York Times The Forgotten Story of Christmas 1918 We remember the 1914 Christmas Truce as a moment of humanity amid war. Four years later, a darker tale unfolded. By Mary Elisabeth Cox Dr. Cox is the author of “Hunger in War and Peace: Women and Children in Germany...

The helmet has to be from the 116th Infantry Regiment. This regiment is the only standard Hessen (plain Hessen front plate) regiment that was allowed to wear a black plume for parades.

PS. I recognize the Leib Hussar pelz. Wow, you have awesome stuff.

Hello Tony. Sorry that I missed this earlier. Great collection and outstanding "Final Parade".

Very nice and rare piece. Congrats!

Very nice Tony. Love to see the marked Other Ranks pieces like this Saxon. The leather lined back visor very nice too. Congrats !!

Very nice piece with a history to the Franco Prussian War.

Great to have the olde boy all together again. Congrats.

Great postcard.

The chinscales are NOT tombac. This is a big problem as correct tombac chinscales will be nearly impossible to find.

She's a peach. And you wife is great too!

I agree with Tony. Original steins had very sedate themes for the bottom window. Nudity and buxom girls are seen in steins from the post 1950 era.

Very nice. Thanks for posting.

Wunderbare Info und perfekt bis ins Detail beschrieben. Vielen Dank!

I am sorry. You must of misread my post. The weight of an eagle is only an initial part of the examination. An original eagle must be lightweight at under 500 grams. An eagle weighing 524 grams is too heavy and thus a COPY as you indicated.

I have been carefully reading the trail of responses related to the Guard du Corps officer helmet with eagle top herein posted. As a Pickelhaube Collector since 1962, I still consider myself a novice. Paul Pietsch, a great collector, researcher, scholar and author of the Lexicon Books on the...

If I get a genuine LUFTSCHIFF then I will take all the PICKELHAUBES.COM guys out for a ride. :lol:

I have noted the number of Shakos posted lately on the site. I just picked uo this wonderful 3rd Luftschiffer or 3rd Telegrapher "eigentum" Other Ranks shako with matching numbered field cover. Nearly mint inside and out. Note the fine liner, NCO field badge and leather M91 chinstrap with...