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Greetings everyone! Looking at Mike's helmet, I thought it was only JzP helmets which were in black but this is a Kurrasiere helm. Am I missing something? The metal strip tag is interesting, I've never seen one like that before. What's it all about? Cheers, Laurie

Next, he'll rush off to the supermarket, get a bunch of aluminium pie plates, paint them olive drab, and try to pass them off as Brodie helmets (special experimental model, to be sure!). Cheers, Laurie

Well done, Gary! Cheers, Laurie

Gus! Charles! I am shocked and amazed! You guys are supposed to be leaders! Paragons of virtue! Instead I find you fantasizing about mud-wrestling, beer and other such low activities. I'll be right over! Cheers, Laurie

Hi Charles, Many thanks. That Stuttgart show seems quite popular, it is definitely on my list. Cheers, Laurie

Hello Everyone, I am presently travelling on business, so not in touch as much as I would like. You might like to check out some products offered by the stick-on label manufacturers, Avery. They have developed a whole line of very user friendly products for creating signs and banners on a home...

Hello Everyone! I am trying to identify the best militaria shows to display at in Britain and Germany, so would much appreciate any feedback you can give me. Cheers, Laurie

Hi Mike, I'm going to hold off, I have enough on my plate for now. Cheers, Laurie

When my head is clear (between beers), I have a dark, cynical side. Cheers, Laurie

My thanks to reservist1 and Otto, one more puzzle solved. Otto, your photos are great, excellent detail. Thanks again. Cheers, Laurie

I find myself argueing both sides with this example. I thought this wappen looked pretty good but I am not sure about its reverse side. For my money the anchoring bolts look like they have been nipped by a pair of endcutters rather than been cleanly cut...

Hi Mike, Joe, Sorry, linquistic slip on my part. Fire gilding it is! Cheers, Laurie

Hey! Fish is good for your eyesight! Millions of cats can't be wrong! Joe, as to the gilding, I could be wrong, but if you look at the photo it looks like worn flash-gilding. In any event, I am inclined to accept Gus' suggestion because he agrees with me. Everyone! It just occurred to me...

Hi Mike, It may not have caught up with you yet, but I am slowly, ever so slowly, building a business in reproduction pickelhaube parts. You have heard of "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly?" Well, I have probably seen more bad and ugly than most so have become very, very skeptical about the...

Hello Resevist1! Happy New Year to you and thank you for pitching in. All the best, Laurie

Hi Mike, Sorry to give you a start like that. I think there is clear agreement that many of the flaws in the repros you see are a matter of degree. I have seen some birds that were downright hideous, the pebbling was so overdone. The other thing that bothered me about the bird that started...

Thank you, Joe, I think that the one that intriques me the most is the Bavarian cross. I can see using a 45 mm x 55 mm cross on a standard pickelhaube but was a special, smaller size used on tschapkas and shakos? I am again assuming that the Bavarian tschapka/shako badge is smaller than the...

Thanks, Tony. Heil to der Kaiser! It may be a matter of degree. I've seen some Indian chickens where the beading stood out too much and just looked wrong. So I was being overly cautious with this bird. Cheers, Laurie

Happy New Year, All! I have a bit of a flakey theory that I would like to test: I suspect that this particular bird has migrated from India. Examine the photos of this wappen carefully. Notice that the feathers of the bird have sort of a beaded or stippled texturing rather than lines to...

Hi Guys! eBay.fr has the two Larcades up again: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6591276296 Good luck. Cheers, Laurie