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Absolutley wonderful Ron, Bravo. You are a Renaissance man to be sure... =D> I don't know what I like best, they're all great. Larry

Hi Guys Thought I'd share this recent acquisition, a child's uniform book circa 1892 or so. It's not particularly rare or valuable but very colorful, in great condition for its age and in general just a nice old thing. I'm not real sure about the 1892 business, I used that date because the...

Dick, thanks very much, glad you enjoyed it and thanks also for saying so. Here is my third installment of this little essay and this time it is a Saxon issue FM of a pattern of which I have never seen prior. Of course after purchasing this one I found another example for sale on the net...

Wow, what a beauty....great photos too. Have fun blasting with that thing...

Very cool buckle....thanks for all of your excellent and informative postings, they take a great amount of work and effort ....I'm enjoying learning about a new (to me) area of historical interest. :thumb up: Larry

Hey James These are fun kinder pics......bet lots of us can relate to doing the same sort of thing when we were young'uns... Don't know about tramping barefoot through the mashed road apples in the first photo though [-X .....different times for sure.. L

what a beauty...good on you :thumb up:

Cool old helmet, good job Peter.. Larry

Thanks Guys... Joe that was an excellent image of the Magdeburg Cuirassiers, by Knottel no less.... Glenn, thanks for the extra info on the Rittmeister, more infor then I had prior, which is always welcome. Larry

Hi Glenn, thanks....will this size work OK for you? I included an image of the reverse as well. Larry

Thanks Guys, glad you enjoyed it..... Joe, I agree, von Bredow's success was used by some as proof of the continued need for cavalry on the battlefield into the 20th century. Why on the otherhand they (powers that be)chose to ignore the disastrous charge of the French Guard Cuirassiers during...

Great stuff Francis, thanks for sharing these. I love that sword display =D> ....too cool. Larry

Greetings All Recently I was inspired by Glennj’s posting, Identifying the Unidentified , to start on a bit less daunting project, but one I hope you all will find interesting to some degree. The object to be considered is a Prussische Kavalleriepistolle M/1850 caliber 15.2mm, standard issue...

Bravo Glenn, excellent research, what a wonderful dimension this adds to collecting... Larry

What a pile.....wow...thanks for sharing them Francis. I love those early pattern haubes, hopefully some of them are unit marked.. :bravo: I wonder how the 1860 & 1867 pattern helmets came to be in this collection, were they acquired during WWI do you think? Larmo

Thought some of the clan might enjoy seeing some images of or our most recent needle gun to the pile. This example is a M1862 Infantry Rifle with the Beck’s bolt and rear sight modification. We were very fortunate to purchase this example and was courtesy of a friend’s referral. It is an...

Interesting old helmet, still with a story to tell. I like the handpainted size number on the side of the liner and the unit number allows you the fun of doing research on this old beastie to find its service history in the 1862-1864-1870 wars of unification. He still will look cool sitting on a...

Nice carbine Mike, congratulations. :thumb up: :thumb up: My 1857 shows a fair amount of stock wear but is an all matching gun. Unit marked on the butt 1 D 5 62. I'd have a run at yours for Dragoon Rgt 7 Ersatz Eskadron.... I like these needle guns also, hopefully will be receiving another 62...

Hi Tristan An excellent place to start would be at Tony's website http://www.kaisersbunker.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Nice looking swords from what we can see... Larry

Many thanks, still a work in progress, I'm glad you enjoyed it and thanks for saying so..... Larry