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Yes, a photo that proves that when war broke out, anything was possible to equip the soldier: M94 chinstrap for parade (with scales), chinstrap with leather strap, in natural leather (brown) or patent leather (black). Note the difference in strap length, due to the different spacing of the sliders.

Very interesting picture - I can see my beer glasses in it, champagne flute style! These glasses were found on the battlefields by villagers in the Verdun region just after the war, and were widely used at the time, as everything was in short supply in the disaster zones. Farmers went out to...

This American is very pretty... but I prefer the Grenadier horse...

Hello, thank's for sharing. 😊 My humble contribution of the moment: This Sunday, I came back from vacation with a K.R.7 M67 helmet I'd acquired on the way home. I couldn't resist taking a photo in front of the Rezonville sign. Then more photos in front of the Denkmal of H.R.16 Schleswig, the...

Ce n'ai pas mon observation. En France, on trouve plus facilement un casque saxon qu ' un wurtembergeois ou badois. Mais il faut savoir que Dresde et la Saxe ont été fortement bombardé pendant la Ww2, ce qui peut expliquer partiellement la rareté. (Traducrion ultérieure prevue)

Nice helmet (battle from Halen) ) Thanks for sharing.

Merci à tous pour vos messages. Merci Philippe pour la confirmation de la difficulté s'agissant de la Lsturm. Merci ccj et Coert65 pour nous montrer vos beaux casques.🤪 j'en ai moi aussi un autre M 15 avec embase en croix et pointe lisse mais fixe. Je vous le montrerai en photos à mon retour à...

Superb trio. One of my own to accompany...

Welcome. Best regards from Metz (France). Old Reichsland Elsaß-Lorthringen.

Great idea. We already have this on other French forums! And it's very useful when we're away or on vacation.

*For WW1 German headgear “La Pompelle” in Reims. (Friese collection). *For WW1, all belligerents, "Musée de la Grande Guerre à Meaux 77 (Battle of the Marne). Extraordinary! Huge! (Jean-Pierre Verney collection). *For the 1870 war, Musée de l'Empéri in Salon-de-Provence 13(Brunon brothers...

Hello, If any of the kind members of this assembly have any questions about the presence of military museums in France, please don't hesitate to contact me. We have some very fine theme museums in France (French Empire, Franco-German War, WW1, WW2) not to mention the Musée des Invalides in...

Here are two felt shells. One is a Garde-Fusilier-Regiment, or Garde-Pionier-Regiment with nickel silver fittings, and the other is a 3Garde-Grenadier-Regiment, with brass fittings. Below, comparison. Left : An Eigentum, Extra-Helm Garde-Grenadier with the old M60 eagle model with screw-nut...

Hello, Right, in this configuration, (troop with combat chinstrap), for the 1 GzF Regiment B II & III. On the other hand: ---Officers have the fluted tip, unlike other Silver Guards or Eisenbahn regiments. ---The stars are silver, whereas they are gold on the others. ---The scales on the...

Brass fittings are the most common, especially for the headgear of foot hunters. Nickel silver fittings are rarer, as they are used by small technical units (telegraph operators, drivers, aviators, etc.). This is a privately purchased Shako (Extra-Helm Eigentum) for a one-year contract. It has...

Hi Sandy, thanks for sharing. Wonderful detailed description of a beautiful spiked helmet. In fact, while waiting for the new mold to be made, a simple banner was added to the helmets already in use. This corresponds perfectly to the vintage of this helmet. Regimental helmets issued after...

To this list are added the rare Bavarian radio operators to converse (wirelessly) with the Zeppelins.😍 https://www.pickelhaubes.com/xf/threads/a-rare-radio-operator.17574/

I know of only one person in the world, who meets these criteria, it's as if you turned him in!!!! He's my friend too. Roger lives on the Reichsland border, and me too! 😇

Very nice. Congrats Charles. Thank you for sharing all these beautiful helmets. The most beautiful, with the Garde du Corps and Garde-Kurassier.

Hello, This single photo, of mediocre quality, shows that: This should be an M60, but : ---The eagle is too big, it should be flush with the top edge of the visor, but here it clearly encroaches on it. ---The visor should be angular. Here it's rounded. ---The tip is not correct, and should have...