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Hello, We need a photo of the underside of the four-lobed base. Beautiful reproductions were made in Paris in the 1980s, but this eagle looks old. However, it is obviously not correctly attached to the base. There are abnormal extra holes.

I'm sorry, but as this is a civil administration, I don't have any documents on this subject. Each imperial administration had plates, stamps and badges stamped with the Imperial Eagle, marking their membership of the Empire. This was the case for the Railways, Customs, Post Office, Tax Office...

This is more or less the bid of the first left, the ball artilleryman and the ‘Mütze’ are ‘gift’.

Welcome French Alex... ;)

With its shortcomings, this headset would sell for no more than €1,000. There will still be a few costs to make it right.

I agree with Sandy. Visor unravelled. As for the plate, yes, it's a Bavarian Gendarme plate. The central oval is larger, and the ‘Treue’ banner is lower down.

Yes, K.B. = Royal Bavarian in German Königlisch Bayerisches Feld Artillerie Regiment

Yes, identification plate of an imperial-prussian civil servant, of administration of the indirect taxes. Plate to be sewn onto a jacket.

Hello Sandy, I'm going to look into the matter... The problem is that in the black and white photos of the time, you can't tell the brass from the nickel silver.

The first was repaired by B.I.A 7 (stitching reworked) and the M95(black patent calfskin liner) brass fittings were replaced with M15 tinplate ones. The small washer under the neck cover should fit under the folded legs in the middle of the rear spine. The spike has been removed, and the...

This is a Bavarian M86 field artillery helmet. But with its stars, its perlring at the base of the tip, its silk liner, its special roundels, etc... it is an officer's helmet. If your ancestor was not an officer, you will need the same helmet for the troops. The red horsehair Haarbusch is...

It's not a problem. A great many period photos show Hessians with Prussian spikes, and even with Prussian helmets, but fortunately the belt buckle restores the truth.

Not available in France. Most Shakos for sale no longer have a Feldzeichen, or have one in reproduction. Best wishes to you.

Manöver-Kappe M84 troops are available in France. They have double hooks in the shape of a naval anchor or a single hook that can be swivelled to either side. These MK84s, which were in stock for manoeuvres, were all used for mobilisation, on the beige side (red stripe towards the helmet) with...

To be precise, these are not camouflage helmet covers (Überzug) (M92 and M96). They are peacetime manoeuvre helmet covers (Manöver-Kappe) (M1884). Reversible, the beige side was for the friend, the side with the red stripe was for the enemy. At mobilisation, given the shortage of equipment for...

Fitting the trim into the visor is a priority. Adjusting the length and matching the 2 side rivets is essential. The patina comes back with time. If the trim is badly oxidised, it can be corrected and adjusted using steel wool 000 or white clay.

Not surprisingly. A highly sought-after Hessian helmet. A highly prized Hessian officer's helmet. A highly prized Hessian artillery officer's helmet. A FAR25 officer's helmet, with the star of the Order of Louis, and with swords, from wartime! Even more prized !

Yes, absolutely. Practically all the ‘Länder’ had this ball for the artillery, on their M95 model. If you took a photo of the front, without the front plate, you could make out the ‘national’ insignia and identify the state. In the vast majority of cases, it was the Prussian eagle of the line.

Even so, you have to be careful with officer's parts. They kept a certain latitude of freedom. Freiherr von Willisen, for example, had a superb spiked helmet built for himself when he was transferred to China. He kept his beautiful Garde-Adler, the unit from which he had previously come. We know...

Yes, this was the case with the Grenadier M95s, which bore the eagle of the old Regiments, with the FRW in an oval. As this eagle had the attachments and eyelets at about 8cm, the first large Grenadier eagles were supplied with 8cm attachments for easy exchange. In this case the attachments are...