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Shoulder shot appears to be a OYV with Feld-Artillerie-Regt. General-Feldmarschall Graf Waldersee (Schleswigsches) Nr.9 (Itzehoe) VIII Armee Korps. Helmet is clearly a private purchase.

I interviewed a vet from this regiment - half way through WWI his entire squadron was transferred to the artillery as drivers.

Very interesting. I've not seen these troops before. Too bad = can't make out the belt buckle and would like to know what the numbers on the collar mean.

Great job

You'll find rice a major food item in many armies of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. As long as it is kept dry it keeps and is easy to transport.

And remember kids to let us know if your parents are listening to any foreign radio broad cast.

How far off is the spacing of the loops from the spacing of the holes?

Just read a ripping tale of how two POWs (a pilot from New Zealand and an artillery officer with the Indian Army) conned the Turks into aiding their escape during WW1. "The Confidence Men" (Fox, Margalit, Random House, New York, NY, 2021), they used magic to convince the Turks they were nuts...

The front visor looks funny (not ha ha funny).

Here is my guard helmet (this one was a vet bring back and came out of the family). It is marked for 9th company. Interesting point about this is there is no black paint on the shield.

The figures sent back to Germany had originally set to West Point for the museum. They did not want them and returned them to GI who set them. The collection was suppose to represent the German Army as of 1912 (one figure for each man). The town had asked for the either the figures back or...

Reminds me of my training company

I little while back a fellow collector in my are purchased a U.S.soldier's foot locker from the family. In the locker there was a journal and a M'15 Württemberg helmet, among the items. In the journal the soldier had written about his experiences in the army. He wrote that following the...

Thanks Philippe, that seems to make sense. Now to figure out how the helmet got to Guam.

I've had a M'15 in size 62.

My father was a toy soldier collector. At one time he had a massive collection of figures that included several hundred Heyde figures. He even had some of their manufacturing molds. Post WW2 military things were outlawed by the occupation forces. One of my Dad's buddies had been an Inspector...

I notice the cypher is a plain W, could this place it it before 1888? Unlike the later models with"FR". Tried to post a photo but would not take, also could not complete my text.???

Looks like even the spikes are different sizes.

Thank you

A good brushing and a few stitches it would be ready for display.