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Thank you one and all for the kind words. Brian, I see the forum has a new look. I will have to learn my way around the manor anew. I have two more photos to share – portraits of Ernst Jünger, the last living recipient of the Pour le Mérite. In advanced years he wears what I believe to be a...

I haven't actively been collecting Imperial German awards for some time, but this proved an exception. After years of settling for gap-filler, postwar Zweitstück PLMs that run the gamut from sanctioned to schmuck, I finally landed a textbook wartime Wagner (with Eichenlaub, no less). Ignore...

Well done, Karel! That is one exclusive and fantastic Tschapka.

Unfortunately, this once useful "sticky" has been decimated by the Photobucket meltdown. As the author, I hope to restore the photos previously illustrating the text one day. For anyone revisiting it because of this reply, I acquired something recently that reminded me of an ongoing...

For ferrous fittings, the process would involve immersion in manganese or zinc phosphate (parkerizing). Alloy fittings (brass, Tombak) can be chemically darkened with selenium dioxide.

I purchased one item at the MAX, but I think it's a keeper — 1. Badisches Leib-Grenadier-Regt. Nr. 109: The enamel damage at 3:00 o'clock in the Stern zum Haus-Orden der Treue is the only appreciable flaw. Thank goodness the seller, Brian Sanders, resisted the urge to restore it...

I'm glad my surplus was your gain, Tony. In some respects, the Tschapka I decided to keep is not as desirable as the one I traded to you, but I have always been fond of the four panel kidskin construction. This one also bears some pencil scribbling on the sweatband and a ducal monogram in the...

Hi Steve: Thanks! I am using SmugMug. The service and customer care have been absolutely top-notch. $3.99 per month when billed annually ($47.88 per year), completely secure, and not an advertisement in sight. I really did some homework, and decided this was the best option for me...

Thank you, Peter. Seeing your helmet was like greeting an old friend. :) Chas

WEIMAR, one of the first helmets I acquired was also a Badisches Filzhelm. Mine has brass visor trim, but, as Jonas pointed out, the Schirm is torn at both sides. The Wappen on this helmet is attached by heavy prongs that are folded back. One of the brads attaching the spike base to the...

Ah, the overall picture becomes more complete. Blue numerals make perfect sense as that was the color worn on field covers of the Seebattaillone. It may be possible that not all Kompanie were issued the M 1900 helmet — hence the Überzug. The statement about the M 1900 not being furnished with...

I have seen photographs of Proben M 1900 helmets featuring Preussen and Württemberg line infantry Wappen. These helmets were fitted with a modified removable spike that mated to a ventilated dome cap permanently mounted to the outside of the helmet. The spike neck of this variation has...

ps1530b Excellent photos, Joe. My best guess is the Double Dragon 3rd Class, or Commander, of the Order. M 1900 Officer chinscales were gilt or silver (Pionier) with brown leather backing. The officer flat scales are identical in pattern to the scales on my RG 18 helmet (which also fit the...

When I first ventured into this hobby, reference books were difficult to come by. Many of us are familiar with the curate's eggs of Bowman: Volumes 1 & 2, and Johansson, and, if we were fortunate, the solid efforts of Larcade and Lainé. Several impressive references have been published since...

I acquired this Sachsen Fähnrich Feldartillerie Kugelhelm a while back and never got around to photographing it. The gewölbt other ranks star is fairly arresting. The Rosetten with screw posts (employed on Modelle 1856 through 1871) are also of interest. Chas

Thank you for the positive comments on the Ostasiatische Expeditionskorps winter uniform Pickelhaube. Below are additional photos. This specimen is Kammer stamped B. A. O. (Bekleidungs-Amt-Ostasien, and the 1901 date places it within the historical context of the China Relief Expedition. The...

Thanks, Tony. It must be a new feature from the latest Firefox update.

Never seen this before. It sounds ominous… This link will explain: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/insecure-password-warning-firefox?as=u&utm_source=inproduct" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Chas

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Problem solved.