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Hi James, I logged into Photobucket this morning to attempt to get to the bottom of things. According to PB, I have only used 4% of my "free" storage. That's hardly anything if the 2 GB maximum that Peter mentioned is correct. "Third party hosting" is the problem, and I have no idea when...

To further illustrate my point. Click on the following link: https://www.google.com/search?q=kaiserliche+marine+schirmm%C3%BCtze&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiniOaO0-PUAhUHGj4KHbaMAnMQsAQIIQ&biw=1920&bih=951#imgrc=_" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Five of the...

Your points are well articulated, Peter. No offense taken. However, the last time I checked, I had used less than 10% of my "free" storage. Most of the photos I uploaded to Photobucket were under 80 KB each. Furthermore, one is inundated with pop-up advertising for hosting on the cheap...

As is my avatar photo, which resides in Photobucket. Everything else has been replaced with the following (for example): http://pickelhaubes.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=11211" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; It could be that the new user terms are being implemented gradually. If...

Can anyone recommend a reasonable alternative to (ugh) Photobucket? I see I am now required to pay for the privilege of third party hosting. I will not pay $400.00 per year to share photos on this or any other forum. Sorry, but I'd rather invest the money in collectibles. Every photo I have...

I suppose this qualifies as a period photograph because it was taken by my father in 1958 whilst he was stationed in Bamberg, Germany. It is a scanned enlargement of a 35mm Kodachrome slide. I have no inkling as to the significance of the parade, but I wonder if any of these masques have...

Hello Richard, I thought I should mention that Der Spieß is an Unteroffizier rank (proper title: Etatmässige Feldwebel) in the German Army. The equivalency would be a company sergeant major (Commonwealth Army) or first sergeant (U.S. Army). Chas

I think it's Baden.

Hi Steve, I apologize for taking so long to respond, but I was hospitalized recently and underwent surgery last Thursday. I'm afraid I can't provide details regarding specific regimental boards, but I seem to recall a lot of the questionable stuff passed through Manion's International Auction...

Great stuff, Gus! :bravo:

Congratulations, Tony! :bravo: I would be gushing with more inspired superlatives, but I am flat on my back in hospital hooked up to a morphine PCA. Nevertheless, it's nice to have pretty pictures to look at. Beautiful!

Thanks, Tony :) Prior to Weitze, the Schirmmütze and Jackett surfaced as Lot 4953 in a 2012 Hermann Historica Auktion: https://lot-tissimo.com/de/cmd/d/o/141.64m-4953/auk/64m/nl/1/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Because I could not afford it, I was extremely skeptical about...

Always looking to add to my modest collection of Kaiserliche Marine artifacts, I acquired this Schirmmütze from Herr Weitze at the 2015 MAX: It is one of the nicest white tops I have handled. The crown is a fine wool doeskin and the interior is silk. The calfskin sweatband is perforated...

I love Lineol and Elastolin toy soldiers. Fantastic howitzer, Tony! :thumb up:

No, the helmet is not stitched in the back. However, it does look like this (I was correct in estimating the Kopfweite as 54). :wink: The grommets from inside Finally, and most interesting, one of the enormous backing plates for the Knopf 91. I will have to check other helmets in my...

Exactly so, festwagner. :thumb up: I assembled this composite to provide greater detail of the IR 96 grommets and the stress caused by the retrofitting. The M95 Hinterschiene is noticeably bullnose where it meets the spike base, and the impression left by the original M91 spine can be seen...

Thanks, Brian. I have a couple of nice Sam Brownes — one, I purchased recently from Herr Schnurr. I was simply too lazy to fit it to that Teutonic-visaged display torso. Besides, it would look incongruous without a shirt and tie. :D

Thanks, Philippe. If the hammer you quote is correct, Regimentals realized a tidy profit on the helmet, but not exorbitant. Naturally, I had no knowledge of the Soissons auction. Bidding against a dealer presents its own perils as they have deep pockets and sometimes force one to overbid...

One of the factors motivating my acquisition of the Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt helmet was to complement my 7. Thüringisches Inf.-Regt. Nr. 96 II Btl. Reuß M95. The 1st Battalion of IR 96 was equipped with the standard Preußen line infantry Pickelhaube with KOENIG Adler, and, therefore, not terribly...

Steve: I purchased the helmet from Malcom Fisher's REGIMENTALS. Had I purchased it at the SOS, I would have saved a bundle on shipping, but who knows what the show price would have been. I have no doubt this helmet ultimately saw service in a Maschinengewehr Kompanie. My understanding, per...