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Has anyone else experienced issues with Photobucket? All my photos have disappeared from the forum. Late Thursday, I was still able to access my Photobucket library thumbnails, but that was all. There has been some internet buzz regarding trouble: http://downdetector.com/status/photobucket"...

I don't know what has happened, Philippe. Every photo I have ever posted has disappeared from this website. I use Photobucket to host the images, and files are still there. Hopefully, it is just a temporary thing. Chas

I would be very interested in seeing your specimen, Steve. Thanks for your interest. I have shared this Eigentumshelm before. It is the Braunschweiger with the Unteroffizier mit Portepee Kokarden that I posted earlier in this thread. The helmet makes a great bookend for the III Batl. more...

Happy Anniversary! :D

Thanks, James. I have no reservations whatsoever; the IR 92 is right as rain. If I could clone it for you, I would. All is well here, and the SOS is not that far off. :) Hi Steve:- The gold ring is painted. However, the Kokarde is a non-ferrous alloy — most likely brass. I have...

Though I purchased this M1891 from Advance Guard Militaria in August, 2015, I haven't shared it here. As the photos reveal, the helmet has a tall profile suggestive of the proportions of the M1887. Like archetypal M1891s, the rear spine is sans ventilation shutter and the Wappen is attached...

I believe that observation is only partly correct, Ed. There have been two Wappen on this M95 during the course of its service life, and both have cut into the surface leaving a "ghost." We all have a comfort level when it comes to purchasing a historic object that has passed through so many...

Thanks, James. I always find something at the MAX, and it's a short drive from Cleveland.

That was my thinking, Tony. I'm really partial to the Napoleonic Wars commemorative banderole, and was thrilled to add this to the FR 73, IR74, IR 92, JB 10, and FAR 10 helmets in my collection. Great hearing from you, BTW. Chas

Thanks for looking. :) I have added photos of the outline shadow of the Adlerwappen as well as the reverse of the Wappen itself, as someone was bound to inquire. Der Kammerbulle makes some astonishingly good-looking reproductions of the IR 88 Wappen. It certainly pays to exercise...

It has been quite some time since I purchased a helmet at a show, but I saw this at the MAX and couldn't resist. Though it bears no regimental stamp, nothing has been altered on this M95 – no spurious extra holes, and the brass grommets are intact. The sole detractions are a slightly crumpled...

Rest in peace.

Very interesting information regarding the litigation, aicusv. Thank you. Incorrect assembly of the bolt would serve up a hard lesson, indeed. :o

Hi Steve: From what I've read, a lot of the problems with the Ross could have been eliminated had the rifles utilized the .280 Ross cartridge as intended. The bolt design, the heft of the barrel, everything was engineered for that specific round, not the .303 British. The rifle has quality...

Hi Westfront: The following provides some historical background on the ill-fated Ross: http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/ross-rifle/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false...

It has been so long since I've contributed to the forum, I thought I should get my sea legs back. Photobucket has changed dramatically in the interim, so we'll see whether this Luddite can adapt to the times. The infamous straight-pull Canadian Ross rifle appears to be undergoing a...

To whom are the Queen's Sudan and Egypt medals named, stuka f?

I dropped out €30.89, Brian. The winning bidder was "a***9" — code for who knows what.

I tried to, Ron, but every time I drag the image to the CDV, it "stretches."

A German eBayer recently offered a Portraitfoto of a young Jäger in JB 10 that I tried hard to win. Though purely a coincidence, the Jäger wears a private purchase Tschako in lacquered leather that is the very twin of one in my collection. Why do I say "private purchase?" The Tschako profile...