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... and gal (sorry Amy) :)

Came across this - not sure if its already been flagged, but looks interesting (for those of us that dont have it :)) https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/279990-german-book-on-uniforms-badges-others-bits/

I bought it for the metalwork, knowing there was a hole behind the wappen. The shell actually appears to be lacquered felt, very light, with composite/card/leather peaks. The leather reinforcing under the spike appears original (I had another like that a while back in the same colour). There...

I usually take, take from the site asking (mostly) dumb questions, so It's nice to do something useful :) Cheers Jeremy

Don’t buy it. I bought this as a parts helmet off German eBay a few weeks back and those parts are all sitting in a box in my workshop! I don’t know what this guy’s selling but it’s not the helmet in the pictures!!

Good point Amy. I bought a complete spike off a French dealer once and he sent me a kugel and base by mistake - being curious I tried it on my helmets and the thread was too small for all of them. If only I’d known I should have kept quiet and kept it :)

Hi all Can anyone help point me in the right direction for a removable Officers kugel in brass for a field artillery helmet? Thanks Jeremy

Thanks all, perfect Cheers

That's very interesting Coert - thanks for pointing that fascinating article out. So the fact that the two digits are different shows that it started out as a I and then became a II at some time in its life. I'm assuming the loss of a leg on the wappen would have been far more serious than...

By the way, can anyone help with the meaning of these stamps? Thanks all

Just put the new wappen on - pretty good match on the patina I think

Thanks Brian - if only Boris Johnson could make it that clear to the Brits :D

Good shout Amy. I assumed that as the mounts were brass the owner of the haube just had a long face :)

Couple more pictures of the new wappen

Hello all. This is my latest addition an M95 for JR 74 (1st Hannover). The shell and metalwork (apart from the wappen) seem to be in pretty good condition for a helmet that’s 120 years old. The liner is complete and still supple with no torn holes in the fingers and what looks like the...

This wappen is being sold by a local dealer and I was considering putting in an offer until I looked very closely. It looks a bit odd to me shape wise – do you think it's been bent out of shape? The reverse in particular looks a bit deformed. The issues I noticed were: Front - The LOO bandeau...

... it worked ( I meant to say deleted where I said edited) All the best Jeremy

Hi Alan Yes, I’d tried that but it didn’t seem to working either. After I posted, I went into the User Control Panel and edited the Manage “Remember Me” login keys - there were dozens of them even though I use a max of 4 different devices. Since then it’s kept me logged in and this will test if...

Guys, did this ever get sorted for you? I have the same problem - have to log in most (but not all) times I access the site and generally when I type a post or a PM after I've logged in I have to log in again and it may (or may not) submit or delete it. As above I've taken to writing...

Slow and predictable suits me just fine. Thanks for all you guidance gents. I’ll post some pics when I’m eventually done - it’s an OR haube from JR 74 dated 1899 on the rear peak. As far as I can tell everything is original down to the chinstrap and cockades. Wappen came with a missing leg :(...