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The seller got back to me claiming he has no way of measuring the thread so in light of the risk of purchasing a $450 fly-swat I am passing on this one...

Very nice! :thumb up: This one just screams history.

Thank you for the advice, it's lucky then that I have an OR helmet with removable spike base as well as an Officer's. :D

Lovely lids! Congratulations! :bravo:

Impressive! How did you come across this?

Thank you for the advice gentlemen. I will consider this purchase carefully and inquire with the seller to see if he can identify the thread size.

Great lid Brusik! :thumb up: I notice your helmet has 2 kokarden, does this simply signify use post 1897 or some other significance? Is the right side cockade the red/white/black Reich colours?

A beautiful helmet indeed Philippe! I wonder, was this from the collection of Doug Buhler by any chance? (it looks familiar to me) Love those kokaden! :thumb up:

I'll take one! Do I have to order through Amazon or can I buy direct from yourself? I do prefer where possible to have my reference books signed by the author.

Thank you for the welcome Brian! :thumb up: Excuse my ignorance Joe, but what book are you referring to? It sounds interesting!

Hi Jim, Thanks for the kind words. To be honest I'm not particularly worried about the rust spots on the cockades. If they do start to bother me, what I've done in the past is to dip a fine paintbrush into a bit of WD40 and gently apply the WD40 to the rust so it doesn't run all over the place...

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Nice!!

But they look sooo good in a nice display!

Hi Kris, Thanks for the welcome! :thumb up: Yes, the Lobstertail would definately have to go under my desk also. I've indicated to my wife that I would like to add another pickelhaube to my collection but first I must sell an M35 Lufty. The only trouble is...I don't really want to sell the...

Thank you gentlemen! I have to say, I am looking now for a nice Kuraisser Lobstertail! :thumb up:

Despite my best efforts to be satisfied with only one representative example Pickelhaube (my ersatz M1895) I was compelled by some mysterious force to purchase another example, this time an officer's lid (gotta love those chinscales)! This example, and I'm learning as I go...is a Dragoon...

Certainly looking forward to seeing how this beauty is reborn! :thumb up:

Opinions please, is this trichter and parade plume original? Its listed at EU348 which seems pricey, especially considering the risk that the thread may be different to my spike base. Furthermore, the hair appears very scruffy. Would an application of normal hair conditioner be useful in...

Looking at Philippe's wonderful example more closely, I note that his Landwehr cross sits in a nice recess in the wappen whereas my example appears simply soldered on top. I expect this indicates the greater expense the good Baron was able to afford?