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Doesn't get much better than that! Congrats Dane - and good on you Doug! 😺

That's an extraordinary image - and gives you some idea of how well-heeled these guys had to be. Head to toe, that's an incredibly expensive outfit for the era (and for collectors now, of course).

Now that is a mitre collection 😺 I doubt there is a better, more extensive group anywhere, Steve. Now add the 1GRzF mitres!

Price drop to $5000 USD, before moving to other venues. 😺

Thanks Bruno. Yes, it's unusual - I've only seen it on the more delicate plates, like the very occasional Württemberg. Hessians can be weird that way too (so many pierced parts of the plate I guess?). I've seen at least a few with three to four screw posts.

What a beauty!

Wow - that's a fantastic image Steve.

Thanks Steve! And our guy is wearing one of these - what's not to like?

As a cloth headgear guy...I cannot agree. 😺

Recent addition...

Vizewachtmeister of 1. Garde-Dragoner-Regiment Königin Viktoria von Großbritannien und Irland. Carrying an officer-garde lionhead sabre and proudly displaying the formidable third-class lance proficiency chevrons. An imposing senior cavalry NCO.

Holy cow Tony - what a display. Someday I hope to get there, but until then thanks for the outstanding set of photos!

Officers’s Tschapka of Ulanen-Regiment König Wilhelm I (2. Württembergisches) Nr.20, with parade busche and rabatte. Very good condition Tschapka, with excellent and rare parade fittings. No extra holes, officer brown silk liner (with signs of wear, and evidence our guy favored hair pomade) and...

Seconding Steve and Tony. I'd also expect to see the small eagle/shield on a helmet like this one. "Das Deutsche Heer" by Knotel and Pietsch doesn't indicate the parade busch for any Beamte aside from the most senior of officers, so that might be a fantasy. I'm also curious is one could be a...

Is anyone aware of a book along the lines of the Verlag Militaria works covering the Kaiserliche Marine? I have plenty of general uniform references and plates, but looking for something with images of original pieces (headgear in particular). Thanks in advance.

I noticed that too - but coming from Germany, the price is distorted by the exchange rate (with the dollar much weaker than a year ago). So many fakes in this space too. I wonder what others thought about these two? The more expensive one seemed to have nice GKR markings, but my knowledge is...

A classic! Congrats Coert

Exactly - tis a mystery 🧐

Brian your work never fails to amaze - and I love these work-in-progress posts!

I'm guessing they were considered items of value, and fell afoul of the recent repeal of the de minimis exemption? The recent suspension of postal service from most peer nations is based mostly on this sort of guesswork and lack of clarity. As Steve observed, a sign of the times sadly. We'll...