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What a great find, congratulations! A very beautiful bar to a high ranking, important Saxon. Yes, this will be very expensive to restore it with the missing orders. Especially the St Heinrichs Order, and the Albert Order, and the Hohenzollern Order. The cheapest one will of course be the WW2...

Hi Chuck, congratulations on a great Foot Artillery Troops helmet for Saxony that you have found. I'll jump in here and explain as a native English speaker, what Thierry (Clovis 57) is very nicely stating. Your helmet is Depot Issue marked for Foot Artillery Regiment #12, which of course is...

Congratulations, Hayden, on a great find! I've never yet attended this military show in Mansfield, OH. Do you know about the upcoming O.V.M.S. "Cornfield" show in Wilmington, Ohio, on June 5th & 6th, in Wilmington, Ohio, at the Roberts Center? It's a nice show, with 500 tables. I will be set...

I hope it turns out o.k. for you, DDCook. I too, figured it was only a matter of time before this happened to someone here.

We’ve been told, over and over again, that we don’t want a king. We bristle at the idea. We resist authority. We question power. We instinctively push back against anyone who would claim rule over us. In fact, in our modern moment, there’s almost a badge of honor in saying it out loud—No kings...

It's a combination of many different parts from different helmets and countries. That's why it's still sitting on farcebook, unsold. Thankfully nobody has fallen for it and paid the $400 or $500 she wants for it. And someone ran a large sized spike nail through the bottom tail feather area of...

The two brass round devices on the left and right side of the brass front visor edge trim piece are rank denotation devices from a shoulder board for beamte or civil service personnel. And the rear visor has brass rounded dome pins as well, at least from what I see in your 2nd from the left...

Beautiful helmet, congratulations! Best Wishes, Alan

The upcoming Countryside (Chicago) Military Show will be held on Saturday, March 21, 2026. Local 150/Countryside Banquets: 6200 Joliet Rd Countryside, IL 60525 Located close to I-294 & I-55 on Historic Route 66. (Door is located behind the building. Follow signs in parking lot.) 2026...

Hello, I will have a sale table at the upcoming Chicago Military Show at Countryside, IL Here is the information for the 3-shows in 2026. Thanks, Alan

I heard from my friend yesterday, that there are 80-some tables reserved so far.

I have one with a different type of eagle on the top. My example has more a "garde du korps" type of eagle on it, if I recall correctly. This is the first time I have seen this style of eagle on the top of one of these inkwells. Congratulations, Peter, on this excellent find! Best Wishes, Alan

Yes, thanks Thierry. I already realize the facts about the heraldry. I was commenting about the time period when the flag was actually made. As John Joseph has correctly said above here, and which I am reposting below, "There are three different types and periods of Imperial Battle flags and...

Hello, I will add to what WAF Forum member PaulJ said about this flag on the WAF forum, where this flag has also been posted for opinions. I agree with that other forum member, PaulJ. I believe it is Weimar or 1930's era flag. I say this because: 1.) The detail of the eagle on the top of the...

Here's the show flyer for the upcoming Des Moines, Iowa Military show: April 17, 18, 19, 2026. Held in conjunction with the Trade Show Productions Ltd. Gun Show in Des Moines, Iowa. All information is shown on the flyer. I hope to see you there. Thanks, Alan

There is only a 1915 date inside the helmet, and the maker mark of Alexander Dahl, of Barmen. I do not see any other earlier marks or dates inside of this tschapka. The metal grommet rings for the wappen attachment are iron/steel, and not brass. I will see if I can take photos of the...

I will try to take and post photos of the inside of the holes tomorrow (Wednesday). Thanks gentlemen! Best Wishes, Alan

Hi Michiel, Thanks very much for your nice comments. Yes, it is strange to see this. I was surprised to find the rabatte on this M15 tschapka. It is the first rabatte that I have found. Best Wishes, Alan

Many thanks Bruno! I was out visiting antique shops and not seeing any military items. I asked the owners if they knew of any antique shops that had military items, and they told me about the shop in a neighboring town that had this helmet, and the ulan tschapka. Best Wishes, Alan

Congratulations on this very rare and beautiful Tschapka, Bruno! Best Wishes, Alan