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I can clearly see the shadow of the Württemberg insignia. It is a Württemberg officer's helmet. A distinctive feature of this helmet is that the base of the crest is cross-shaped regardless of the branch of service, even for the infantry. The outline of the ancient helmet in the center is not...

Thank you for your feedback. Indeed, the rear vertical reinforcement no longer existed in 1914, except for the Saxon Garde-Reiter. I was thinking of an old helmet that was refurbished in 1914 and modified to the M89/94 standard. The attachment of the visor and neck guard is consistent with the...

Hello, I have the GdC and the GKR Prussian cuirassier helmets, both with tombac shells. I’d never had the chance to acquire a KR6 before; now I have. This is a helmet from the mobilization at the outbreak of war. A large, gilded Landwehrkreuz adorns the front line eagle. The shell is still made...

Here is an M42 eyelet nut. Below, an M67 square nut and bolt Here's an officer's helmet from the start of the war. It has two stars with clips, but also two stars with screw-and-nut fasteners. And then there are the “Erzats” helmets, or military helmets, which featured foldable chin...

Thank you :) I think I might be able to give more details about this subject, i.e. I will try to find the contract signed with the Army.

Hello, Don’t forget the spring breastplate, lacquered black, with no rivets around the edge.

Hello Coert, In fact, the Weissenbürger-Cannstatt (Wurtemberg plate) are not considered to be Ersatz because they are of good quality and have been the subject of a Probe, received by A.K.O (High Staff) and have been the subject of an official contract with the German army. (like BING with...

Hello, The 138R is well known to the people of Alsace-Lorraine in the Reichsland; in 1887 it was garrisoned in Strasbourg, and from 1906 until the armistice, in Dieuze. The two Ersatz battalions were formed in Bitche and Bischwiller in 1914. During the war, the JR138 was under the command of...

Well done, Glenn, that's correct. The central emblem in the middle of the front plate is therefore the Berlin Bear. Thank you. The distinction between Polismann and Feuermann is difficult to make. Below is a Berlin fireman from before 1860. He has the same identification plate as the...

Hi Brian, Yes, this helmet can be restored, but be careful not to overdo it. The brass ring along the chin strap wasn’t broken by the leather shrinking, but by the helmet being crushed from the side. That’s also what broke the stitching on the visor and neck strap. My advice: under no...

Hello, He is a senior officer with the rank of general, head of the Feuerwehr, from a Land. It is a shame that the front panel cannot be precisely identified in order to determine its Land of ownership. The round, non-angular visor, with a cross-shaped tip base and a point with a small top...

Hello Steve, Well done, a beautiful M67, whose M71 eagle is not detectable from the outside. The important thing is that the M71 rear spine hasn't been added.

This helmet is an M1886 (cross-shaped base with a fluted peak, angular visor, large front plate) modified to the M1896 (side post). In 1914–15, it must have been a Feld-Artillerie helmet – it is similar to the Chevauleger (mounted) helmet. On the left is a Bavarian M1886/1916 F.A.R. helmet...

Me too!!! I’m lucky to be French, just like J-L Larcade and Didier Lainé. The Larcade is extraordinary in its coverage of the distinctive features of the regiments and the links between the active and Reserve-Landwehr regiments in relation to the active regiment to which they were attached. It...

I’d like to take this opportunity to show you the different types of spike tops, depending on the helmet’s design : ---M60 or Dragon with a very tall cross-shaped base. The screw is soldered at the tip. ---Special edition for the people of Hesse: the lid is lower but has two steps, and the...

Helmet completely cobbled together. Practically nothing to recover. The rear spine isn’t good, nor is the tip; it looks like a tip of an M86 Bavarian welded onto an "adjustable" M15 base...

I knew it. Thank you.;)

Wonderfull Alan. (y)

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Congratulations! ... I couldn’t have done better!!! 😊