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Oh my - those are both gorgeous ensembles Dave. And the caps are spectacular!

Right?! The last one is the hardest bit, IMO. I've not seen many unquestionably legit Chaplains in the wild. One of the many overlooked areas in both references and collections. On the other hand, I thoroughly enjoy the expertise, analysis, and partnership of this Forum. 😺

I'm a visual guy, so in the spirit of "I swear I'm not crazy" this is why this one is giving me a headache. Not perfect lighting, but aimed to take similar slices of the various examples supplied by Charles and Tony of Train, and (from the previously linked forum) from the German Historical...

Welp, now I am coming around to your interpretation Tony. JPT inspired me to fiddle with some of the images here in a photo editor, and massively increasing color saturation only seems to make it more blue (rather than putting it on the red scale). It would be interesting to see examples of...

Great pictures - thanks for sharing. To my eye, this looks like exactly what you'd want to see, especially the fact that the insignia are attached beneath the lining and not poking through it. The material you refer to is part of the construction of the cap stiffener, which helped it retain...

This is a very interesting discussion, and one of the many reasons I love this forum. 😺 I'd still want to see the interior, especially the construction behind the kokarden and cross. But all "Occam's Razer" style, I am still inclined to vote Feldgeistliche on this one. I suspect the "dark...

A few more for the thread. Randy and Remy of Age of Kings in action! Best Imperial German headgear offering of the show - and they seemed to be doing a brisk business. Team Sanders - two generations of Imperial German expertise! And genuinely nice and very interesting guys. Y'know for...

Those are very rare, and that might be nicest example I've seen! Thanks for sharing. I would love to see the inside if you get a chance.

I think there was a little snow on the ground last year, and it seemed like the locals didn't see that phenomenon very often. It remained unshoveled in most of the neighborhood I stayed in. Hopefully they have a municipal game plan in place this year! Sounds like a legit northern-style winter...

Agreed - absolutely first-rate references! Must-haves, IMO.

Looks great up there. Love the KR6! 😻 And those generals are awesome.

That's a beautiful sentiment, Kris. This can't have been an easy decision. But in the long run, we're all only temporary guardians of these treasures.

This is really neat to see - love the progression!

Possibly a veteran's association or other civil org. Not military. Lovely condition.

Oh that's glorious Tony - congratulations! Love the outstanding markings and the Fechtabzeichen. This guy knew his way around a lance!

Bob - It is indeed very close to the "old" style Grafenkrone, but I think it is the older and fancier "Helmkrone" version of the Adelskrone for your garden-variety "von." This is a better image.

I bid in the inaugural Bannerman auction recently, and was fortunate to win one of the nicest Garde-Kürassier-Regiment caps I have ever seen. This one is also my first CW Borchert example. Borchert was a super high-quality and prestigious maker - enough so that it's one of the few times you'll...

Everything about it, down to the gaberdine cloth favored by the Bavarians, looks original to me. Bavarian EM/NCO dress cap for Infantry.

Welp, after much delay, holiday travel, and some adventures with US Customs (who added a 15% tax, based on HH's habit of showing full hammer price on the shipping docs - thanks HH!), these two finally arrived. The HR11 Husaren painting is by Theodor Rocholl, whose masterful, almost...

Outstanding! What a fantastic grouping and excellent display!