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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...

This from Jan Kube this AM, just as an FYI: "By US customs regulations my catalogue of Special Auction Sept. 27th was not forwarded to my US clients but sent back to me this morning! Please have a look to this fine auction at www.kube-auktionen.de , thankyou! PLEASE INFORM YOUR FRIENDS IN...

Agreed Steve - the pick of this week's litter, in my view.

Very interesting Steve. Would love to see some detailed photos of this one - wonder where it ended up? An interesting thread with a bunch of (non-royal identified) examples, many from Herr Weitze's previous inventory is here...

What a beautiful and unusual object! I love it.

Understood - that's one of the reasons I am looking for more than one (that, and having a few parade trichter-only helmets I'd like to complete). Would also be interested in unscrewable spikes with their associated round officer spike bases, if anyone has high-quality gilt spares. 😺

Yes and yes. : ) That sounds great Steve - let me know.

I am looking for one or two high-quality gilt service tips for the removable/unscrewable officer spike. If anyone has some knocking around their spare parts collection, I am interested! Shoot me a PM.

I am no expert on heraldry, but I think some Hessian-related house is a good guess. Those look like lions to me, and assuming the colors are age-darkened silver and red both point to Hesse. The crest has three helmets, which I think means the bearer was heir to three fiefdoms. All of the...

A beautiful example Hans! Was Weitze selling it as belonging to Adalbert? The monogram certainly looks legit to me. They were usually gilt (as in the example Steve shared) or less commonly in finely detailed black. Seems to have been a personal preference matter, but I've more often seen...

I had a recent request for the big files of these again, so briefly re-opened a WeTransfer site. PM (before August 31) if you'd like a link. 😺

Agreed. I seem to recall they did have a US distribution partner for a while, with a limited selection (usually the most recent books) but I have no idea what happened to that arrangement. Ironic that the enormity and weight of these massively comprehensive books, which is a testament to their...

100% agree, unless there is a concern with light causing damage (which I can't see as a problem with artificial light or with pickelhauben in general). The darkness of the helmet wall is clearly suboptimal. In other news: Is that totenkopf saddle cloth embroidered with cowrie shells?? What a...

/seconded These step-by-step restoration diaries are fascinating and educational. Thanks Brian!