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It's a good one. Looks to be all original.

Justin: Not familiar with this badge. I'm guessing it's from Wurttemburg?

Scam was my initial reaction. Who makes these goofy Wappens?

I can see why you'd want to hang onto this one Brian!

Looking for a M91 OR's Wurttemburg Kokarde for a restoration. Willing to pay cash or trade for a Prussian NCO's Kokarde or an Oldenburg Or's kokarde.

Brian: It's also the 110th Anniversary of the 1st Day of the 1916 Somme Offensive. The day that the Newfoundland Regiment was almost wiped out. This medal group is one of the gems of my collection. A medal group to Pte. Frederick Wilcox #707 who was one of the Newfoundlanders Killed in...

Gorgeous helmet! And a bonus to have both the parade Trichter as well as the standard spike.

Brian: I belong to CSMMI primarily because I was a serious CEF medals collector when I was researching the 21st Battalion CEF and I'm now looking for medals connected with the Gas Attack at 2nd Ypres. Specifically, the 2nd Brigade. 5th, 7th, 8th and 10th Battalions. As mentioned, it's quite...

Yes. I was thinking the same thing. I've never encountered that surname before. I also thought it odd that there are no markings on it. It could be a private purchase, but it doesn't look any different from an issued helmet.

Very nice. A helmet I've never seen "in the flesh".

An “out of the woodwork” find at the recent Canadian Society of Military Medals and Insignia annual two day show in Burlington, Ontario. This show is pretty much as described with about 95% of the offerings being Canadian. However, there were some finds to be had in the Imperial German field and...

Very interesting find. I find the Foot Artillery fascinating. Here's a photo of a 21cm mortar team in Russia.

Posting a critical assessment like that on a helmet that someone has enough pride in to warrant posting it on the forum. surely deserves an explanation. Don't you agree?

Wojtek: I have used the scraping the original material with a razor blade many times. In North America I use a small drop of "Elmers' Clear School Glue" then press the gathered material into the damaged are and press it flat. It works very well. Most often you can't see the repair. Would not...

Lovely. About as nice an example as you could hope to find.

I agree. He manages to get the "red" on the Reichskokarde correct with that orangeish hue to it.

Mike: I suspect this could be American. Possibly also Canadian. Canadian helmets will have the maker's mark stamped on the interior rim. One of the following: CL/C --- Canadian MotorLamp Company -- Windsor,Ontario,- 1940 – 1943 AG/C --- Aluminium Goods Ltd -- Toronto, Ontario- 1942 GSW ---...

Alan: Not the best quality photos I admit. It was near the end of the show and I was more interested in packing up. I recall that the maker was a Germanic name, but in spite of him showing me his receipt from some US web site, I find it hard to believe that anyone selling on the web through a...

I had a sales table at the most recent Ottawa Military Heritage Show on April 26th. Towards the end of the show a fellow came up to me and asked me if I knew much about German Uhlan Leggings. Frankly, I know next to nothing about the Uhlans. So, I told him I knew some people who would know and...

It sold through the Guild. Back in 2014-15. I bought it from a dealer from Quebec City (Andre Genest) at one of the Lower Canada Arms Collectors Shows at the armoury of the Royal Montreal Regiment probably 35 years ago. Those were great days in retrospect.