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Good Morning Gentlemen, I recently picked this up off of ebay and now that my family has it they were able to send me a few good photos. It is and seems to have always been an M15 dragoon helmet with the proper spine and spike base but at some point the visor had either been cut to fit a round...

Has anyone ever negotiated with the kpemig dealers? I am looking at buying a few parts from them for a difficult project but have never dealt with them before. They have quite the impressive inventory but the prices seem a bit high in my personal opinion. I would appreciate any insight/...

Good Evening everyone, I was wondering if anyone happens to know of any good shows happening in the midwest towards the end of this year? I am still unfortunately on deployment but have been able to save some money and am hoping for a good show to spend it at,and also have the opportunity to...

Good Afternoon Gentlemen, I recently picked up this seebatallion shako and wanted to share it here. The markings are unfortunately fairly hard to read but the shako itself is in pretty good shape, I do believe its an earlier model given the fact that the wappen is secured by screw posts with an...

Good morning gentlemen, A friend of mine recently picked up a very nice M16 helmet and had asked me about the authenticity of the chinstrap, I am leaning towards it being new leather sewn to period brass hardware, I could be wring because the leather does have some cracking where the chinstrap...

Good evening gentlemen, Ive recently come across this honest looking hessian officer and for the price I couldnt let it go. Its solid from top to bottom having what I understand as either an early or private purchase tall fluted spike, flat chinscales, and all the appropriate fittings which are...

Good Evening Gentlemen, A friend of mind has recently purchased this uniform and is not sure of its exact designation, the closest thing I could think of is hessian Dr. 23 however the base tunic doesnt appear to have a green hue to it as you'd expect from that unit. If anyone has any ideas I...

Does anyone happen to know of a compiled list of all the regiments that were authorized to wear parade plumes? I have been trying to find a source and while it seems like alot of the units that wore them were units such as leib regiments and grenadier regiments, I haven't been able to find a...

Good Morning gentlemen, I recently picked this up at an antique store in reno I thought I'd share it here, I'm not very well versed in steins but as far as I can tell it seems legitimate. The only issue is that the lid has broken, has anyone ever soldered pewter before?

Good evening everyone, I came across this plate and am having a hard time identifying exactly what it would have been on, it has the same exact details as a standard mecklenburg wappen except it has a shield in the center instead of an oval/ circle. Does anyone have any ideas?

Good evening gentlemen, I have had this grouping for some time now and have slowly been tracking down the missing components from the portrait and it's almost complete, when I bought this group a while ago it consisted of the uniform, portrait and some miscellaneous photos of the unit, I've...

Good Evening Gentlemen, I wanted to get everyone's opinions on this kurassiers helmet that I picked up recently, it's is my first time buying a helmet of this style online, I typically try to get items like this in hand first but I decided to take a risk this time around, there are not alot of...

Hello, I was wondering if anyone could help me figure out what sword knot i should hunt down for an NCO of the 5th Bavarian artillery, I'm unsure of what battery but I've also seen some sources saying that NCOs didn't use battery specific knots. I can't seem to find alot of definitive guides...

Good Evening Gentlemen, The last of my recent acquisitions is this nice Bavarian M15 EMs pickelhaube, unfortunately it does not have all of its original components but I do have a set of Bavarian cockades which will be going on this helmet once I can dig them out, this one was manufactured in...

Good Evening Gentlemen, Another piece which i recently acquired out of Florida is this mint condition Baden EMs pickelhaube, it has all original components to include a nice NCOs cockade. I don't think this one was ever issued as it has no wear to the inside of the helmet and doesn't have a...

Good Evening Gentlemen, One of my latest acquisitions is a tarnished but still very nice and well marked EMs pickelhaube to 1st Battalion 1. GR109 and dated 1890 and subsequently 1891. It features all original components including its chinstrap and I am very happy to add this one to my...

Good Morning Gentlemen, I decided to spoil myself after this last cruise and bought myself a few helmets, the first being a nice complete GR. 109 haube, it is fairly tarnished but you can see how clean and shiny it once was when you unscrew the spike, the next is a baden M95 haube which might...

It's an absolute shame to see this many ruined and obliterated felt helmets but this could prove useful to a member in need of some felt material...

Hello everyone, I am now on the hunt for some silver visor trim for a baden GR. 109 helmet, if anyone has one to spare i would love to buy it. Many Thanks, USN

Good Afternoon Gentlemen, I wanted to share and few new pieces of my DR. 25 collection, the first being a set of Rittmeister shoulder boards and the second being a scarce OR mantel board. Enjoy, USN