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My apologies, I inadvertently forgot to add postage to Canada when quoting postage rates for countries I will ship to. Best Wishes, Alan

Thanks for your very kind words, gentlemen, I greatly appreciate it!

Yes, it's almost unbelievable until you see it in person, as to how much of my state of Iowa is planted in corn and soybean crops. The corn is growing very fast now until it starts to tassel and set ears on the corn stalks. An acre of corn in Iowa can emit about 4,000 to 5,000 gallons of water...

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Offered for sale is a nice Prussian enlisted pattern Model 1915 Guard Shako. This was probably a "Liberty Bond" shako, as it shows very little to no wear to it. The black finish is very nice on the exterior. Liner is super nice with no rips or tears to the tongues, and the tongues are...

Item has been SOLD. Offered for sale is a very nice condition Baden Kokarde for the enlisted pattern M91/M95/M15 helmet. Kokarde is steel, it attracts a magnet. The paint is in very nice condition, as seen by the photos. The red ring has a small chip in the red paint, as seen at the top of...

Congratulations on this set of 3-Issue Swords. They are certainly not seen on the market as often as the "Extra" degen, private purchase examples. Best Wishes, Alan

Here are some more photos showing the rabatte, and the underside of the mortarboard with the rabatte removed. I didn't clean the yellow dust off from the neck of the mortarboard after removing it to show details of the tschapka, and the rabatte.

Hello, Here are photos of the markings inside the tschapka, and the metal fittings do not appear to have been replaced. This tschapka appears to have the original metal grommet holes for the front plate, and the iron/steel metal side posts appear to be original to the helmet as well. Tschapka...

Congratulations on another fantastic restoration project Ron! Best Wishes, Alan

This fireman helmet wappen is a bit different from the typical Mecklenburg-Schwerin wappen we would see on the regular military infantry helmet. This wappen device has the same assorted emblems on it as for Mecklenburg-Schwerin, but the shape of the wappen device placed on the starburst has been...

Yes, that's a super nice Wurttemburg M15. Congratulations John. It looks great with your other M15's. Best Wishes, Alan

Congratulations on a fine looking M15 Hessian, Ron. Yes, I have seen this type of chinstrap before. Here's a link to the one I found on an M15 Ulan Tschapka: https://www.pickelhaubes.com/xf/threads/model-1915-prussian-ulan-tschapka-enlisted-version-with-removable-mortarboard.19040/ Best...

Here is an online Bing translator that you can easily use. I know there are others who are members here who use an online translator...

Translation, using an online Bing translator: Hello Alan I know that. But my English is not so good in writing. I also have the language set to automatic translation. Regards, Chris

Hello, and welcome, Chris. I wish to remind you that this is an English-language forum. There are many here who speak other languages as their primary language, and all are welcome here. It's best to write in English, however, since as mentioned, this is an English-language forum. Best...

I see that Dane has quite a number of things he is looking for in the "Pickelhaubes and Parts Wanted" section. (y):)

Do either of you gentlemen have your search helmets listed on the "Pickelhaubes and Parts Wanted" of "The Market: Selling and Searching" part of the forum? I do reach out from time to time to members if I know they are looking for a helmet or part they are looking for that I may have...