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Ik like it a lot, and once posted about it, It was my first reference book when a student (25++ years ago) , overview of all belingerant countries with info concerning types of headgear, Beautiful drawings, but for experienced collectors no valuable information I will always treasure my copy

Those helmets with original personalised souvenirs are my favourite, congrats, great catch

yesterday I visited (once again), the beautiful and impressive monument en memorial on vimy ridge, This spot is one of my favorites on the western front, Living in the low countries I'm in a privileged position to visit regularly spots on the front because they are relatively nearby. (as I...

Very nice! I very pleased this subject ( musea and battlefields) was added to the forum!! Well done, thanks

I do agree on your risk taking attitude, remark , as long as the value is below 1000 euros I would definitely choose aiming for low value attribution to avoid high customs, because if lost it is a real nuisance but not the end of the world, but for much more pricey objects or unique objects I...

Dear Alan, As I purchased several objects from you and Brian calkins, I can confirm this, happy about handling every time, we repeatedly succeeded in low custom cost shipping, but is is not stressfree… But stating a low value for shipment can be risky, it went well every time, but what if a...

dear Gino, as I try to collect all countries of ww1 I have some more Belgian stuff ,(I'm Dutch but I lived in Belgium for 12 years to study and specialise, and feeling very connected to it we still have a house in the ardennes up to this day. the Belgian shako on the left might be a...

Today I visited the fortress of Eben Emael with my 12 year old son Fort Eben-Emael was built between 1932 and 1935 and was one of the largest and strongest fortifications in Europe, very strategic positioned on a height near the Dutch Belgian border, close to Germany, and surveilling three...

today, at the museum of " EBEN EMAEL" in Belgium, I collected my recently bought IR115 from Tony V , that was discussed recently on this forum, having it in hand it is a beauty, it is an example from mainz 1915 as discussed on the forum as tony already posted detailed photographs I just will...

Wow,what a cool museum, this message came just too late, visited the Pyrenees region Lourdes two weeks ago, would surely made the detour if I had known, …

Very beautiful collection, and love the mutze, a kratchen or mutze with Karpaten insignia is on my wishlist ( along with a lot of other things….)

Very beautiful, very much like the schirmmutze with Karpaten sign, has pink verstoss? What is it exactly?

I very much agree, what an astonishing collection, superb, amazing, I’ve been collecting now for over 25 years, but results are very modest in comparison to Steve, maybe I missed the golden years full of opportunities, maybe I just miss the resources needed, ( my wife thinks the collection is...

Yes I did buy the helmet! I think it is a beauty, and as said, visiting the ‘cimetiere franco allemand ‘ de maissin in the Belgian Ardennes very often ( stop on my way with my racing bike nearby our holiday home), eating my bananas and visiting the graves in that beautiful quiet place shared...

Thank you Clovis and Bruno, for these very interesting details, as a headgear collector for over 30 years I think I know some things about WW1 headgear, and got a feeling for real or fake, ( like all of us learned the hard way), (that’s why I dared buying the helmet although the stamp did not...

bruno, that answer is very helpful, and a bit of relief as it supports the helmet as original in current condition.

Hessian IR 115, what a beauty, and already long time looking for one of that regiment as they fought a terrific battle near our holiday home and I do visit their graveyard of august 1914 battle of the frontiers very often, Hard to read that stamp (does not seem to be 115) , and mainz is not in...

what a beauty!!!

what a beautiful cap!, I really like KUK "kappen" (and am privileged to have some examples), I would like to purchase this one, but as I did not win the lottery, and these are very pricy it is out of my reach.... wish you goog luck selling it to an individual with more assets...

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