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Not usually, never should there be stampings. With that spike there should nothing inside but sweat stains.

The tragedy is that we were both in the same room at the same time, but neither of us knew. I have no idea what you look like. Maybe if I had been holding a Dachshund...

Tony! A dream display of Bandeau! Well done!

Here is an old friend. No longer mine but I’m sure it’s being well cared for.

Person could also use solder remover tape. This is a type of mesh copper. Comes in a small roll. Apply flux, place on old solder and heat with a solder stick. It literally sucks up old solder. Works very well.

Exactly. Modern thread to bolt it to a board or whatever. Plus look at that giant blob of solder. No chance that was done by a manufacturer. In my opinion that does not affect the value.

Superbe!

That is a known copy. All you need to do is look closely and you will see all the casting bubbles. Almost no pebbling on the Bandeau. Wrong shape to the skull, wrong everything. Absolute garbage. Wouldn’t pick it up if this was in a ditch. So bad that I need to wash my eyeballs now.

Quite possibly the most unique and memorable thread that we’ve ever had on this Forum. Time-lapse photography with a collection. Fantastic!

Hello everyone. When you tap WHAT’S NEW to see the latest postings, it had been set to only 10. This was frustrating as only 10 of the new postings were shown and then users had to flip through page after page of only 10 new postings. That is now set to 25. So now when you tap on WHAT’S NEW you...

Love these unusual ventilation systems. A person could narrow in on these and make a collection of just helmets with unusual ventilation. Very nice Amy!

And there it is. Vielen dank Olaf!

Be careful, you could put an eye out.

Many of us are posting our winning bids from the last Herman Historica auction #107 13 Nov 2025 from the Kavallerie Museum Vornholz. Here is the issued KR Nr.4 Koller from Kavallerie Museum Vornholz. Obtaining an issued Koller is a significant acquisition. Kürassier-Regt. von Driesen...

Two fine collectors run a web site Age of Kings. Randy and Remy are wonderful guys and 100% honest. Have a look. https://ageofkingsmilitaria.com/

Ah. Thank you.

Dane allow me to clarify. For years I had thought that the metal top and chin straps on a Tschapka were “probably” a 1914/15 Ersatz replacement for the leather. This is only my opinion. When I wrote the page for the helmet below, I had not considered the 1915 Friedens-Uniform. So my opinion has...

Years ago we had Militaria shows, but they are gone now. Some sellers used to remove the grey from wartime helmets because it “looked better”. I always had a magnet in my pocket, and if the magnet stuck, it was steel that had been cleaned up. Magnets will not stick to nickel silver.

To my eye that looks like an original. Yes it has cut out crown which is typical for private purchase. The soldiers and NCOs were not permitted to wear the large three dimensional officer Totenkopf. The most telling feature to me is the Bandeau on both eagle and Totenkopf. Pebbling is perfect as...

Philippe could you please elaborate on “three points soldered together“. I don’t understand this.