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That is indeed a very nice Tschapka. Frosty! A time traveller. With the non-removable tin top and leather chinstrap, it could be a 1914 Ersatz, but it’s probably a 1915 Friedens-Uniform (future peacetime uniform). Very difficult to find. Did you peek inside the shell for a date? I have a...

Ahh! Wonderful! Way to go Jeff!

I’ll be pleased to do that for you. Just send me a PM with the photos attached and I will insert them right into this thread. No problem.

Magnificent! Congratulations!

Bob look for a stamp A.WOLLERS. This was a stamp used by a known French maker of French Cuirass. Olaf, the Cuirass shoulder straps are held onto the back armour with a removable bolt. Front with back weigh an impressive almost 8600 gram, with most of it on the chest. The straps were easily...

I wish I could say I was that smart, but it was Francis and Sandy who helped me with research. One last thing, your set is not a mismatch. Cuirass would be fitted to each Kürassier at a Kammer (QM) so it’s common to find an 1812 French captured breast armour, matched up with a German made...

Congratulations. Your back plate is a Napoleonic 1812 French Caribinier Heavy Cavalry Cuirass with brass plate. Captured in 1814 at Versailles or at Waterloo in 1815 by the Preussens, then finally issued to the newly raised Garde Kürassier Regt. in 1822. Both front and back plates are...

Bob what a stellar display. I love grouping photos like this. Nicely done! Great photo to end the year.

Very nice display! Seems that putting a collection in glass cases makes a display look better. An English phrase or “saying” for that is to “kick it up a notch” Acquiring a Preussen Cuirass can be a once-in-a-lifetime purchase.

The ventilation holes on the top of the shell are particularly interesting. A keeper photo, thank you.

If a collector is gracious enough to show us their collection, that does not indicate they want an opinion.

This needs to be printed on a T-Shirt or coffee mug.

Francis could you take the pic again but with Kürassier on top? Really interesting and useful schematic.

Invoice paid and now comes the long wait. Every sound of a truck going by brings me and our dog Zoë rushing to the window to see if it’s a FedEx truck. When it’s not, I wipe a small tear from my eye…… back to waiting….

Agree, but slightly different. Consider that almost every 1842 Landwehr eagle I have seen manufactured for Landwehr has a Landwehr cross indentation made for it. This eagle tells a fascinating tale. May I suggest this path of flow: Model 1842 Line something with FW. Any helmet. At some point...

On the upper part of the tail feathers you can see where the Landwehr cross pressed into the brass! Wonderful eagle!

Gord! This is fantastic that you have joined!

Guests are always welcome here as well. If you do come to Canada make time to get from my house to Doug‘s house. It is only 2724 miles / 4384 km.

Unfortunately many Collectors hold a helmet by the spike. That is absolutely the worst way to pick up a helmet. One minute you’re holding a compete helmet by the spike, the next minute you are holding only the spike as the helmet bounces off the floor.