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I don't think it is real. A lot of fakes of Imperial Russian stuff from that part of the world. And there were costumes made for various films including "Nicholas and Alexandria" and the BBC mini-series "The Fall of Eagles."

Thank you. I need a gun shop that can talk about marketing programs.

I need to call a couple of American gun shops for a story I'm writing and given the assault on the Second Amendment I don't want to cold call any shops if I can help it. Do any of our American members know a local shop owner that might be able to help me out?

My wife and I moved last October, and every nice weekend has been spent on the yard. Tomorrow I'll power wash the driveway!

It looks like a cut down German M16 steel helmet. I bought Mark Dillenbeck's Ottoman WWI helmet from him and received it at SOS. I'll post photos later.

This is increasingly common, and part of the problem is that Facebook is slow to crack down on fake accounts. We may be surprised that an image from Kasier's Bunker is on Facebook, but we have to accept that there are still a lot of collectors who have never heard of the site, just as many...

Just received Vol. III. Very well done! I love the smell of new books in the morning, smells like insight!

Opinions Mixed On Welsh Guards Now Being Allowed To Sport Facial Hair https://www.forbes.com/sites/petersuciu/2024/04/17/opinions-mixed-on-welsh-guards-now-being-allowed-to-sport-facial-hair/?sh=17bfa0fe7761

My story on the Renault FT Tank https://www.thearmorylife.com/renault-ft-origin-of-the-modern-tank/

I found it really disappointing. Ridley Scott is a film director, and this subject just has too much material for him to tackle. Napoleon Bonaparte's career would have been better as a mini-series or multi-season series. Hollywood stretched out The Hobbit into three long movies but took the...

It is a tradition of mine to watch the weather. Though not as nice as last year, we should have a pleasant Wednesday move-in with 65 degrees and sun. Thursday will rain, but still in the low 50s on Friday/Saturday. I'll take it.

My history of the Madsen Light Machine Gun: https://www.thearmorylife.com/madsen-light-machine-gun/

It is just a straw hat that someone put an Imperial cockade on. Over the years I've seen Imperial cockades on dozens of sun helmets... often U.S. Model 1887/89 helmets, French M31 helmets, and even Italian helmets. Take a $10 cockade and a $200 American helmet and you have a "rare" Imperial...

AI determined what cartoon characters would look like in real life. This is Yosemite Sam. https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/what-31-cartoon-character-probably-look-like-in-real-life/ss-AA1j06zB?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=HCTS&cvid=9a97779572c84ee7b4fa2c68f3bd015e&ei=24#image=14

As I mentioned in the other thread, I believe the helmet is actually a 1970s era replica. The type of liner system isn't Edwardian, and was introduced much later.

I think it is a 1970s reproduction helmet with an Edwardian badge and hardware added. The liner type is one that wasn't used in period helmets. Sorry for the bad news.

I would need to see the interior.

My feature on the history of the Hotchkiss Mle 1914: https://www.thearmorylife.com/hotchkiss-mle-1914/

Is anyone going to SOS this year, and doesn't have a table? Send me a message, as I can use an extra table helper for setup.

It looks like a civilian sun helmet to me, and I would think perhaps even later than interwar. This could be from the 1950s based on the construction.