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Many thanks Alan for this post and photos! It is always very interesting to see what is available and what the prices are. B

Yes...I will now publicly thank you for leading me to buy this helmet! :) I guess :unsure:

It's a miserable "rainy day" here so I got out my sonic cleaner : Loree's Folly 5th Garde zu Fuss wappen cleaned. One hundred years of "crud" removed! Look at the before photos above. Any small pink areas showing are where the nickel plate has worn off. This colouration will be removed by hand...

Wow! I have managed to collect 5 Hessen examples over decades of collecting. I will try and assemble a "group shot" to post here. :)

Very nice indeed! Are they all ink stamped?

Quite an assortment, of rare helmets, very nice!

Well now we know who has all the Hessian helmets!! Congratulations! 😊👍

Great helmets! I love well marked government issued helmets! :)

Very nice indeed, great examples! (y)

Now that I see the pictures Michael I remember your helmet, it was a bit of a challenge. 😊. I would appreciate you checking for nickel visor trim as well as any of the other members. Obviously, that will be the hardest piece to find. I have a complete spike and even a wappen if needed though. I...

Now $575 plus shipping!

New price: 1,100US

Completely understand James, kokarden like chinstraps, have always been an issue as they are often missing!

An amazing presentation, beautiful! Congratulations! :) (y)

Peter: Do some investigation as I did on Youtube as to how actual felt hat makers produce their goods. Hot steam will fry most anything if left too long including human flesh. Having owned one of these repros, they are very stiff and the felt has been treated with a stiffening product known to...

Damn...so yet again, I have to buy my next Bavarian kokarde from James!! He is cornering the kokarden market!! :D

Thanks James but thanks to Steve McFarland, I have the correct complete spike and base (twist off). He sold it to me years ago. :) By the way, the antique hat stretcher shown is the smallest size that I have ever seen for sale. I grabbed it on Ebay out of Calif.

My latest acquisition bought at auction last week. Some of you may have seen this...sold by a small CN auction house a couple of hours drive from me. IG items seldom come up for sale/bid in my area so despite condition, I bid. The neusilber fittings show a lot of wear. Fortunately the piece is...

Charles R. many thanks for your recent donation to the forum!

There are Shako versions of these as well both Saxon and Prussian, all have the same leather edge trim.