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Merely a lack of interest in anything non-British and non-medallic. Bill is a diehard medal collector.

A local Ohio friend and fellow medal collector who is an expat Brit from Manchester, decided to sell off his Military General Service (Peninsular War) and Waterloo medals a few years ago. Some of these found their way into my eager clutches. Given our mutual interest in the Napoleonic wars, I...

Thank you, Tony. I just paid a visit to Kaiser's Bunker and compared my soft cap with your Eaton's MGB. What a stellar piece!

'Each one a Pocket Hercules' Due to display limitations, my pursuit of helmets and headgear has been greatly slowed in recent years. However, I happened upon the attached at SOS '25 and couldn't resist. My interest in the Bantam Battalions (men whose stature was between 5' and 5'-2") stems from...

Well done, James, and congrats! It was great chatting with you and Brian. Now, come down to OVMS Wilmington.

Congratulations, Giorgio! Since this has become a show and tell, here is mine for comparison. Alas, no regimental stamp, but the helmet was manufactured by H. Clemen

Ages ago, I purchased a few orders and decorations from Ken, but never any headdress. I've always found his item descriptions entertaining, but, more often than not, humbug that would make P.T. Barnum blush.

There are several examples of the Abzeichen for comparison at Weitze. Nowhere are Luftschiffe mentioned in connection to the "Z's". This raises another point. Not all Marine Luftschiffe were Zeppelins. Schütte-Lanz was also a player in airship production...

I spotted the following on fleaBay, and find it difficult to accept the hyperbole that it is a Zeppelin-related item. The seller's description alleges the bullion embroidery on the fringed streamers of the Kaiserkrone symbolizes "Z" for Zeppelin and "V" for valor (shouldn't that be "T" for...

Otto had serious health issues in recent years, but he always remained positive and never lost his sense of humor.

Though I remained in contact with Otto (Rendsburg) via Facebook, I had not heard from him in ages. Consequently, I visited his profile page the other day and learned he passed away in July 2022 after undergoing surgery in June. If memory serves, the eponymous social forum was created as a...

Hello GMU: Apologies for the tardy reply. I only returned to this thread yesterday. Reverse photo as requested. Poor light, but the details still come through. Best regards, Charles

At the risk of being a wet blanket, I am compelled to point out that the Seebataillon Reservist Tschako and photo thereof are mine. In fact, I have used it (with red background) as my avatar for years. I purchased the Tschako from Ray Zyla's Mohawk Arms nearly twenty years ago, and it has...

In attempting to restore photos once hosted by (ugh) Photobucket, the Ross images just happened to be handy. Unfortunately, I am unable to delete the old and irrelevant file extensions in the initial post. By way of giving this a bump, the only news to report is that I acquired a Canadian...

Hi Brian: Difficult to obtain a precise measurement with my calipers due to the vaulted chinscale rosette, but the kokarde measures approximately 45mm.

Another Baden Offizier Kokarde in the Hessen style (this from a Dragoner helmet in my collection):

In 2019, at the final MAX in Monroeville, PA, I spotted this, pounced, and brought it home for relative peanuts. These are the photos I took with my phone that evening at the hotel. Kaiserliche Marine in Feldgrau:

Tony, I'm sorry you had to part with it. I still have mine:

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One of the few helmets I acquired within recent memory is this Boxer Rebellion era Tschako named to "Sergeant" Marte of the Ostasiatisches Feld-Lazarett (field hospital) As one can see, the Kaiserkrone has been neatly removed – perhaps in compliance with Weimar Republic mandates. In all other...