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I have never bought a complete helmet for my collection at the SOS. Being Canadian, I am always hindered by the fact that the $CN is always at least 20-30% less than Uncle Sam's buck. However, what I am always looking for are parts and helmets that need a little restoration so that they can be...

Dragoner 119 Excellent silk! M95 Bavarian For our medal collectors. If anyone is interested, I have the name and email for the dealer who was selling these. Yet another JR 111 M15 with white painted markings.

A second visor cap has arrived for repair: At first glance, this does not look too bad. The inside reveals the problems. No surprise, some previous owner has messed with this. More to come.

I am doing a visor restitch (both) on an M15 Baden haube at the moment. It has interesting regt. markings which we rarely see on an M15, at least in my experience. The painted Regt. Number and date is usually associated with older pre M15 helmets. The helmet also has the correct ink stamped...

A new project sent to me by one of our members for restoration. I have never done one of these so this is going to be a challenge. The "before" photos: I think this photo alone explains what has to be done. Nice Reichs and Bavarian officer kokarden. The cap has an interesting chin strap with a...

I would like to personally thank the following members for their donations to the forum at the beginning of 2024: Amy B, Peter B., Richard R., Justin G. and John G. My sincere thanks to you all for your support, it is greatly appreciated. Happy Hunting! :) (y)

This discussion was begun in a different thread by Sandy. However, as it concerns wappen, I am posting my example here. Sandy came up with a Prussian regulation which stated that the OR tschapka wappen should be reinforced. on the reverse with solder. I had never heard of this before but Tony S...

If you collect long enough, you are bound to see helmets which have been "Reworked/Repaired" and reissued. The Prussians were famous for this. Anything that could be repaired was fixed. So here, I am posting a couple of photos showing how pre war visors were stitched back on to other helmets...

For sale broken Raupen Helme scale, $50US or best offer plus postage.

A simple photo of pre war painted artillery regimental markings. These are present in a shell that I am restoring: Fs AR 9 1897 2B 1903. 5.B. IV So, Fuss (Foot) Artillery Regt. 9 accepted into stores in 1897 issued to 2nd batterie. Reissued to the 5th Batterie in 1903...condition IV? Fs...

For Sale, original Trefoil fitting for Kurassier Officer Helme $120US plus postage. Paypal payment friends/family preferred. Centimetres. Inches. Reverse, inches This is a very rare original kurassier fitting.

I got this helmet about a month ago, it is a nice example of a pre 1897 NCO private purchase piece. Note, that as a pre 1897 piece, it has only a single Prussian NCO kokarde. The flat M91 style chin scales are in excellent condition as is the liner. Note: an economy model with unlined visors.

First, a welcome to all present and future new "haube" collectors. Our forum has several goals or "missions" one of which is to simply share information and enjoy interactions with collectors that love History and more specifically, Imperial German militaria. To my mind, there is also a second...

Here are a couple of interesting photos from my collection. The RIR 100 is a recent purchase while the Garde Landwehr drummer I have had for many years. The photo shows what appears to be two types of uberzug being worn…stenciled and the typical cloth numbers. As usual the senior NCO’s stand in...

Another project sent to me by one of our members. As the title suggests, this is a different sort of officer haube, at least in my experience. I have seen felt officer helmets before but usually with a black interior. This also comes with a rare tin cruciform support system on the inside of the...

Some photos taken during a recent visit to Tony's "Neu Bunker" complex: A lovely back drop for any haube photo!. Saxe reservist with an unusual black cross. A lovely Bavarian, complete and in excellent condition. The liner comes as a surprise.....I have never seen an officer liner in this...

For sale an officer style spike and base. No issues except for one minor dent which is visible in the first photo. Spike and base measure approx. 4.5 in. or 11 cm in height. Removable spike top for the parade trichter as shown and cut out in base for the rear spine. Excellent condition. Price...

This post is for our member who specializes in Oldenburg militaria. It has taken me 40+ years of collecting on a limited budget to purchase these. DR 19, the spike and base of this are silver plated and thus the tarnish. The wappen is a very fine thin stamping. OR's from JR 91 M15 from JR...

A recent purchase here in Canada and my thanks to Peter B. for alerting me to the listing. (y) Original chin strap although repaired on one side. Kokarden are also original. The wappen would appear at first glance, to be the usual slightly rusted M15. However, there are some hidden surprises...

A second project underway which belongs to James. Here we have a Garde shako needing both visors restitched plus a bad case of measles. Sometime, somehow, something chemical has been sprayed on this piece resulting in "pox marks" in the finish. :( God only knows how this happened ??? Anyway, it...