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Regarding the inkstamp of the Bekleidungs-Depot III. Bayerisches Armeekorps, I was wondering exactly what the number 147 stood for, so I checked with the Bayerisches Armeemuseum, who told me that BD III stamps had a number code representing the item being stamped, and 147 was the code for...

Hi, Just thought I'd put this on the forum as it's the oddest item I've ever come across, everything wrong yet everything right at the same time on this particular helmet! Bayern helmet (no doubt about that, brass Wappen is printed into the leather and ages of built-up dirt behind it), stamped...

I picked up 2 M16's recently, both post-war overpainted. One was done in bright 'Kelly green', the other in white. Why? Who knows. Anyway, I removed the paint and discovered under it numerous black lines with green and brown cammo paint still largely intact! One turned out to be a Quist, and the...

Hi, Can anyone help with this? I have a very nice Baden M15, stamped for IR114 (plus tag for the owner having done his training with the Replacement Bat. of IR111.). It has however a spike that is part brass, part steel, with an M95 spike on a steel M15 detatchable base. A metel fabricator has...

Does anyone have any information on DEPAHEG PATENT? I've a beautiful M91 Vulcanfiber Fieldartillery officer's helmet with cockades and private purchase chinscales that is stamped with their quadrigger logo, and I was wondering if anyone knows anything about that company. Always nice to have the...

Are you frustrated trying to read inkstamps? Well I have a tip that may be of help. I'm an astronomer and in astronomy we use various coloured filters to enhance detail on planets. I've discovered that red will greatly enhance inkstamps, often making impossible ones easy to see! I use an...

Does anyone have any information on the 6th Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment? I picked up a nice M-97 Pickelhaube, Reserve Wappen, stamped 6 I.R., made by the firm of Hans Romer, Neu-Ulm, 1913. Any info of interest. Thanks, Denton

Has anybody come across the inkstamp 'D.K.G.'? It is possibly a company abbreviation. The full stamp reads: 'D.K.G. Heeres Ausrust'. As the second part indicates military equipment, the initials could be those of the helmet maker as they don't fit military terminology. Any info would be a great...

I picked up a nice 1915 issue Pickelhaube, Line-Infantry, ink stamped '1915', with a rectangular ink stamp beside it. This is only party visible due to the way it was put on. It looks as if it reads: 'EsAR 1B'. The first letter could be 'F', as only the top is visible, and the last could be an...