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Very nice Prussian wappen, screw posts complete with original nuts. $120 plus shipping.

Love the Gewehr 98. Nice examples have always been very hard to find. Bought my first one in1972 and still have it. Here are a couple more I've picked up over the years. The tricked out one is a DWM 1916, the other is by Sauer, also in 1916.

I primarily collect firearms, helmets are accessories in my world. Took a couple of pieces out for a family portrait. The 08/15 is a Spandau 1918, the Tankgewehr is of course by Mauser 1918.

Picked up a copy of a book that is a collection of all the Stars & Stripes, the newspaper of the AEF published weekly from February 1918 to June 1919. A wealth of information on the AEF. In the January 10 1919 edition I found this interesting tidbit. It is part of an article about the war...

I hope everyone has seen the upcoming Amoskeag and Julia auctions. Julia has the Douglas Buhler collection and Amoskeag has Craig Brown's collection. Some very interesting helmets. Craig was more of a weapons guy as am I, but he had some decent helmets. In both auctions, there are helmets I...

Some of you may have seen this photo of me taken when i was 10 or 11 years old, circa 1966 or 67. There was a stash of WW1 souvenirs at my grandparents house, from various family members. Helmets, gas masks, bayonets, etc. There were no childrens' toys at the house, so those were what I played...

Picked these up together from an antiques dealer in Connecticut. Not great condition, but in my experience it's rare to find matching pieces.

Ran across this old photo of yours truly, taken around 1967. Even at a young age, I was on the path to pickelhaube addiction. The helmets were kicking around my grandparents' house, there was a cardboard box with about a dozen of them in various stages of condition. There were also stahlhelms...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/WWI-War-Military-German-Pickelhaube-Spike-Helmet-/300595161289?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item45fcde28c9#ht_500wt_1413 Looks like most of us missed a deal. This was a Buy It Now auction. No, I didn't get it. Hopefully someone here did? Steve

Wow! http://cgi.ebay.com/WW1-German-Steel-Pickelhaub-Spiked-Helmet-1915_W0QQitemZ310021124769QQihZ021QQcategoryZ13965QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem For those of you who are unfamiliar with American 1960's pop culture, Earl Scheib ran a chain of auto paint shops. Did the whole car for $29.95.

I don't have much knowledge of Imperial German cloth insignia, but I blundered ahead and bought these anyway. I assume they are reproductions, but the price was so reasonable that I took a chance. Any ideas anyone? Thanks, Steve

Hi All, While this is not my latest find, it is a piece that has puzzled me for the 12 or 15 years I have owned it. I bought this as a postwar repaint. My question is by whom and when was it painted? The ageing, camo pattern, colors, and texture of the paint are perfect. The liner is...

As some of you know, my main interest is weapons and I consider headgear to be accessories (blasphemy!). So here are some weapons: 1914 Mauser

Had some time and a friend to help, so I decided to wrestle with the camera. Here is most of the headgear lined up for a "formal" portrait. Steve[][/img]

I know this isn't a German grouping, but I thought it might be of interest to some members. I acquired this group around 1970, and it still stands as the most complete and fascinating (to me anyway) collection I've encountered. Walter Rheno was a hometown boy who left our little island and...

Found this for sale. Real? I recall reading somewhere about controversy regarding the plate. And what is an infantry plate doing on a shako? Steve

http://cgi.ebay.de/Regimentsstempel-Truppenstempel-Abkuerzungen-bis-1918_W0QQitemZ6251211828QQcategoryZ34648QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Does anyone have this? Is it new, or commonly available? It sure looks interesting, but I don't like sending envelopes of cash through the mail. Steve

Item number: 6597222500 No, it's not a helmet but I can't recommend this cd enough to anyone interested enough in Imperial Germany to join this group. Original period recordings of surprisingly good quality, comes with an extremely well done and informative booklet describing what you are...

Hi All, Picked this up on the mainland last week from a dealer who does house cleanouts. At first glance it may not be much to look at, but I like the original untouched condition. Literally right out of the attic. The visor stitching is gone and the spike tip is dented, but it does have both...

Hi, Could this have belonged to or perhaps been presented by Big Willie himself? Opinions? Steve