Spike is back ! and collecting mainly WW1 German item's again, I was in a bit of a "Pickel" trying to log back in or open a new account on the forum but with help from Brian & Logan I eventually made it.
Looking for a Wurttemberg M15 & a machine gunners sleeve badge so if you can help with these...
An interesting helmet on Manions Auction Site USA item no:5846465 an M18 Cammo helmet Si66 shell with a custom or experimental design riveted on front plate 3 rivets to each end and 3 rivets to visor.The liner has added on leather extensions too this maybe of interest to one of you helmet...
I have recently become very intersted in German WW1 Belts and Buckles but I do not have any books on the subject to help.I have noticed most states Saxony,Bavaria,Hesse have thier own buckles but I have not seen a Baden state one were they just issued the Prussian "Gott Mit Uns" Buckle ? or...
One of the fierce Aussie soldiers who fought at Polygon Wood was Barney Hines, known as the Souvenir King due to his escapades of robbing the German dead. Apparently even the Kaiser heard of him and branded him a "barbarian... typical of Australian Troops on the Western Front".
But private...
Thanks to your forum I found this website https://www.weitze.net/ in Germany that had a Hesse Belt & Buckle this was a hard belt to find have only seen 2 in the UK but they were alot more money.They have some other examples of Hesse belts on the website well worth a look fast shipping too.
Machine Gunners Badge worn on the upper left sleeve the back of the badge is maker marked.
C.E.JUNCKER BERLIN
AITE JACOBSTR 13
are there any other known makers of this badge ?
It was common for the tallest and shortest soldier in a regiment to have their photragh taken together ! a sample of WW1 humour.
I got this picture and there are many more to view from this website http://www.germanhelmetsinc.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; run by a very...
Another super picture showing a soldier wearing pork pie cap, about to set off for the front with all his kit including a torch and yes a boot knife ! were all soldiers issued a torch ?
Chas was asking for the story behind the Panther in the picture of my Saxon Artillary Helmet i'm selling.
Well here it goes the pelt was given to me by a family friend who's Grandfather went on a hunting trip in the 1920's to India.While there he heard of a killer Spotted Panther who was...
Just bought this been after one for a long while these nice condition Stick Grenades are hard to find.Has all assembly in the handle as well as pull cord no explose though in case you were wondering ! Be great to see pictures of other Grenades thanks.
Can anyone tell me how I can copy more than one photo at a time from photobucket ? I have tried many ways but as soon as I try to put more than one picture just the words appear.I can't even add them one at a time as I cannot save my post here and have to start again every time.
Hi I am after a Hesse state helmet well isn't everyone ! has anyone seen this helmet[img]http://www.militaria-online.de/cgi-bin/showart.pl?at=205 sorry if I have not done the link right but the site is www.militaria-online.de any opinions as I have seen a few fakes around in the last 6 months or...