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Hi all, this sorry helmet won't win prizes for it's condition but I have wondered about the material. I have handled several ersatz helmets made of synthetic materials but none exact like this. At the rear visor you can see that it is extremely fragile there, it seems that it is more the lacquer...

Hi all, after being away for some time I am dropping by again with a few pictures of a beat up M15 (in the helmet section) and of an event in my home town. This year we celebrated our 1000th anniversary with a three day medieval market and a historic parade depicting the various ages. I took...

It's the rare Gerät 1914-1919 :D http://www.ebay.de/itm/271105693903

..any references, opinions? Serrated cockades have been discussed earlier but I never saw this type detachable neckflap. http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-1900-GERMAN-SAXON-BOXER-REBELLION-CANVAS-SPIKED-HELMET-/320954894839?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aba6709f7 However I doubt that the fire...

This seems to be an MG 08 mounted on the tripod of a captured St. Étienne machine gun? On the rear "Geb. M.G." has been written which probably stands for Gebirgs M.G. - mountain machine gun. It would make sense to provide a lighter tripod capable of high-angle fire for the mountain environment...

Hi all, can you make something of these headdresses? The man to the right has a badge or pin, any thoughts about that?

This looks like a nice early piece but I have the impression that the plate and cockade do not match the rest of the helmet. Also the cockade is on the wrong side for an early helmet. I am not sure about the round visor, not correct for Prussia but I don't know about other states...

I just watched I nice documentary about a story that was previously unknown to me. In 1915, the French army bought 450 sled dogs which were transported from Alaska across Canada to the Vosges in an epic voyage. With them an expert was also brought who trained a unit of Chasseurs Alpins to use...

I wonder, does anybody collect vivat ribbons? They are a nice decoration and usually prices are not too high (often below €10).

Hi all, is there some give-away about these chaps? They seem to have Russian rifles.

What do you think of this? The back writing just tells My gun (Mein Geschütz), June 1916, in Macedonia. Is this really an artillery unit or just a group of GMGA members that took over a captured or otherwise deserted gun? The uniforms look like the typical GMGA style, allthough most of the men...

Hi, I stumbled over this really interesting set of pictures that show the process of helmet making. If you scroll down a bit you can see the leather shaping, the laquering oven and the mounting of the fittings. The price is a bit above what I would pay, but the pictures are well worth a...

Hi all, a nice Überzug with stamps, but that much? Is that the price nowadays? 230663894369

Just a short question about the new forum software. In the old forum unread topics automatically changed to gray after some days, even if I did not read them. This way I could see at a glimpse if there were any really new topic in a subforum. In the new forum, unread topics seem to stay red...

Another one.. this picture shows the plugged holes and some details of the scroll. And again the GMGA guys seem to be fond of canes. No date, but strangely a lonesome post stamp of GMGA 248.

Jürgen Krause is working on a new series called "Handbuch der Verbände und Truppen des deutschen Heeres 1914 - 1918" and which should comprise 20 books when done. Evidently only a few books are yet completed. Has anyone read into them? Personally I'm waiting for #7 which will cover the MG-units :)

While browsing I stumbled across these nice pictures. There was an article by the Gesellschaft für Heereskunde describing this helmet type. I know the drawings but I never saw this helmet it in real...

I'm not going to pay €58.- for a modern reprint (lol) but does anybody know/have any more picture of these? Made for the guards during the orient travel of the royal couple in 1898. Did any survive (helmets, that is)? I like how the cape is made to fit over the helmet 8) (250770204508)

I got this picture because of the cute little kittys. I always like cats. :D But the stamp made me wonder, it reads 10th MG company of the Generalgouvernement. I cannot make out much in the address line, it contains the word "Landwehrdivision". From what I know, there were three...

I have not seen this before. Maybe these badges were used as replacement for white Volunteer caps? The card is dated March 21st, 1918.