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Hi I am looking for a Stirnpanzer in good condition with makers marks. Please email me at [email protected] should anyone be interested in parting with one. Happy New Year Steve

So I just picked up this little beauty. It is about the size of a take away coffee cup, but despite its small size it has real character. It is made from the brass of a French 75 mm shell. The spike is a Bullet with the cartridge sheaped to form the spike base. I think the wappen is a German...

Hi Guys, I was wondering if anyone had any photos or information in regards to M15 GdC helmets and Wappens. Regards Steve

Hi, I have been searching for an M15 Küirassier spike and base for about a year. Does anyone have one they would be willing to part with for a good price? Please email me at [email protected] Thanks Steve :guns:

Hi, I am very keen to round out my Saxon GR collection with a good condition officers helmet plate. Willing to pay a solid price (but keen not to have the bank manager aka wife pounding down the door). Please email me at [email protected] Yours in soldiering Steve

So this happened before Christmas. After scrounging for many months and selling a few military antiques I finally found and was able to afford the helmet of my dreams. It sits proudly on my desk next to my GdC helmets and my French 1840s cuirassier helmet and cuirass. I managed to sneak it...

Hi, This is a long shot I know, but I am very interested in buying an Enlisted SGR in original and complete condition. Willing to pay a good and fair price. Please email me if you know of one for sale or wish to part with one Steve [email protected] :army:

Hi, I have some sad news to share. Today I learnt that Cameron Laughlin passed away. It appears he died of a heart attack 10 days ago, but was only found this week. Cameron had had a difficult year and was slowly rebuilding his life and his business. Cameron was a good friend and arguably one...

Hi, I am after the following parts: Brass EM screw type rosettes. Matching pair if possible, one if it is on offer, M15 spike and base. Please email me at [email protected] if you have any on offer. Regards Steve

Ok so I have been working on this next project since June. I brought the shell off a member of this forum and tracked down the remaining parts from Germany and France. The wappen is the 1867 varient with the added bandeau rather than the latter one piece varient. The chin scales are rebuilds -...

All, My latest helmet has just arrived. It is a 6th Kuirassier Portapeefanrich. It was sold as a OYV, but after some research, starting with Joe's site, I am sure that it a Portapeefanrich helmet. I am waiting until the weekend before giving it a good clean, but couldn't wait to share. The...

Hi, I have been absent from this site for a while now. Sometimes life seriously gets in the way of collecting and our passions. I was hoping to get some information on GdC reserve wappen. I have seen several examples on this site, in reference books and on the Internet. All have officer...

Hi, So this is my latest project. I had actually planned to hold off helmets for the next year as my wife and I are doing IVF. Unfortunately I still keep my finger on the pulse and regularly search a range of sites including online Auction sites. A few weeks ago I came across this helmet for...

Ok, As the title suggests this is a bit of a tall tale, but absolutely true. When I returned from Operational Service in East Timor in 2006 I decided to start collecting militaria. Proud of the fact that I had just completed my first tour of duty I decided that I should collect military medals...

All, A few months ago I purchased this helmet from Age of Kings. It was missing the liner, one of the kokardes was badly damaged and the wappen had a range of issues including multiple breaks, cracks and a missing sceptre. Cameron Laughlin has again worked his magic and brought a damaged gem...

All, The other day I posted a JzP Officer's helmet on the recent finds section of this site. A while ago I also purchased an M1905 enlisted version made by Gerbruder Israel in 1916. I got the helmet at an amazing price from a seller in the US. The chin scales were purchased from Weitz and the...

All, I have been waiting for this one for about six months. I purchased it from weitz and it was in pretty bad shape. Holes rusted through the shell. Gold plate worn off the kokardes. Despite this it was still a beautiful helmet and worth saving. It has since been stripped back. Re-plated and...

Hi, I have recently come across a JzP helmet with the makers stamp GeBR Israel 1916. I have been trying to find out about this makers mark (a friend of mine does not think it is possible for German helmets to be made in Palestine at this time). Does anyone have a good reference or know much...

All, I would like your comments on the attached photos. They are of a JzP Enlisted helmet made by Otto Nachtigall in Berlin 1915. The seller has indicated that it is in a 'as issued' state and was never 'blued'. I have seen a similar helmet from the same manufacturer currently for sale on a...

All, My latest find is a 1915 EM's Kuirassier. When I found it it needed some work so quickly sent it off to Cameron Laughlin. I spent a while chasing original kokardes. Sadly the national kokarde required reprinting. The wappen, spike and base and the trim have all been repainted, as has the...