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Thanks Doug for taking the time to post your Canadian collection which was absolutely amazing. Were you not tempted to keep some of the ultra rare items, like the “E9” badge or the tanker’s mask, hidden in a drawer somewhere :)? Regards, Lars

Hi Doug, I would love to see what WW1 Canadian you collected :) Regards, Lars

Thanks for posting Doug, What a beautiful and impressive collection!

Saw one yesterday in the military museum on Madeira, unfortunately it is not very well taken care of.

Hi Sven, Stunning early equipment, in an extraordinary good condition, congratulations! Thank you for showing. Regards, Lars

Welcome to the forum George!

Hi, There is a copy on Hathitrust: https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100678229. Should be visible with VPN if you're not in the US. Regards, Lars

I didn't notice until you mentioned it; AI is not the collector's friend

That looks like a very challenging repair, with lots of missing parts. I did a rebuild of battlefield finds when I was much younger, merging several Patronentaschen into one. It came out looking quite ok, but a lot smaller than the original due to the leather shrinkage. The pre-repair picture is...

Another primary source: "Führer durch Heer und Flotte", Friedag, 1914, page 163: Black Haarbusch (musicians: red)

Hello, A nice original helmet. The Wappen has a polished look, it might also be made of white-metal rather than the more common iron. Lars

To me the shell appears original, but the paint and the liner are smudged in the typical "aged" look, so I'm not sure those are original. I also find it surprising that the whole rim has lost its paint.

Same seller, different fake, ebay.de...

Führer durch Heer und Flotte, Friedag, 1914, Google scan

Staff hessisches Garde-Dragoner Regiment 23 The sender's name looks like Dragoner K. Aretz, not sure about the first letter of his last name.

Hello Chris, What a wonderful collection, I really like the amount of Seitengewehrtaschen and Troddeln you have, very nice! Regards, Lars

Very nice display, you can have a drink with Wilhelm while some Hauptmann (?) pats your shoulder

A long time ago I saw some of the steel 7.7 cm casings in the Somme region, they don't display as nice as the brass ones though :)

Imo if the B.A. stamp is indeed a B.A. stamp (the B seems a bit blurry, could it be a B.J.A?: however, I have never seen a B.J.A. stamp of this shape) then that would be where the helmet is initially received and taken into stock. At some point in time afterwards it was issued to I.R. 138...

In that case I would expect a B.J.A. stamp (Bekleidungs-Instandsetzungs-Amt, clothing repair depot). That helmet also has a "gb" stamp, indicating that the helmet has passed though a B.J.A. after around October 1916 (when the regulation came into force); the Vizefeldwebel might have received...