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Here's the helmet, as I acquired it. Complete, but more than a little weathered and oxidized. No restoration as such, just a cleaning, to give it back the shine of yesteryear. BEFORE : AFTER : Extra-Helm Eigentum for officer cadets. Identical to that of a 0fficier. Perlring and...

Hello, very happy to be able to share my latest acquisition : A rare 42/60 model of one of the 12 old Prussian line regiments, now Grenadier-Regiment. The eagle is of the new M60 model with Vaterland-Bandeau, but here, the Prussian Grenadier eagle has a 5-ply bandeau instead of 3 for the line...

Here's my latest acquisition for the start of the year. A helmet from the Royal Bavarian Police. This post should please Schupo ;) In general, police helmets, whether imperial, royal, ducal or communal, had silver (nickel silver) trimmings. Gendarmerie helmets have gold (brass) fittings...

I've been looking for one for a while, with all the details that go with it. As is often the case with this model, the schell is made of rubber-coated leather, while the visor and neck cover are made of vulkanfiber. The gilded brass fittings are intact, but the gilding has disappeared from the...

The temporary assistant officer helmets appointed at the front can be considered as "Ersatz", in the sense that they are often hybrids between "troop" and "officer". Unlike the headgear of Einjähriger or other Freiwilliger, Fähnrich, Unteroffizier-Portepée, Fahnenträger, Musikmeister and so on...

Still in the "ersatz" recycled for Landsturm and Landwehr. The hull is well a shell of fireman, by unscrewing the base of point, appears the trace of the old crest "banana". The chinstrap is still a fireman's chinstrap. The neck cover had to be exchanged, as it is made of vulkanfiber. The...

Hello, Apart from the peacetime regulation helmets, I particularly like the "ersatz" helmets of the mobilization, helmets with military spikes, reassembled from the stock of police, administration or firemen helmets. Thus, I am happy to share my beautiful Saxon firefighter helmet, poured into...

I was offered a Shako earlier this year. In composite, its Bavarian plate was not suitable, and 2 holes had been drilled for the reception. When we put it down, we could observe the presence of 2 eyelets, whose position (wide and low) could only correspond to one front plate: the Lion of...

Hello, I am happy to share with you my latest discovery. A beautiful Bavarian Shako, nickel silver fittings, therefore "technical troop". Thanks to his nominette we learn that he is neither a "Flieger" nor a "Feldsprecher", nor a "Telegraphen" but a wireless radio operator. After research, I...

Good morning all, I am submitting to you today 3 spiked helmets, bearing a Guard-Star, and yet none of them belong to the Prussian Guard. From left to right : --- The one on the left, which looks like a Garde-Grenadier is a Landgendarme marked L.G. and its region number. (here, on foot...

Hello, Here is what differentiates a regulation "Kammer" helmet of the 115 Leib-Infanterie-Régiment from a fancy "Eigentum": The difference in the oxidation of the fittings is due to the various metals and treatment used: silver nickel silver, nickel plated brass, etc.

Hi in here! CLOVIS 57's daughter speaking! :) He has been consulting this forum for 10 years but did not dare registering as he does not speak English that well. Today he decided it was about time :) He is pretty much well-known on French militia-related forums due to his passion and...