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Dear Mates Woznotwos & Coert--- keep your minds busy - use the hiatus to read anything. Study up on the helmets you like so when you are reactivated you have even more knowledge at least keep up with good books..RAndolpho

An authentic American Patriot randolpho

Hello -- don't panic ... These have gone on ebay for $ 1600 and up. You have a wartime-- issued-- helm which is quite unusual!!!! -- the kokardes can be found.. If some day you find a better example - this one might be sold- if not--- you have one. An older more experienced collector...

As I remember- it is also called pralinenn - in Germany (sp?)- is similar to what happens to chocolate- when it is kept too long- developing a whitish coating and it can ( sometimes ) be scraped off using your finger nail to reveal a shiny surface- but would you want to??? Yes. it is...

James--- Briebrich --- I have a 1917 Probe muetze to the schule .. Unteroffizier Vorschule--- Randolpho AHZ

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5th try - I have been trying to answer you ---- see Jurgen kraus ex curator Bayern Armee Museum Ingolstaft german kolonial book --pg 294 - (Militaria Verlag bk is for sale on line) for a rock similar to yours but with 8 buttons ,, He states 7 buttons were for Reichs Kol...

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Guten Abend JAAP YOU gave me fine information when I was researching my midshipman's dagger with a Nord Nederland/Deutsch name=Sieffens''''.only a native' with understanding of culture and the region could have offered such...many thanks . You have affected many of us with your -down to...

This was 1st published in 1912..Just before the 1st ww .. there was naturally a lack of interest...It was republished in the 1960s when we were dying for info and collecting was really emerging...It has great -----primary info----- directly from the period and the detailed drawings really aid...

will trade PRUSSIAN -black & white -- ORIGINAL -- kurassier/jzp steel helmet kokarde for ORIGINAL----- NATIONAL -------BLACK/WHITE & RED KOKARDE --- BOTH---for enlisted kur./jzp helmets with large hole 1897 (((( not repainted)))) AHZ Randolpho size...

thanks sammler freund - I never saw a shell case from Afrika before ---much less one cut to resemble an African mask with an unprofessional looking inscription ---done after the battle with time to kill ???? It took quite a while to Id the town and the reason for the battle ----...

It is definitely a British Lee- Medford bayonet ca 1888 --- mine is dated in the1890s --- MFG --- AHZ------ Randolpho

I posted an answer yesterday which never got here or??? The where a bouts of the schellembaum was never discussed. the Steuben Parade is held every Sept. near the 19th in NYC , on a weekend. Look- if you can _ i'll try also .. The tv coverage of the Krieger Bund was always brief...

Thanks Tony--Your chart probably answered the question. Mine is closest to the measurements of the Light Field Canon 1896- altar art. Regards, .Randolpho

wanted Original Kurassier offizier kokardes (not saxon + ca 1900-1914) cash or trade + other items too- ie 1892 model helm ueberzug- what have you ??????? Randolpho

Thanks gentlemen -I guess you are correct - it goes( or doesn't)-- both ways . My other purchases are not militaria and are generally from the UK.with no problems (so far) with Royal mail - tracked and signed for= Registered. I just get frustrated with so many Germans stating- not to the...

Yes. -----those are armed guards to protect the Schellenbaum (Jingling Johnny ) from me.. (and others in 1973 -today who knows ) ---as it is/was very valuable.. The Kaisercan't present any more of them !!!!!! Prost Randolpho

Hello------Alex GGr1 Yes, I hope he can offer some info but, I will have to give the proportions of the case. -tomorrow --- thanks--- R