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Dear collectors and specialis, Can you give me an impression of the orders and Ehrenzehen, which Friedrich Franz IV von Mecklenburg (Schwerin) was supposed to wear around the year 1910. Anyone with additional information will help me a lot. Thanks in advance, Ad

Gentlemen, Some of Kaiser Wilhelm's and other German nobleman's helmets I have seen, have Schuppekette / Chinscales with missing straps and buckles. Usually when a pickelhaube has these parts missing, it may be a reason to be reluctant buying it. Is there any knowledge about "what's normal in...

When one has a look at item no 330145189915 at ebay.de (use pickelhaube and garde for finding it), an officer's pickelhaube of the 1st Guard regiment zu Fuss um 1916 is for sale. Is this an interesting piece, or is it just the trap of the month July? I am curious for your comments, regards, Ad

Dear forum members, Can you supply me with some information about the difference between EM's and officer's lions of the Saxon guard horsed regiment? I am also highly interested in the officer's lions available at the market today. I found out that the difference between an original one and a...

As I am no specialist on WWI german steelhelmets, I only know the logo's of the machine gun units and the Hoherzoln shield painted on it. Recently I came across a sample with a G, two crossed steelgranades and an R painted on it. Inside was painted: 1.GGR.10.102 W.H. It all looks original, but I...

I recently came across an original officer's tschapka of the 13th regiment (Koningsulanen). All parts are in original condition, but it's rosettes, which connect the schupenketten to the tschapka are silver instead of gilt. So far I only come across gilt rosetten in literature. Are there any...

In German awards, somtimes a 938 silver makk can be seen, sometimes a 800 mark is seen. Many EKI class and eg Flieger Fuhrer Abzeichen are 800 marked. Most silver and gilded Pour Le merites aren 938 marked. Is there a suitable explanation for this? Thanks, Ad

Recently I came across an Oldenburg NCO Pickelhaube. This helmet is in near mint condition and has a woolen liner. Production date 1914-1915 I guess. The odd thing is that the inner side of the front visor has a black coulour, instead of the usual green one's I have seen so far. The backside has...

Dear Forum members, At the Stubbs book, I see the kokardes of the 94th reg.: Sachsen Weimar etc. 5th Thuringes, being defined as: Green, gold, black. In the Laine book, I see these being defined as: Gold, green, black. All sources I have seen so far do indicate that both possibilities can be...

Dear forum members, At this moment I am doing some research for Hauptmann Konrad Kalau vom Hofe. Possibly you can help me any further: Konrad Kalau vom Hofe was born at July 22nd 1880 in Carlsruhe, Kreis Oppeln, Schlesien (Silesia: Now Poland). His family were landowners. The Kalau vom Hofe...

Dear collectors, Next to the discussion about the form of Bavarian general's spikes, I had a close look at the helmet plate of these helmets. Some pieces (eg in the Laine book) have the crowns at both lions with an open structure, like Preussian officer's crowns. Ik the Stubbs book and other...