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... this is a pretty fabulous tunic... marvelous condition and an interesting subject... Cheers, David

Hi Garyreg, The helmet is Swedish worn circa 1880 through approximately 1900... I have attached pictures of other examples of this helmet... Cheers, David

Hi, Frank!! How marvelous to receive your note! THANK YOU so much for your very generous and always positive and enthusiastic replies to my posts. I am thrilled you are following my posts and continue to enjoy my collection and the newest pieces of history as I add them to my collection. I...

... ah, no rest for the weary... or the dedicated collector... I'm sure you know that feeling as I marvel at the pictures of your absolutely brilliant collection. I just feel compelled to respond when an opportunity presents itself!! Thank you for looking at the collection as I continue to...

Hi Sandy, Thank you for looking at this, and all my other posts, I so pleased that you are continuing to enjoy my collection! I always appreciate your comments and observations... the collection continues to grow!! Again, many THANKS!!! Cheers, David

Hello John Josef, If is really great to hear that you are interested to see my collection and enjoying it and more importantly that you are finding the text of my posts interesting and informative. It serves as great motivation for me to want to continue to share my collection and what...

Hello John Josef, So nice to hear from you, thank you for your note. Again, I am so pleased that you still find the Northamptonshire Imperial Yeomanry helmet so appealing. It was an extremely difficult and extremely rare helmet to find. Again, it is very near mint condition and among all the...

Hi Charles! Thank you for your note! I am pleased you like the Northamptonshire Imperial Yeomanry officer's helmet; you have a very decerning eye... I think it is a gorgeous helmet, a rare example to the regiment and very unique among British regular dragoon and yeomanry regiments. As I...

Hello Lars! Thank you for looking at my latest post and your very generous comment. I really like the Middlesex helmet plate, too! It's a great plate and a real departure from other Victorian British Army home service helmet plates. The name of the regiment "Bloomsbury Rifles" seems fun to...

Hello Jeff! Thank you so much for your always welcome and always super enthusiastic comments, I really appreciate them and you taking the time to look at this post and make your comments. Ah, you have a great eye, the Northamptonshire Imperial Yeomanry officer's helmet is, for me, the "holy...

Hi Dennis! Thank you for your note! I am just thrilled that you are enjoying the newest additions to my British headdress collection... it's a labor of love that continues to pay big dividends and never failing to disappoint! I really like the Royal Marine Light Infantry officer's home...

Hello Bob, Thank you!!! Thrilled you like the latest additions to my collection... the Northamptonshire Imperial Yeomanry helmet has proven to be the find of the year... so far... the helmet plate collection continues to grow by leaps and bounds as does the officer's home service helmet side...

Hi Coert, Thank you for taking a look at this latest post... I always appreciate your gracious comments and your astute eye... glad you like this year's finds here-to-now, I think it's going to be a great year for my collection... I am excited by the new acquisitions so far and am hoping to...

... THANK YOU!!! As always, I appreciate your very kind comments and for looking at this post... so pleased you like my newest additions into my collection!!! Cheers, David

Hello Fellow Forum Members, My how time fly's, the first quarter of 2024 is coming to a close! I thought it appropriate to share this quarters newest acquisitions and additions to my British military headdress collection. These are new pieces to my collection added in January, February and...

... Bob, the blades are fabulous... just gorgeous... the etching still clear and sharp and the bluing, still intact really sets off the etching to best effect. These blades are in remarkably excellent condition, well looked after... I am suitably impressed... thank you so much for sharing these...

... I have attached a picture of the proper rosette or plume topper appropriate for the Staffordshire helmet... as you can see it is unusual and unique to The Queen's Own Royal (Staffordshire) Yeomanry in that it is acorn shaped. It will be near impossible to find but can be replaced with a...

... Very nice helmets, thank you for sharing and nice to see another person with an interest in British headdress... just some helpful information if you are not already aware... your 1st Dragoons troopers helmet requires an 1871 pattern black plume and a brass one-inch leather backed chin...

... interesting that these are private purchase swords and that the blades would be etched to the depth of the purchaser's wallet, as well that all the Bavarian blades would all carry the verbiage "In Treue Fest." I will look forward to your images of the unsheathed blades when you post them...

... are all these terrific swords other ranks or troopers' swords and as such are the blades not etched? Would it be appropriate for NCO swords to etched to some degree or was etching of blades restricted or limited to officer's blades...? Cheers, David