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Greetings, I thought I would share some examples of Kaiserliche Marine Cockades or Kokarden. So I am showing a Deck officer, a reservist and a Naval officer/NCO Cockade. I would love to see what you have in your collections. Best Regards, JustinG

Greetings, It seems like we have a great number of experienced individuals who are quite adapt at manipulating, restoring and preserving items. Well, I know this isn't directly related to a pickelhaube or even a WW1 piece. I recently came into possession of a Tigerverbande crest. This piece...

Mecklenburg Units during WW1 List compiled from: Das Mecklenburger Militär und seine Uniformen 1701 – 1918 Keubke, Klaus-Ulrich, Erna Keubke and Ralf Mumm - Grenadier Regiment Nr 89, Schwerin und Neustrelitz, in the 17th Division - Fusilier Regiment Nr 90, Rostock and Wismar, in the 17th...

As I said, I am from Alaska. My passion is for the Naval end of warfare. Previously, I collected mainly Kriegsmarine items and have achieved much of my goals with that. I am now moving on to imperial times (Kaiserliche Marine). A much more broad time line. The KM was 1935-1939. When war...

Greetings, I am curious.... As a new collector, it seems like there are different states and their wappen and helmets can fetch a much higher price. For example a Mecklenburg 'haube can have a higher asking price than for a Baden helmet? Is this due to the fewer number of troops/units? I...

Greetings, I purchased this Pickelhaube in early 2023. I wanted to post this to get your opinions on this piece.

Greetings, Well, this is an area that I love to collect and one of my passions in the collecting community. As a background for information: Imperial tallies did not use umlauts, they used the "e" in place of those umlauts so say Möwe would be Moewe. Block lettering was standard for these...

Greetings, I am getting ready to pull the trigger on what I believe to be a lovely piece. It comes from a much more reputable source. Was wondering if you saw any red flags or points of concern from being a 100% original. Thank you gentlemen for your time. Best Regards, JustinG

Greetings Gentlemen, I was referred to this specialty thread from another military collecting forum. I recently purchased what I was told was a Bavarian Officers Pickelhaube. This was apparently from a depot from Liege. I know, I know, buy the item not the story. Well, excitement got the...