pointystuff
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=221216602816&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Colonial or something else?
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RON
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More to add to the Reichsadler confusion... #-o
From what I've learned so far, this was definitely not Colonial but rather related to Alsace-Lorraine and its Gendarmerie. From the square visor and round chinscales, I would venture and say mounted Landes Gendarmerie (L.G.) for Reichsland Alsace-Lorraine circa 1871 to 1914...
Now since this one in particular seems to have no markings whatsoever, its wappen could always be a replacement?
More on the Reichsadler here: http://www.pickelhaubes.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=4256" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
From what I've learned so far, this was definitely not Colonial but rather related to Alsace-Lorraine and its Gendarmerie. From the square visor and round chinscales, I would venture and say mounted Landes Gendarmerie (L.G.) for Reichsland Alsace-Lorraine circa 1871 to 1914...
Now since this one in particular seems to have no markings whatsoever, its wappen could always be a replacement?
More on the Reichsadler here: http://www.pickelhaubes.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=4256" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Doc_Holliday
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The seller also have this one!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-1900-GERMAN-SAXON-BOXER-REBELLION-CANVAS-SPIKED-HELMET-/221216602726?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3381897a66" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
What is it?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-1900-GERMAN-SAXON-BOXER-REBELLION-CANVAS-SPIKED-HELMET-/221216602726?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3381897a66" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
What is it?
RON
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He's been trying to sell this one for a while now but since not many people out there know what it is for sure, or simply because it's missing its visor, no one has risked it yet... I know it was discussed somewhere here before.
A similar one, only a complete Prussian example, recently sold on the Malvaux site for $600 more: http://2gm.bertrand-malvaux.com/p/12570/casque-a-pointe-troupe-d-essai-modele-1915.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
The seller described it as a "CASQUE À POINTE TROUPE D'ESSAI, modèle 1915" or M1915 Trial/Test EM/OR Spike Helmet... :-k
Malvaux doesn't always have the best and most accurate descriptions but his definitely sounds more 'logical' that the eBay seller's who seems to wanna put 'Colonial' in every item he lists. His Saxon helmet is definitely not pre-1915 IMHO as it looks to have the wartime gray steel fittings, albeit quite discolored/rusty. It doesn't make it a less attractive rare piece but I don't know much about these and like we all agree here, better know what you're buying beforehand!
Did anyone notice that the eBay specimen has the (rarer) serrated Saxon EM/OR cockade?
A similar one, only a complete Prussian example, recently sold on the Malvaux site for $600 more: http://2gm.bertrand-malvaux.com/p/12570/casque-a-pointe-troupe-d-essai-modele-1915.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
The seller described it as a "CASQUE À POINTE TROUPE D'ESSAI, modèle 1915" or M1915 Trial/Test EM/OR Spike Helmet... :-k
Malvaux doesn't always have the best and most accurate descriptions but his definitely sounds more 'logical' that the eBay seller's who seems to wanna put 'Colonial' in every item he lists. His Saxon helmet is definitely not pre-1915 IMHO as it looks to have the wartime gray steel fittings, albeit quite discolored/rusty. It doesn't make it a less attractive rare piece but I don't know much about these and like we all agree here, better know what you're buying beforehand!
Did anyone notice that the eBay specimen has the (rarer) serrated Saxon EM/OR cockade?