rare bird come to roost

[pointystuff]

Isn't the shell made of lacquered felt?
It looks like a 10th FAR bird perched on an officer's wartime Tschapka without its mortarboard.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360675625267&fromMakeTrack=true" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

 

[911car]

Isn't the shell made of lacquered felt?
It looks like a 10th FAR bird perched on an officer's wartime Tschapka without its mortarboard.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360675625267&fromMakeTrack=true" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Mystery solved: see comment from an expert on the ebay ad: this plate identifies the helmet to the 14th Ulanen regiment... You should have known, Pointystuff!!!

 

[pointystuff]

Yup.
In terms of numbers made, which type plate is harder to find, though?