I regarded my visit to the SOS as a 3 fold mission....sell some things, buy some items and take pictures for those members who could not attend. So some additional photos:
This was a very impressive JR 55 uberzug which John Kitts had for sale.
I flipped over the M15 Prussian helmet above and found another set of JR 97 markings. If you remember, I bought an M95 OR helme at the show with JR 97 markings, quite a surprise. There will be more pics of what I bought once I finally get home. I have to take the photos but believe me, it isn't much.
Continuing on with John Kitts pieces....a great set of busby manufacturer markings. There was an uberzug on this M15 busby, my apologies for not taking a pic of the entire piece.
A stone mint pair of UR 15 boards. They were so pristine that I had to ask Bruce if they were originals.
Now we get to the Weitze offering:
The JR 115 officer helme shown had an interesting History...it had extra holes from being converted from a round base helme to a cruciform base. It also had extra holes in the front where the JR 115 wappen had been added. Seeing this, no collector would purchase such a piece. However, there was provenance that came with this helme. Original paper work and fotos came with the piece. The paper work outlined how this Prussian officer had been transferred to JR 115 and the fotos showed him wearing this exact helmet. Obviously, this guy was pretty cheap, he had his helmet reworked to JR 115 and wore it during his extensive service with this Regt.
JR 92 officer, a very impressive grouping.
This was a very impressive JR 55 uberzug which John Kitts had for sale.
I flipped over the M15 Prussian helmet above and found another set of JR 97 markings. If you remember, I bought an M95 OR helme at the show with JR 97 markings, quite a surprise. There will be more pics of what I bought once I finally get home. I have to take the photos but believe me, it isn't much.
Continuing on with John Kitts pieces....a great set of busby manufacturer markings. There was an uberzug on this M15 busby, my apologies for not taking a pic of the entire piece.
A stone mint pair of UR 15 boards. They were so pristine that I had to ask Bruce if they were originals.
Now we get to the Weitze offering:
The JR 115 officer helme shown had an interesting History...it had extra holes from being converted from a round base helme to a cruciform base. It also had extra holes in the front where the JR 115 wappen had been added. Seeing this, no collector would purchase such a piece. However, there was provenance that came with this helme. Original paper work and fotos came with the piece. The paper work outlined how this Prussian officer had been transferred to JR 115 and the fotos showed him wearing this exact helmet. Obviously, this guy was pretty cheap, he had his helmet reworked to JR 115 and wore it during his extensive service with this Regt.
JR 92 officer, a very impressive grouping.
Ron