Tschapka

[Spiker]

There’s only one guy who takes pictures of helmets in a red couch ; Ritscher ,so now we know where it came from.
Nice tschapka ,but I’m not buying anything overseas.


http://www.benl.ebay.be/itm/Casque-a-pointe-tschapka-de-la-Garde-Uhlan-Pickelhaube-ww1-14-18-/271758209585?pt=FR_JG_Collections_Militaria_Uniformes&hash=item3f460d3231" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

 

[stuka f]

Objectlocatie:
Rosemere

......sounds Dutch .... (lol!!)
;-)

 

[aicusv]

I believe the description of the piece, being in a collection for 30 years. However, I noticed the chinstrap is missing the buckle - to me this has always called the originality of the strap into question. I remember (30 years ago) purchasing a rebuilt strap for Tschapka, the strap was very nice, but for the buckle, it was just too large.

 

[edwin]

Objectlocatie:
Rosemere

......sounds Dutch .... (lol!!)
;-)

No link with the Dutch according to Wikipedia...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosem%C3%A8re,_Quebec#History" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Regards,

Edwin

 

[911car]

I believe the description of the piece, being in a collection for 30 years. However, I noticed the chinstrap is missing the buckle - to me this has always called the originality of the strap into question. I remember (30 years ago) purchasing a rebuilt strap for Tschapka, the strap was very nice, but for the buckle, it was just too large.

The Fangschnurr is a copy. The seller should have mentioned it, instead of suggesting it is authentic ("... a peine jauni par les annees"; combien? 8?..).
And it appears to be a 3GUR, not a 1GUR as written.
Marketwise, the value of these older models used to be much lower than that of post-1890 Tshapkas. Has it changed?