Recent content by Mild_Turkey

A Württemberg would be lovely but I feel it is too similar to the Bavarian design since I’m going for diversity. Baden I think is where I’ll go next

Oh no I didn’t have any worries about it. Thank you, and yes I’m happy with the outdoor shots as I believe natural light = best light. I actually had to rush to get these pics in under 5 minutes otherwise the heat would’ve messed with the lacquer

Hi all, got this helmet in person from AoK earlier this year but I don’t think I showed anyone. It’s a lovely Saxon officer’s pickel with typical Saxon qualities such as the tall dome, non serrated cockades and the squared visors. The only thing that keeps it from being a “purebred” Saxon is...

Thank you, the liner is just how I like them. No damage but the wear shows that it was at least used by its owner

Bavarian Pickelhauben have many exceptions and I am by no means well versed in them. From my understanding the Bavarian cockades have relatively many variations and this is one of them judging by the two piece design (the blue circle here is a separate piece). Some I’ve seen have the double...

The set also came with a cover, it’s a nice faded tan example with signs of its original feldgrau still visible inside. Miraculously the celluloid piece inside the cup is only broken in one spot at the front, and the entire rear visor piece is still intact.

Hi all, This recently came in and I’m quite content with it. It’s a Bavarian infantry officers Pickelhaube in a vulcanfiber construction produced by Depeheg. The lacquer finish has minimal crazing as is typical for these fiber shells and the Wappen still retains 95-97% of its original gilt. The...

I appreciate your input, and I would’ve never noticed how cartoonishly long the first scale was without you pointing it out. I will be posting more images of the helmet soon Another point I noticed earlier today was that the chinstrap leather ends are not only still attached and in the...

Compared to my other officers helmet where the hole has no excess and the prongs are longer

just a suspicion but perhaps this may be something more common with fiber helmets perhaps? Maybe due to the fragile nature of the material it’s a bit harder to punch a clean hole

Hi all, I’m far from a beginner in the hobby but I do have a beginner type question; it’s something I’ve never been able to figure out. That being, how does one judge whether the chinscales on a private purchase/officers helmet are original or has been messed with. So the other day a lovely...

My favorite ersatz variant. Hard to believe these were originally feldgrau and not tan

I hate myself because the day after I ordered this, the dealer listed a MINT gold example which I missed and was sold to someone else.

Here’s a very nice piece I paid dearly for, but it was worth it as I have seen only a couple ones in better condition. Silver wound badge for naval personnel. These would’ve mostly gone to coastal troops considering the chances of being wounded multiple times on a U-boat or a surface vessel...

They always say in documentaries that the grip angle was perfect for shooters but I don’t get it. Shot the first 100 rounds one handed and couldn’t hit Jack at 10 yards. The moment I switched to a modern stance I hit dead center at 15 yards