Congratulations Matt, a nice M1915 (y)
Were you able to find out anything about the owner? Are there more information about the regiment? The name is hard to read, but it seems to be „Josef Groller“ or „Josef Graller“ or „Josef Grella“ or „Josef Gralla“. The last 2 names can be found in the...
Thank you all for your kind comments. I‘m glad you like it :)
@Lars: Thanks for this information, but I can’t help because it looks like rests of fire gilding. There are no traces of a primer, which I think would have been used before painting, or am I completely wrong? Here is an enlargement...
Dear fellow collector friends,
I‘m happy to show you my latest addition to my collection, a beautiful enlisted men helmet M1895 from the Infantry Regiment (1st Hanoverian) No. 74.
The M91 rosettes measure 14.0 mm in diameter and have only a single pin to prevent twisting. This fits perfectly...