Recent content by Steve Nick

Mike: I suspect this could be American. Possibly also Canadian. Canadian helmets will have the maker's mark stamped on the interior rim. One of the following: CL/C --- Canadian MotorLamp Company -- Windsor,Ontario,- 1940 – 1943 AG/C --- Aluminium Goods Ltd -- Toronto, Ontario- 1942 GSW ---...

Alan: Not the best quality photos I admit. It was near the end of the show and I was more interested in packing up. I recall that the maker was a Germanic name, but in spite of him showing me his receipt from some US web site, I find it hard to believe that anyone selling on the web through a...

I had a sales table at the most recent Ottawa Military Heritage Show on April 26th. Towards the end of the show a fellow came up to me and asked me if I knew much about German Uhlan Leggings. Frankly, I know next to nothing about the Uhlans. So, I told him I knew some people who would know and...

It sold through the Guild. Back in 2014-15. I bought it from a dealer from Quebec City (Andre Genest) at one of the Lower Canada Arms Collectors Shows at the armoury of the Royal Montreal Regiment probably 35 years ago. Those were great days in retrospect.

Doug: I have the same feeling. Should never have sold this 109th OR's Uberzug. Especially now that I have a 109th helmet.

Dane: Nice to see you employing your collection as a teaching tool. It certainly makes your collecting more meaningful than just a personal acquisition of "stuff". Some kids learn best by seeing and touching things, and they would have enjoyed this as much as you did. I'm a fairly regular...

Here's a veterans Franco-Prussian War medal with the Battle Bar.

James: And here I was celebrating the fact that I finally managed to score one. Although it came from Tony's collection so its not just any old 109. :)

Impressive items James. I've never seen one "in the flesh". Thanks for posting.

Same here. Never seen one or heard of the existence of these. Never seen one where the emblem was mounted using nuts and bolts. But...I'm prepared to be educated.

Ahhh...yes. It didn't occur to me that someone would replace the threaded Kugel with a threaded Spitze.

Could it be 1st Royal Saxon Train Battalion Nr.12 stationed at Dresden? I believe they had brass fittings and wore a black parade bush hence the removable spike. Nice helmet. Especially nice to have the original Saxon Kokarden.

Chuck: Nice to see you on the forum. Super looking example and excellent photos.

That's the "Poster Child" for why they implemented a dress regulation restricting the height of spikes. Nice looking helmet though.

I certainly miss Steve. In fact, I was thinking about him just yesterday as I was looking over some of my Kaiser Prizes. He obviously had a collection that most of us could never eclipse but never gave a hint of operating on a higher level. He was always asking questions and seeking to...