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Good to hear that you had a good time Steve. The A of K guys told me at the Show that they were going to visit you.

One other detail...the liner with square tongues is the older (1842-1880) style private purchase used before the ribbed silk was introduced in 1880.

I’m glad you guys have identified the seller as I had no clue…I just cruise the Show (2,000 tables) and shoot whatever I think might be relevant on this forum.

I would like to thank the following gentlemen for their support of the forum: Alan G., Alan S. and Nikola P. Your help is much appreciated.

This one dealer had hundreds of shoulder straps! I took the photo to. show the Adrians not the grenades etc.

That is the officer private purchase style.

Aside from A of K and Weitze, there were not a lot of hauben at the show. $2,500US for a wartime Garde Officer with zinc fittings?? Of course, there was a reason why the prices on these wappen were so reasonable....most were missing their loops and screw posts! More to come...

Well friends, we have one more day at SOS 25 here in Louisville. James and I have been busy touring 2,000 tables of militaria, mostly WW2 German but we did see some Imperial gems! Our first photo is of a beautiful JR 115 officer helme purchased from A of K by member D M. The details on the...

Good "point" Clovis :) . My JR115 of course has the neusilber tip as you have shown while this TB helme has the skirted tip as you have shown. 👍

Okosaka: As a new member you have to make at least 12 posts here before you can Private Message anyone on the forum. This protects us against spammers.

Well, now I have seen an OR's MK. Thank you Clovis. 👍

The German peacetime design of the manoeuvre helmet covers with reversible red stripe/beige was a fortunate "accident" for the Kaiser's Army when the war began. I have seen these "reversibles" for sale at many shows but they were always "officer private purchase" as are yours from what I can...

There are two schools of thought regarding this issue. Some collectors buy the best and complete helmets so they don’t have to bother with problems. Others like myself enjoy the challenge of repair and looking for the missing pieces. There is no right or wrong approach

There is a large amount of satisfaction for a collector, when you buy a helmet which is missing some pieces and over time you manage to find these and complete it. This is especially true when dealing with a rare helmet such as this Hessen M15. Congratulations Gabe.

We will be at the SOS and have left a day early because of those weather conditions you mentioned.

Congratulations David, that is a beautiful addition to your collection! 👍

Do they skate on those canals in the winter? 😊

A tight fit to the visor should be the priority in my opinion, plus matching holes for the visor brads.

Well said Kaiser, you just saved Mick from wasting his hard earned money! 👍

The stag antlers are weird and I suspect have been made up and soldered on. Their colour seems different than the rest of the wappen. We see missing antlers on many Wurttemberg wappen as they are delicate and easily snagged. I have not seen that style of cloth liner before.