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Hi John Josef ;) As far as I'm concerned and in all humility, I am not pretending to educate anyone. I only share my passion for collecting and have far too much respect to use, let alone without permission, other people's photos to claim or assert publically this or that without any proof...

And further, dear Clovis, I would ask you from now on to stop using my own picts for purposes taken out of context that do not reflect the truth and that are in addition falsely captioned. Claiming that the cockade on my helmet was soaked for 15 days in a brine, that the ugly modern cockade copy...

As already told on the French forum where we already have longly discussed about that point, I absolutely not agree with your point of view! ☝️ 😑 Not in this case and even not in other cases of some other "demonstrations" you made according the guide you have created yourself, especially the...

Researching and identifying names in helmets in period archives is one of my great passions for much years, and I have noticed on several occasions in the past that HW often told a lot of nonsense when he claimed that such and such a helmet had been worn by such and such an officer, quoting a...

Hello, Beautiful and interesting helmet! I love those named helmets! Do you see a name or name tag in the helmet? Because I know that HW is sometimes telling stories 🧐 Here is mine, named to Oberleutnant Kurt (Curt) Gabriel, Regiments Adjutant of the JR74, wounded 22.8.14 in Belgium. (Thanks...

Totally bogus, from 10 miles.... Philippe

Offizierstellvertreter is NOT a rank. It is a function / position. Only applied in war time but has still exist on the paper in peace time. This function was mostly accorded to Vizefeldwebel der Reserve (überzähliger Feldwebel) who formally first were OYV before the war. Philippe

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Cloclo, as you know, the KIR145 is full of sweet and unexpected surprises :) But it´s another story 😊 Philippe

Cloclo, that´s not my experience 🧐 Period picts of freehand painted Überzug are very seldom, those that were pragmatically made / painted in the field with board resources, not with paint but mostly with the kind of purple ink pencils that the soldiers used to write their Feldpostkarten! I´m not...

Both scarce and absolutely amazing! Something for the real specific and very knowledgeable collectors ☝️ (y) Philippe

Original stenciled cover are pretty scarce. Not so much documented on period picts... Another one that crossed my way for a few months. Big luck for me, because I already owned a perfect shaped M95 Haube, JR45 and matching BA.I. stamped (very last production of early 1915), named to a soldier...

A Überzug that saw a lot... Something similar...Turned around to hide the red numbers... The hooks too... Philippe

I prefer them complete, salty, sleepy and untouched, as this named example of the 2/JR125, dated 1914, picked up on the Somme battlefield and left as is. Worn by Kriegsfreiwilliger Anton Bickel who promoted to Vizefeldwebel, KIA on the 18.8.16 at Delville Wood... Philippe

The FR122 helmet of the ebay Kleinanzeigen is now sold 😄 I saw it too. I would have not bought it, as Clovis. Too expensive without chinstrap and cockades and only regimental stamp without any Bataillon or Kompanie stamps or date or even name of wearer that is for me always a big base to start...

Are you a fan of the JR162 Lübeck? Is the Krätzchen regimentally marked? Philippe

"Amat victoria curam", or as the German use to say: "ohne Fleiß, kein Preis! "... Philippe

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I would not buy this parts helmet (n) Philippe

If regimentally marked, a felt Ari saxon helmet would be more scarce than a felt Ari prussian helmet. But as gently proposed, if you are owning one, let share with us some picts, just to appreciate... Philippe