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Having the main collection stowed away, but still collecting the stuff, feels like starting over again.... However those latest ones, will go soon, along with the others.

I got my self one!

Thanks! Well it took me a week to box and move them. A luxury problem we seems to have both! :) And, ... it is sad to see the display cases empty, when I pass that particular room. But I prefere knowing it was me that empty them instead of a buglar...

Allways loved those helmets, never tought I would own one ...some day. Have to join in with a 3 years old picture because the whole bunch is packed and stacked at a safe place, due to the fact I am not at home for the major time....

Allways a hard time ... good luck! I feel that day closing in too....

It is a red flag, on his own! ;-)

Thanks for your response. I was not in favour to take it of, as it was sitting quiet straight, and hard to pass the wappen. But, you are right it helps. For what I notice it convinced me even more to be a original one. I am talking about the ends of the leather strap, that are behind the loops...

Out of the woodwork came this M 15. With some issues....but "untouched" in a certain way... To me it was never used. Only stamped with a date and the size in the dome. (1917 and 58 1/2). No removable spike, silver paint on the wappen, 91 slots of the chinstrap, the back reinforcement and the...

Here in France they have a bank holiday, for the WWII victory. Not sure where this picture was taken...France or Belgium. If it is France it must be up north. I wunder where the helmet ended....

Wow! Lovely surprise.

Hello and welcome. Only a few members are specialized in British spike helmets, here. We generaly discusse German spike helmets. It could take some time before you get the right answer....

It must have ment something, and it is well made.

Nice helmet! Thanks for pointing it out.

No wurry's, I spend my entyre life among antiques. Even got myself a degree in restoration. That doesn't mean I can't make mistakes, but if I do... I allways try to minimalize them ;-) That is the reason why I want to take my time to analyse it. After I settled more decently in the new home.

I fully agree! I had to judge it by bad pictures, when posting, but it is indeed no flag. I would also go for a home made ...."thing"....

And here is a other framed KM souvenir. Need to inspect this too, but not know. I am not sure if the scene is print or painted on the glass. Because the inner black frame is (painted on the glass!) for sure....

It is in, and I took it out of the frame. The cloth is nailed on to the back of the frame. I 'll leave it as it is for now. To much other stuff to do....

If you got several pic's, the "insert multiple" will appear. Then you select the pic's and the format (thumbnail or full image) and "post reply".

Go to the "attach files" at the left, under the frame you are using to post a message.

Just got my self a bunch of documents to a captain who started his career under Napoleon and made it to his retirement. He got wounded several times and fought in various campaigns. Quiet intresting to read, imagining what and how it must have been...."boys will be boys"....;-)