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    A waffenrock and Pickelhaube for an enlisted man of the Saxon IR 106

    Bravo, they always look good together.
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    Buying

    I have bought from AOK and Griffin both A1 guys. Weitze of course but have a credit card handy and deep pockets ! www.secondreichmilitaria.com has my spares for sale and don't forget to look at the ads here. shameless plug but may have what your looking for. cheers Tony
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    Genuine or fake

    nothing wrong with that one.....like the owners details inside. The chinstrap is hard to call on these pics but give it the benefit of doubt depending on the price. cockade repainted but no biggie. old style eagle I like. cheers Tony
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    Bavarian Officers FAR Helmet with parade plume, sash and gloves

    Originally had this Bavarian down as an Artillery to parade but I later learnt that all Bavarian Artillery Officers only wore red plumes. This made the helmet either a jager zu pferde or a train officers to parade. So here is a revised picture correction for the thread of a Bavarian Field...
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    M1917 helmet Wolfhounds 27 inf. reg. A.E.F.S.

    superb piece of history.
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    Reichswehr Stahlhelm - Your opinions

    It is indeed and Austrian WW1 helmet with a post 1931 liner and chin strap. It is not a Reichswehr issue helmet in my opinion as they didn't utilise the Austrian ones as they had enough spares of their own. Possibility could be a Austrian Police issue mid 1930's or Wehrmacht/police issue...
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    Stauffer Auction

    auctions are the purest form of Caveat Emptor in the militaria world. ...at least with dealers you have some come back. Weirdly I am finding they are even cheaper than the final hammer price once you add commission for what I like. Thank you for the insight gents.
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    M15 Prussian Officers Tunic

    IR73 in the bag...still after IR 87 and 88 pickelhaubes. Ta Tony
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    Help required on a metal band added to a felt haube ?

    sorry Alan missed this post. cheers Tony
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    Officers Eagle for Grenadier Regiment 7

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    Officers Eagle for Grenadier Regiment 7

    funnily enough Steve I did swing by to the shop....seemed rude not too.
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    Current happenings in the lovely city of Philadelphia, PA

    well thank goodness we don't have any of these problems in dear old blighty! oh hang on............yes we do !
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    Pre 1879 Mecklenburg Schwerin Other ranks Pickelhaube

    Have to say a big shout out to forum members who have helped me out with these tricky Mecklenburg purchases over the years. They have pointed out some schoolboy errors I made early on and their time, expertise has guided me the three pieces I have today. I have bought six in total over the...
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    Officers Eagle for Grenadier Regiment 7

    Picked this one to go with my earlier purchase of the GR 9 pickelhaube.
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    Straightening of objects

    nice repairs. sympathetically done.
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    Pre 1879 Mecklenburg Schwerin Other ranks Pickelhaube

    Bravo on that meck also !
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    Need help on this pickelhaube

    Perfect !
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    Pre 1879 Mecklenburg Schwerin Other ranks Pickelhaube

    sure did Sandy. Thank you. Went to Lubeck for a few days to soak up the Hanseatic vibe ! Trip to beautiful Schwerin and plenty of German hospitality in Hamburg !
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    Pre 1879 Mecklenburg Schwerin Other ranks Pickelhaube

    Hi, Well it's been a very exciting September in terms of collecting Mecklenburg militaria for me. I bagged a Mecklenburg Strelitz reservists plate at a show at the end of August and followed that up with a trip to Northern Germany, a visit to Schwerin Castle and then advanced into Hamburg to...
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    M1842 Landwehr officer helmet

    Bravo...I do like these. Good luck with the next one.
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