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Joe, perhaps you can add some clarity to this? I thought that generally there was no imperial Gendarmerie (RG) active in the individual states. They had their own Gendarmerie (LG) which also controlled their borders. Only in the state of Elsaß/Lothringen I think the Reichsgendarmerie was...

Generally the Gendarmerie was active outside of the larger towns (which had their own police force). Each state organized the Gendarmerie differently. For example in Saxony the Gendarms were civil servants (Beamte) instead of members of the military. In Alsace/L. the Gendarmerie was referred to...

Joe even has this picture from a 1932 catalog. They stuck to the royal symbols it seems. http://www.pickelhaubes.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=3816&p=23636&hilit=firewere#p23636

Firefighter from the 1920s I suppose.

How about Berlin-Schöneberg (a city destrict)?

It's the rare Gerät 1914-1919 :D http://www.ebay.de/itm/271105693903

Yes Braunschweig is it (see the Immota Fides phrase), perhaps officers shako from the "Herzoglich Braunschweigisches Infanterieregiment Nr.92" (before 1886)? In that year the military convention with Prussia took place and they received a change in uniforms and insignia. Also the term...

A shako from the Duchy Nassau? This would be from before the Prussian annexation in 1866.

Just a question - if the title and pictures of two ebay items get mixed up, what are you actually bidding on? The item in the title or the item from the pictures?

Yep the Kingdom of Two Sicilies and on the covered plate you would probably find the scroll "Messina". Nice piece :thumb up:

Is this is a war time repair? The chin strap lugs have been moved out of place, the spine also has a hex nut. The shell was restitched. The helmet otherwise looks old and OK to me, just a bit worked over. Pointystuff if you are the seller can you have a look, there seems to be a paper or...

Great picture, note the seams at the front of the dome! Perhaps this is one of the cloth-covered cork helmets?

The details do not look not very good, particularly on the inside. If you are interested then I recommend to ask the seller for large close-ups to be sure is is a stamping and not cast.

The police units of Elsaß-Lothringen did not have a state cockade either..

Looters will be shot! Nice picture, and the helmets look like former spikes too.

Is this not a dragoon helmet with the square visor, round chin scales and the particular back spine?

Thanks for the link, this was new to me! Here is also an extensive site about the imperial Marine although in German: http://www.kaiserliche-marine.de/

I suppose the English term is gaff rig which is the traditional place for the national flag. Therefore it is often called Gaffelflagge.

Reminds me of a bolt gun - Bolzenschussgerät. Is there any indication about this if you look into the front part (the hollow tube)?

Yes I know numerous pictures with machine guns mounted on whatever came handy for AA use. This picture was one of a series, regretably I only got this one. The other pictures showed it on a horse carriage, from different sides, in different poses etc. and always had the writing call it a...