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Love these unusual ventilation systems. A person could narrow in on these and make a collection of just helmets with unusual ventilation. Very nice Amy!

And there it is. Vielen dank Olaf!

Be careful, you could put an eye out.

Many of us are posting our winning bids from the last Herman Historica auction #107 13 Nov 2025 from the Kavallerie Museum Vornholz. Here is the issued KR Nr.4 Koller from Kavallerie Museum Vornholz. Obtaining an issued Koller is a significant acquisition. Kürassier-Regt. von Driesen...

Two fine collectors run a web site Age of Kings. Randy and Remy are wonderful guys and 100% honest. Have a look. https://ageofkingsmilitaria.com/

Ah. Thank you.

Dane allow me to clarify. For years I had thought that the metal top and chin straps on a Tschapka were “probably” a 1914/15 Ersatz replacement for the leather. This is only my opinion. When I wrote the page for the helmet below, I had not considered the 1915 Friedens-Uniform. So my opinion has...

Years ago we had Militaria shows, but they are gone now. Some sellers used to remove the grey from wartime helmets because it “looked better”. I always had a magnet in my pocket, and if the magnet stuck, it was steel that had been cleaned up. Magnets will not stick to nickel silver.

To my eye that looks like an original. Yes it has cut out crown which is typical for private purchase. The soldiers and NCOs were not permitted to wear the large three dimensional officer Totenkopf. The most telling feature to me is the Bandeau on both eagle and Totenkopf. Pebbling is perfect as...

Philippe could you please elaborate on “three points soldered together“. I don’t understand this.

That is indeed a very nice Tschapka. Frosty! A time traveller. With the non-removable tin top and leather chinstrap, it could be a 1914 Ersatz, but it’s probably a 1915 Friedens-Uniform (future peacetime uniform). Very difficult to find. Did you peek inside the shell for a date? I have a...

Ahh! Wonderful! Way to go Jeff!

I’ll be pleased to do that for you. Just send me a PM with the photos attached and I will insert them right into this thread. No problem.

Magnificent! Congratulations!

Bob look for a stamp A.WOLLERS. This was a stamp used by a known French maker of French Cuirass. Olaf, the Cuirass shoulder straps are held onto the back armour with a removable bolt. Front with back weigh an impressive almost 8600 gram, with most of it on the chest. The straps were easily...

I wish I could say I was that smart, but it was Francis and Sandy who helped me with research. One last thing, your set is not a mismatch. Cuirass would be fitted to each Kürassier at a Kammer (QM) so it’s common to find an 1812 French captured breast armour, matched up with a German made...

Congratulations. Your back plate is a Napoleonic 1812 French Caribinier Heavy Cavalry Cuirass with brass plate. Captured in 1814 at Versailles or at Waterloo in 1815 by the Preussens, then finally issued to the newly raised Garde Kürassier Regt. in 1822. Both front and back plates are...

Bob what a stellar display. I love grouping photos like this. Nicely done! Great photo to end the year.

Very nice display! Seems that putting a collection in glass cases makes a display look better. An English phrase or “saying” for that is to “kick it up a notch” Acquiring a Preussen Cuirass can be a once-in-a-lifetime purchase.