Here's a rarity. KuK field cap other ranks with field badges for Artillery Rgt.
Published piece example found in Brian Calkins excellent work. Claimed to be one of only three !
Selling with regret....£3000 plus postage.
Cheers 🍻 Tony
Officers helmet to parade. Buffalow hair plume. Can be sold without plume as I have a spare spike that fits if your just looking for the helmet.
The top screw for the trichtor is loose making the plume not fit as tight as it should. Some crazing on outer helmet as shown in pictures.
Otherwise...
NCO PRUSSIAN GUARD FUSILIER £1500
SAXON OTHER RANKS RGT 100 £1600.
HESSIAN RGT 115 OTHER RANKS. SOLD.
BADEN OTHER RANKS REGT 109 TO PARADE £ 3350.
These are not unit marked.
Please Let me know if you are interested in any any and .. would like would like more pictures.
Cheers Tony 🍻
1895 pattern povkelhaube dated 1905 with uberzug as it came to me, postcard and single shoulder board add ons not related to the helmet but included.
£2450. Plus postage.
Cheers
Tony
1905 model shapka for a Rittmeister in Landwehr ulan regiment 6.
All complete with some time honoured issues as described below.
Braid has oxidised over the years and has a couple of moth nips as shown in the madder red regimental cloth. Some minor fraying on the silk liner.
Overall a nice...
Here's my contribution and the only one I own.....
It's a one press piece with no rear spine or visor support. It has been treated with a black coloured covering and then painted field grey all over. the inside was left untreated I have tried to capture the helmets key features. I have left the...
Only based on some feedback from people on a face book forum. Ari I believe who is supposed to be an Austrian helmet guru.
Personally I like the helmet but don't want to sell something on that's not 100% correct. If it's a good one then all the better.
Opinions appreciated and sought.
Cheers...
Steve, you know more than any of us !
You definitely should not be staying away. There is so little info on these early ones in English and even fewer examples available for the collector to get hands on experience with.
I have tried to get a representative example of each official helmet...