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Many thanks to Tony Schnurr for making one of my "Pickelhaube Bucket List" acquisitions come true. Some of you may know that I've been wanting one of these helmets for years. Now, I could have bought one long ago via a dealer, but this is a hobby, and one of the "rules" that I play by is, I...

I was looking around for some of my 109th items today and I remembered I had this tucked away in a drawer. I think it's sort of cool that the original owner lost the rear cover and recovered it using cardboard and gluing some regiment related cut outs on it along with his name which I can't...

Sorry if this question is patently obvious but I'm confused regarding the Company number on this strap. Is it a 2 or a 7 ? I'm thinking a 7 but the numeral seems an odd configuration to me?

A couple of steins I've had for years. I wouldn't normally buy a stein missing the lid but I couldn't let this one pass for two reasons: It's to the 109th which is my favourite regiment but more importantly, it's the only time I've been offered a stein that was purchased by a reservist who...

I've had this Metalhelm for many years and posted it a while back. I was researching Kurassier helmet markings today and on a whim I decided to remove the Prussian Korarde to see if I could find a stamp of some sort. The helmet to this point showed no markings anywhere. Not even a size stamp...

I'll be visiting in The Algarve soon and am wondering if we have any Portuguese members here?

At Brian’s request I’m posting my progress on the helmet I’m currently restoring which was originally posted in the Latest Finding section. I posted it under the heading of Prussian Zahlmeister which later was proved to be inaccurate thanks to the input of Wojtek and Glenn. Based on the...

Here's an intriguing item I picked up at a local flea market. It was going cheap so I couldn't resist adding it to the collection. Just the ticket for keeping your Pickelhaube in sparkling new condition.🧐 Well...maybe not after 125 years in the tin, although I haven't removed the lid to see...

After acquiring a 2nd M15 Jager zu Pferde helmet recently I was struck by the difference in the tone of the "gun blue" finish on these two helmets. Both helmets were made by C.E. Juncker in 1916 yet the one I've had for many years has a silver/blue finish while the recent acquisition in the...

The last purchase of yesterday’s Ottawa Militaria Show was this M15 Jager zu Pferde helmet which was also very affordable considering it was purchased in Cdn. dollars. I already have a Jager zu Pferde which is in better condition so this one will be a restoration project with the intent of...

Another piece I couldn’t resist buying at the Ottawa Militaria Show yesterday is this helmet which was incorrectly offered by the vendor as a Prussian Reservist helmet. Although it has a significant issue, being the lack of a rear visor and spine, the cost of the parts by far exceeded the price...

I attended the Ottawa Militaria Show yesterday and picked up several items that I’ll be posting. First acquisition of the morning was these four Kokarden. Very reasonably priced and even better when buying four at a time. I was looking for a Bavarian OR’s to complete my Leibgarde restoration...

I purchased this piece from a collector friend years ago. It has sat on a book shelf pretty much neglected for years. This week I took it down and gave it a polish with Maas polish. My friend had written a note explaining what it was with the intention of putting it on eBay which he never got...

Here’s a helmet I picked up at a local on-line auction. I bought it based on the photos which weren’t great quality but the price was right so I’m happy to have picked it up. I essentially got it for the price of the Wappen. Not Kammer marked and the Wappen is not original to the helmet. It has...

I had occasion the other day to scrummage around through some of the stuff we moved when we took up residence on the lake and stumbled across this Chart which lays out the steps followed during the application of shellac to the pickelhaube shell. I had forgotten I had it. Haven't seen it in...

These multi year prizes are a bit of a mystery to me. I used to think that they must have been privately purchased by the regiment after the annual competitions had been held which raises some questions. The basis for this is the fact that so few of these awards seem to surface. This one is only...

This is another item I've had for years and never paid a lot of attention to. I don't collect Imperial medals and at the time I acquired it there were few avenues available to research it if I had the time which I didn't when I was working. Now that I'm retired I've started going through my...

A little over a year ago I purchased this helmet which was advertised as a Prussian Pioneers helmet. I purchased it knowing that it had an incorrect Wappen on it as all Pioneer troops wore helmets with silver fittings. Prussian Wappens for line troops are the most easily found so I...

I won the attached items at a local on-line auction. I bid a ridiculously low amount on each thinking I wouldn't win them, but I couldn't let them get thrown out if they didn't sell so I now own them for the sum of $9.33 Cdn taxes included. The two posters are advertising circus events for...

The last item I need to find to complete my Bavarian Leibgarde/Pioneers Pickelhaube is an NCO's Kokarde. Please PM if you can help.