The beauty of the sleepiness of time

[Francobritishcollect]

Hi All

The Sun is shining today so I thought I would take some of my little guys out for a bit of fresh air...

Like most of you, I always try to get the best and, for me, the “best” means AS ORIGINAL AS POSSIBLE!

That is for that reason that I love little hidden details such as stuck chinstraps, imprints of cockades into shell, old sleepy dirt behind front plates, etc.

Here are a few examples of why I mean...

If you feel the same, please feel free to complete this post as you like !!

Happy Easter

Best

Alex

 

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[stuka f]

Hello,

nice helmets and details!
But forgive me to go off topic right away; I was just curious about who the guy is, wearing (among others!)at my first impression a" légion d'honneur premier empire 4 iéme type, à boufette"?

 

[Francobritishcollect]

Haha!!

That is Napoléon Bonaparte.

I am also a keen collector of French pre-WW1 hats and helmets !

Best

Alex

 

[b.loree]

Very nice collection Alex. I would love to see a couple more of your Garde filz helme. Thanks

 

[J.LeBrasseur]

Nice collection and some hard to find helmets.
Congrats!

James

 

[argonne]

Hello Alex :wink:
I totally understand what you are meaning, cause I am collecting exactly the same way. This speaks to me!
Each small detail can tell you much more than a 1000 words speech....And it´s always fascinating to try to catch them in a pict !







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Philippe
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[Francobritishcollect]

Philippe those pictures are absolutely AWESOME

Alex

 

[kaiser]

Amazing pictures from both you guys, its like eatch picture is telling you just enough to have your mind triggered just wanting to see more of them

Its a great foto collage

Jonas

 

[Francobritishcollect]

Very nice collection Alex. I would love to see a couple more of your Garde filz helme. Thanks

Of course....

Here we go

Alex

 

[Francobritishcollect]

Very nice collection Alex. I would love to see a couple more of your Garde filz helme. Thanks

Of course....

Here we go

Alex

 

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[b.loree]

Thank you very much Alex, that piece is in great condition. Again, an undyed liner in a filz helme, this is only the second I have seen in 30 years of collecting.

 

[Arran]

I'd like to know more about this reservist's cross, which has a motto I've never seen before, mentioning neither Fuerst nor Koening. Can anyone tell me more?

 

[argonne]

Again, an undyed liner in a filz helme, this is only the second I have seen in 30 years of collecting.

Brian,

Not a Filz-helmet but a Filz Tschako, maybe they are more common.



Philippe
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