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Helmet's genuine, decals and fisherman's netting cover are fake. The liner's in awesome condition, and the leather looks like it's original.

Extremely doubtful on its authenticity but German is not my area of expertise. Got it for free from a friend. Might be hard to see the decals but I have no idea how to get the net off. Thanks

I honestly don't know what this musket is but I note the piece appears to be percussion, not flintlock which would be appropriate for 1814; although it could have been converted to percussion well after 1814.

Thank you qed4 … does this photo help ?

The helmet looks alright to me as well. Keep in mind though, that if you are going to restore it, it will probably cost around $400 for the parts, including Wappen with the leather pins which hold it to the helmet, rosettes, and if you can actually find one, the chin strap. The strap, for a good one, would run around $200 these days. The trick is finding one. Do you know which state (Prussia, Bavaria, Baden, etc.) goes with the helmet? Anyway, if you want to make that investment, you will have a nice helmet. Steve

Hello were the EG Barracks/Riot Police allowed to wear NVA infantry marksmanship shooting cords/lanyards??? BJR

Can't really tell much from the picture but an 1814 musket would have been a flint lock so at best this is a later conversion to precision and no longer a true Model 1814.

Hi - can anyone please help me identify this firearm .The auction called it a French Musket 1814 - I have little to no experience in this area but I am doubting this now having done some brief online searches. Thank you.

Acquired a few nice Japanese artifacts, including an aircrewman's wakazashi sized gunto, which I'll share later if I can manufacture more minutes in the day 🙂 But included was a boxed set of Edo period menuki, which are well signed; see the images. If the Kanji is really well done, most of time I can get out Wilson's Kanji Dictionary and eventually read the signatures (Mei). But I must be counting the strokes poorly because no matter what do, I can't read the signatures. Hoping someone the forum is better at reading signature Kanji, PLEASE? Thanks in advance, Allen

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Source: See Post #2.

The type 3 collar tab has the stars on the end of the tab, yours are type 38 tabs

The uniform is a m/1895 uniform. That was used by the mounted life guards, the life guards-, the scania- (Skånes) and the north- (Norrlands) dragoon regiments. It was also used by the service (Träng) regiments but they had a dark blue uniform, this one looks more like the cavallry units middle blue uniform. The photo shows a collar with two stylized button holes, this style was used by the mounted life guards on a middle blue collar (the life guards dragoons had an all white collar, the scania dragoons had a yellow collar and the north dragoons had an orange collar). The buttons also seems to be silver indicating mounted life guards as well. The button holes on the collar and the sleeves, the epaulettes and the piping on the coat and trousers seems to be white indiacting that this man wasn't an officer as these details then would have been silver. The single scholar stripe on the left overarm indicates finished corporals school. As a summary: my conclusion is that this is a corporal at the mounted life guards (K1) based in Stockholm. Ha has a m/1893 enlisted mens sabre. Unfortunately I cannot identify the medal and the badge. Best regards Lars

I don’t see anything wrong.

Just curious about any opinions on this picklehaube for sale. Leather is a bit dry and stiff, along with the liner. Marking on the back states it’s for Pioneer use (according to google) thanks for any help.

Good stuff.

Even then, people know how to replicate it, theres videos on YT on how to make it accurately

It looks original to me. I agree with Rayray, these were put back into service post-war by various European countries. Are any of the straps marked?

"Preppy Picker" and "Rayray" are correct. Costume jewelry.

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Post#3... Looks like the radio operator/air gunner position on a Dornier of some kind. Not entirely sure. Sources/Further Research: https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/luftwaffe-radio-operator.html?sortBy=relevant https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/feldwebel-willi-hoffmann.html?sortBy=relevant https://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/LRG/luftwaffe_bombers.html

Being worn by a Bomber Crewman, have no idea unfortunately what kind of bomber.

Another recent acquisition. Nice tight embroidery in spite of minor damage. Couldn't pass this one up for $40USD.

I heard that period chicken wire has five twists.

Is this Luftwaffe Breast Eagle real? If it is; is it a cut-off from a smock or is it intended to be folded to sew onto a smock? The back has a course muslin type backer. Humm...