Poor Portugal, England's oldest ally and she doesn't even get mentioned in our other countries subject...      Anyhow, Portugal sent troops to the Western Front and of course to her colonies in Africa during the great war. While she didn't perform so well in most areas, there were many acts of bravery on the part of Portuguese soldiers. As part of Michigan's Military Heritage Museum, we are trying to add uniforms of as many of the WWI participant nations as possible, we currently have 19 nations on full mannequins exhibited.     This officer is a copy of the center officer in the painting shown. He features a 1916 rimless Brody, Summer trousers and shirt sleeves with wool officers rank, a haversack and canteen, and an SBR. Perhaps someday we will add an enlisted soldier as well.         Scott

Scott on my screen the liner pads look gray, if so to my understanding, these helmets with this color pads are a little on the rare side. You can post it over on War Relics Forum and let AndyM35 take a look at it, he collects WW1 German lids and knows his stuff.                 Bill

Does this bandage look too new to be original, or was there some well preserved German NOS?  

This was an odd find...   Source:   https://onthesquareemporium.com/product/reproduction-fur-kriegs-verdien-1939-medal/   For Reference:   https://www.warsendshop.com/products/fur-kriegsverdienst-1939-medal   http://www.germandocuments.com/Medals_and_Pins.html  

The shape of the blade and the two groves on it are very reminiscent of the Collins bowies. Also the serial number may actually be a model number and the No. at the beginning would indicate it was made by someone speaking English. Collins made many special order knives not in their catalog and also supplied blades to others. If you look at the book Collins Machetes and Bowies 1845-1965 you will see many similar knives. I would guess that Collins made at least the blade if not the whole knife but for who is anybody's guess, the pommel appears to be a dragon so maybe someone in Asia.

I will have to double check and see if there is black under the blue or if its just rust. There is no doubt it was period done, it came out of a very old museum collection and it went to them from a very old American Legion post, it has never been in private hands. Thank you, Scott

Very nice grouping

That is quite interesting.  It looks period done.  In some spots it looks like the blue was applied over the black, but it could just be the photos.   

There is a great thread on another forum about them, I think its warrelics but not totally sure. At any rate, this is also the first one I have ever seen.   Scott

Neat!  This is the first one of these helmets with a "follow me" marking I have seen.    

Someone else's 2 cents. Badge on right most likely a silver wound badge.  The one on left most likely the Infantry Assault badge ... Fallschirm?  If he boots were not bloused I would say probably not, but maybe 🙂

To add a few words, I don't think this was German and really don't believe English origin.  The configuration of the blade ... after countless views - seems to me to be "Bowie shaped." This suggests that it was a commercial piece.  The provision of serial number placement - but not having one, is strange.  The sheath & keeper are typical med. to hi-end goods of the mid to late 19th century.  Seems to me that it probably was "put together," but by whom and so well done, why not marked?  When I posted this I was hoping for someone "out there" to cite an identical piece they had.  But didn't happen...  But may come to fruition?