Thanks scout, I am pleased!
The "thing" on the left side of the helmet is a plume holder, used on parades.
The French started WWI with thise helmets on theyre heads....imagine!!?
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Thanks scout, I am pleased!
The "thing" on the left side of the helmet is a plume holder, used on parades.
The French started WWI with thise helmets on theyre heads....imagine!!?
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Good looking, but lethal.
Small wonder both the French and the Germans scrambled to find alternatives.
Both the plumed French helmet and the Pickelhaube were poorly suited for WWI warfare.
.....not that the Adrian was anything to write home about.
Sidenote; warfare certainly shows the weakness in different armies. British against a Boer Commando hiding with far reaching, fast loading Mausers and using the terrain to their advantage.
The American War-Between-the-states with old fashioned tactics.
Prussians going at the Danes with fast loading needle guns against slow loading muzzle loaders and rifled cannon against smooth bores.
stuka f
What a great looking helmet! Reminds one of the Romans. Congrats on your finds.
Green
In this world there's two kinds of people, my friend. Those with loaded guns, and those who dig. You dig. CE
Thanks Green.
It sure is inspired by Roman desings!
Some things are there to stay....
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The helmet has the look of an Adrian from the front, you can see the ancestry. Also the lions at the side remind me very much of the Belgian Adrian insignia. Great items!
250 for the sword !!!!! brilliant find
cheers Ronnie
And an EICKHORN too, very nice sword
Thanks.
There is a chance that the SS items will finaly come my way as well.
Lets wait and see.
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Love the lid and great buy on the sword!
Eric
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