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hello, many thanks for that, 165 quid is a bit too much for my slender resources, I am presuming the helmet I have would have a brass badges, as all the fittings are brass. I bought this 'trainwreck' of a helmet as a restoration project, it had a steel Prussian badge attached. many thanks for your help. Regards Pikestaff

hello, many thanks for that, 165 quid is a bit too much for my slender resources, I am presuming the helmet I have would have a brass badges, as all the fittings are brass. I bought this 'trainwreck' of a helmet as a restoration project, it had a steel Prussian badge attached. many thanks for your help. Regards Pikestaff

hello, I have a police picklehaube, complete except for the front badge, the helmet has chinscales, so I presume it should have the brass stamped badge, pictures on the webb of a complete one show chinscales and brass badge. thank you for looking. regards Pikestaff

I will get around to emailing him, first I want to see whats for sale as regards the front badge. cheers Pikestaff

Many thanks to 'tachel' due his prompting I have been trawling the web, came across an advert on ebay showing a repro bavarian police Pickelhaube, I think this wreck I have could very well be a police item, apart from the badge, looks like i will have to look around for a police badge to go with it once its in better shape. regards Pikestaff

Thank you for the link, yes, fantastic! must have taken him a lifetime to amass that collection. regards Pikestaff

hello gentlemen, there's something wrong with this picklehaube, spiked, Bavarian chinscale mounts, Prussian rossette, other ranks stamped steel badge, chinscales joined by a small oval brass buckle. from the few books I have the helmet should have a horse hair plume with bavarian chinscale mounting points? also, with officers chinscales, should the fron badge be gilded brass? I bougth this items as a restoration project, but need to know whats what with it. Any help would be most greatfully received. many thanks Pikestaff

The angled hull now being used on modern apc's, the South African arny used that style on 'Jasper's' thjirty years ago! Pikestaff

The Abrams is one of the best tanks, no tank is all things to all men. the Chally has greater range as regards gunnery, does not spend so much time in the workshop, has just as good armour, and does not cost as much as an Abrams, not many 'challies' were 'lost' in Iraq. Pikestaff

Hello, sold the mp40 yet? rgds Pikestaff

Hello, my shield, but no tube, is'nt life a b***h, I'd love a tube, the ones made in China do not have the guiding 'grooves'. rgds Pikestaff

right side ejection port cover rgds Pikestaff

Hello, where is the ejection port cover?? rgds Pikestaff

Hello, David, many thanks for that. regards Pikestaff

Hello again, spring rate, what force would be needed to fully compress the spring over a given length, measured in foot pounds, or these days, 'joules' [i hope thats the right spelling] rgds Pikestaff.

Hello David, the spring rate means what poundage it would need to compress the spring fully. [i think!] I will have to ask my son, his PC has died, so I'm having to do his research. I'll get back to you. many thanks

Hello gents, any know what the 'spring rate' is on the main spring please? rgds Pikestaff

Hello, I still have the moulds for casting carbon fibre MP 44s, I sued to make, I live in england, are you allowed to import replicas? rgrads Pikestaff

Hello Leigh, thank you for the information. best wishes Pikestaff

good evening gentlemen, just came accross this when having a sort through, anyone have any ideas? many thanks Pikestaff

Many thanks, pikestaff

Hello Kevin, basicly, it is an American program on small arms, 'they' invented the machinegun, the submachinegun, and the assault rifle, yeah. right!!!! rgds Pikestaff

Hello gentlemen, if anyone wants to complain about that rubbish, here is the address of the company that did the voiceover. Windfall films, 1 Underwodd Row london, N1 7LZ this program aired on channel five Monday 8th january 2007. "we invented everything" [acording to the Americans] rgds Pikestaff

Hello, take a look at at Eherentitle's reply above. rgds Pikestaff

Hello Humberto, I paid ?6.00 for this pair several years ago, also I recently found out from the book 'army badges and insigia since 1945' by Guido Rosignoli, that these are west german, not East German as I had thought. rgds Pikestaff