Stuka f

Wish I could help, but out of my knowledge....

Good luck.

My pleasure.

But I'll have to decieve you.

I got this one "cheap", because the liner and chinstrap are missing....

Hey Simon,

the helmet have been developed by the Belgian doctor Weekers, specialized in ophthalmology, and financed by Queen Elisabeth (the Belgian one!). It was ment to protect the entyre head (and eyes in particular) in a better way, and still be able to see the enemy.

By 1915 no more then probably 1000 where distributed.

The Americans had a more or less similar helmet, at that periode.

Thise nice fellow came allong.

On my list since I was 13 years old....

I am using the sellers pic here, if all goes well I should have it by the end of the summer holliday.

2 hours ago, lambert said:

I agree, here it is very still ..
It is a great happiness when someone comments something ..

Lambert

+1!

Strange coincidence; my ex was half Hungarian....thanks for your input.

Last weekend car booth sale;

Very nice!

Wow, very nice.

14 hours ago, oamotme said:

Stuka, Will do once I have completed my research. Regards, Owain

Thank you.

Hello,

any chance to see  the whole medal bar, please?

The Belgian medal made me curious.

I wouldn't know...

Thank you.

On 2017-5-29 at 22:51, Bayern said:

Peter : I think that the mounted man is an officer ,almost certainly a Hauptmann . and so impossible to be black . to me the man exhibes a brutal sun tanning ,produced by many days marching under the heavy sun of the european summer. i had seen other photos of officers and men resting without headgear and the contrast between the colour of the brow with the rest of the face is notable .

Check out; Africans in The German Army at;

http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/remembrance-day-black-asian-soldiers-in-ww1/

BTW nice mug! ;-)

Just happened to me...

Remember last year I got a medal;

Well today I got the medal's box!

Here is the lot the box came with;

All medals must have belonged to Baron Isidoor Opsomer and probably came from the house clearing of his son Walter Opsomer.

I regret now not have bought the other medals, but the origin, is never given on that sort of auctions....

This was the man;

https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isidore_Opsomer

Sorry not available in English....

Thanks for sharing.

What could be the insigna on the pith helmet?

So bad.

Here is mine.

Loved add some to it...

Very nice.

On 2017-5-22 at 16:20, kotva75 said:

I am not declearing it is the original...starting bid 1 USD, forgot to say....

Some more comments about your helmet;

http://www.pickelhaubes.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=11304&sid=105365ebf918641d964317a7ad99bb77

A party with the mailman?

7 hours ago, Chip said:

Chris,

What are you talking about? Is this another of your cryptic goosechases? 

Must be! ;-)

And a total waste of time for all members giving a answer on that particular helmet.

Strange when you say 

On 2017-4-19 at 13:36, kotva75 said:

now I know for sure! :-)

and reading on your ebay add;

"I believe to be original, but I can ´t guarantee this "....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Prussia-Pickelhaube-Spiked-Helmet-of-the-34-Infantry-Regiment-/292121296302?hash=item4403c93dae:g:utcAAOSwGJlZHU82

Yep, they are diamonds.

According to the jeweler, a old type of cuting, and worthless because irrecoverable....