Mike Huxley

First off, I just have to say ... What a fantastic quality hemet you have there Daniel, with the history as well ... just Now at last I've managed to get those close up's done of my haube. There are a few things that raise questions in my mind over it though. Joe it came from AOK's and Remy stands by it, although he does say that the scales are replaced, but all else is original. Please give me your honest opinions gents !!! I'll apologise for some of the pics .... my camera skills are not great, so please bear with me. First a full front view with shots then from all sides.

Thanks Daniel for your comments. I beleive the helmet to be for an NCO/OYV in 1st Bavarian Schwere Reiter Regiment, 1897 model with the large Wappen. In fact it's arrived this morning so I'll get busy taking some closer shots. Go on ... please show us your 164th I've only seen a picture of one of these in Randy's new book ... so some closer ones would be fantastic. More important though is having one that is ID'd Cheers, Mike

Bob, how right you are about that slippery slope .... I'm slidding down it fast ..... This one's now on it's way to me ...better pictures will follow. I believe it has replacement chin scales but the rest of the haube is original. The picture I'm showing here looks like the fittings are in brass/gold ..but in fact all fittings are in silver. Please let me know your feelings about this one. [attachmentid=14271] [attachmentid=14272] Cheers, Mike

Reverse

Thanks Christian, I've seen a few of the smaller Landwehr bars without pins on the back, but as yet none sewn to medalbars. I just realised I've got the later 1891-1912 Wurttemberg 2nd class Landwehr Schnalle as well

The Baden Landwehr small bar, unfortunatly in not to good a condition and the reverse, without any means of attachment. I'm not sure if this should have a pin .. or where these sewn on. [attachmentid=14127] [attachmentid=14128]

Reverse

Here's a Baden 3rd class

One of my favorites ... a Prussian Landwehr 2nd class in enamel.

reverse of above ... slightly different attachment than Toms

Bob, I'm with you on these .... they make a nice display, but some of those rarer ones are so hard to find and the prices just don't bare thinking about. Still I've managed to find a few so here goes ... Prussian 2nd class DA

Stogie, Just one word .... THANKS .... that's for the detailed information given before I started collecting aviation badges ..... for the work that you put in to identifying all the pitfalls involved within this area of collecting ..... and last of all, for sticking to what you knew through research and experience to be correct and sharing it with others.

Hi Jason, my eyes must be getting clouded by looking at all these fantastic bars Now I've looked closer ..... and yes yours is the non-combatant ribbon. Nice one, thanks for sharing with us

Rick, can you explain why the KVM is mounted on the combatant ribbon and not the non-combatant one, as on the one here. Just got me thinking!!!!

Rick, thanks for the information. I was beginning to give up on this one. As I said I'm only trying to get some informed opinions on the piece for a friend. Is there anywhere that I could look up further information on these daggers?

Gentlemen, can any of you give me any help on, what a friend of mine believes to be a pre WW2 Polish dagger. Unfortunatly I know nothing about these, but I suggested that I seek the help of those that do know. Can anybody give me any background on this dagger, what arm of the services it came from and what sort of value would it have. I only have the one picture of it, but if others are needed I'm sure he can supply them for me. Thanks in advance.

I've only got a couple Chris, but here are the dates:- EKII 6th September 1916 EKI 7th January 1918 Both to the same guy Cheers, Mike

Otto, that's a real shame that you don't have his original badge. It would have been the icing on the cake ... but having said that at least you have the award document for it. it's really great that you've been able to obtain a large amount of the history and documents relating to Karl's service. Cheers, Mike

It just gets better and better with each picture you show us Otto Please can you show us some closer shots of his Pilots badge. It would be great to see close shots of an attributed badge, both obverse and reverse.

Otto, All I can say is absolutely fantastic Your research and collection is out of this world. This is what it's all about. Thanks a lot for sharing your family history with us. Very nice shots of the early Albertros DII and the later Albertros DV. Cheers, Mike

Never mind that mouldy old greatcoat ..... Let's see what's in the cabinet behind it

OMG .. he who say's he knows it all ... "Der Expensivemeister" has made a total pigs ear of his description and understanding of this. Even I, as a non German speaker can see that it belonged to field artillery soldier and not a woman On the good side .. his price for this pass is not over the top

Hey Rick ... at last I think I've found a picture that shows our intrepid officer cadet KARL H?hnlein ... I'll get a closer picture of this one asap .. it lists names under it and I think he is the guy on the front left with the glasses. Unfortunatly the pictures I have shown here were supplied by the seller and I've not had the chance to take better ones yet. But for now here he is

Tony, thanks for the comments but I know you have that fantastic diary that belonged to Sid Dore, that alone is a fantastic piece of research material Rick, I too noticed in most of the pictures a strange mix and match situation with the types of uniform. Most pictures show greatcoats in what appears to be Dunkelblau, with others in Feldgrau. Also the fact that spiked helmets are worn, mostly with feldgrau covers, all except this on, which shows our prospective officers on parade with shiny picklehaubes and very light trousers, maybe off white. Again in 1917.

Wow .... That's great Rick, thanks I think that the slightly smaller guy on the right of the group in the picture is Generalmajor Otto, under a magnifying glass I can make out the stripes on the side of his trousers, he seems to be reading from a document while the young cadet stands to attention in front of him. Strange that with Otto retiring in 1899, he is in uniform, performing what seem to be some sort of presentation at an officer training school in 1917