Something like that happened to me too. I got a Junker Ju 87E Stuka bomber made by Dinky toys. My grandfather who lived with us, who did both...
Yeah! The idea crossed my mind on different occasions too! But you better "don't mention the war"! (cfr Basil!) :-)
My (British!)uncle's brother was captured by the Jap's, even a Chinese restaurant was a "no go zone" to him....
Don't now if it can help, but I can state that all original helmet decorations , dating from before 1918, is held by square nuts.
I was just notified that he is wearing the Greek parade uniform of the artillery with the rank of lieutenant.
Found the one on the top left this week at my auction house, the 3 others came in today; and were found on the net during my research .... [img]
And indeed not much to be found about that maker's mark...:(
Moresnet Chapelle is now (!)a town in Belgium. But that part only became Belgian after WWI, it was German before that. But judging by the...
First pic is the entrance of our house (build long before WWII!) Second is the key (fifth from the left!)of the front door. And third are the...
I could say something, but won't! ;-) (lol!!)
According to the source I asked ;"The uniform is Greek and the portrayed is Prince Alexander ,Later between 1917 and 1920 ,King Alexander I of...
Hey Davey, most interesting! If you find one treating about Belgian uniforms or anything related to, I would be willing to buy it!
Have it your way!
No uniform would be different from a other (in the same army and branch) because the owner is of aristocratic descendants.
Looks even more British, now! ;-)
Looks British to me...
No duplicates! Never understood like TR dagger collectors, collecting them by makers... Only the makers marks ( and some minor details!) are...
The wool is wrong! The insignia are wrong (the swas, has rintintin stated!), and most of all the visor is totally wrong.
No need for more pic's! No good at all, such a cap never existed!
Got some thing for music too, today! [img] [img]
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