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The Collector's Guide to Cloth Third Reich Military Headgear

Author : Gary Wilkins

Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited

Page : 416 pages

File Size : 34,84 MB

Release : 2001-11

Category : History

ISBN : 9780764314285

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Book Description

This book is jam-packed with practical knowledge on German cloth military headgear. Useful information to help novice collectors learn how to avoid costly mistakes - cap construction basics and materials, descriptions of each cap model and comparisons with altered originals, modified post-war caps, and reproductions - all neatly divided into individual sections for easy reference. Also included is a series of convenient quick check lists that identify common modification danger points for each cap type. For the advanced collector, the book offers historical background about the German cap making industry with the first-ever comprehensive listing of German cap makers, maker mark illustrations, and many individual histories, including never published information on the history and sad fate of the famous cap maker Robert Lubstein/EREL. Over 220 color and black and white contemporary and period photographs bring The Pocket Guide to Third Reich Military Headgear to life.



Collecting Military Headgear

Author : Robert Attard

Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited

Page : 304 pages

File Size : 40,12 MB

Release : 2004

Category : History

ISBN : 9780764321023

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This is the ultimate reference to military headgear that appears today on the collector's market, from the Comb Morion to the Picklehaube, and from the Closed helmet to the Bicorne hat with particular reference to rare Napoleonic headgear. Collectors, dealers, and auctioneers from Japan, Belgium, the United States of America, Italy, The United Kingdom, Germany, Malta and Sweden have collaborated to compile this unique collection of photographs of exceptionally rare hats. These include extremely rare and ancient helmets, expensive sixteenth century open-faced helmets, Zischagges, Burgonets, unique eighteenth century headdress, French shakos from the First Empire, neo-classical helmets from the Napoleonic wars, early spiked helmets from the Crimean war period, Oriental helmets, and First World War headgear. The book is lavishly illustrated with close-up views that assist collectors in identifying aging characteristics. It also places collecting in the context of history by discussing the employment of Internet auctions, replicas, forgeries, and prices are also covered.



Tin Hats to Composite Helmets

Author : Martin J. Brayley

Publisher : Crowood Press UK

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 50,76 MB

Release : 2008-11-15

Category : Antiques & Collectibles

ISBN : 9781847970244

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Tin Hats to Composite Helmets - A Collector's Guide brings together in a single volume the primary protective helmets of the world's military forces from 1915 to modern times. It traces the development of the helmet from the Great War French 'Adrian' through to the current American ACH composite helmet. Included in this work is a selection of the helmet types worn by infantry, armored vehicle crews, paratroopers and military motorcyclists as well as civil defense forces. Principal nations covered include France, Germany, Italy, Great Britain, Russia, United States and many other countries including Argentina, Czechoslovakia, Belgium, Holland, Hungary, Poland, Iraq, Israel, Japan, South Africa and Yugoslavia. With around 700 images of a vast range of helmets, this is an essential work for collectors and historians alike.







Military Badge Collecting

Author : John Gaylor

Publisher : Casemate Publishers

Page : 200 pages

File Size : 28,6 MB

Release : 2001-03-08

Category : Antiques & Collectibles

ISBN : 1783379790

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An identification guide to British Army cap badges from the Calvary and Royal Armoured Corps, the Guards, Women’s Units, Kitchener’s Army, and others. This book is a comprehensive guidebook, which will appeal to anyone with an interest in medal collecting. The book contains British Army badges from the earliest days to the present, with photographs of 800 examples. “This is an excellent text and complements the bookshelves of any researcher of the British army . . . an outstanding feat of research and I can only summarise by saying ‘Well done.’”—Military Archive Research.com



The Collector's Guide to the Distinctive Cloth Headgear of the Allgemeine and Waffen-SS

Author : Michael D. Beaver

Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited

Page : 304 pages

File Size : 40,29 MB

Release : 2009

Category : History

ISBN : 9780764332302

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This new book provides an organized, chronological guide to the evolution and development of the myriad types of soft headgear worn by the SS. As the pre- and war-years progressed, geographical areas of operation changed, and the composition of the SS divisions evolved. So also, did the headgear worn by these troops. This reference illustrates a great number of these examples with over 600 photos including more than half in color. The overwhelming majority of these pictures including many rare original candid period snapshots have never been seen before in any previous publication.



Personnel Armor System Ground Troops Helmet

Author : Mark A. Reynosa

Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited

Page : 79 pages

File Size : 22,86 MB

Release : 1999

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 9780764310348

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This book presents the history of the U.S. military's current issue helmet - the PASGT ("pass-get") Helmet - and provides the most comprehensive look into the research, development, and production of the helmet between 1971 and the present. All aspects of the PASGT Helmet are covered, including the early research and development efforts that resulted in the final helmet design and construction. The book supplements coverage of this early period with photographs of the various helmets. The book also provides a detailed look at helmet production, including the ground troop's helmet, parachutist's helmet, and helmet covers. The production history of every major manufacturer is also provided. Every production helmet is covered with full color photographs, including details and production markings. Also included are contract sheets and military specification drawings. AUTHOR:



Encyclopedia of United States Army Insignia and Uniforms

Author : William K. Emerson

Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press

Page : 708 pages

File Size : 40,45 MB

Release : 1996

Category : History

ISBN : 9780806126227

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army branches - infantry, artillery, cavalry, and engineers - as well as the service and support branches comprising doctors and nurses, chaplains, musicians, quartermasters, military police, and the many others who have made up the U.S. Army. Insignia worn by all soldiers, such as eagles, devices with the letters US, and other letters and numbers, are also described and illustrated. Historians, military collectors, military reenactors, antique dealers and collectors,



Visor Hats of the United States Armed Forces, 1930-1950

Author : Joseph J. Tonelli

Publisher : Schiffer Publishing

Page : 294 pages

File Size : 24,83 MB

Release : 2003

Category : Hats

ISBN : 9780764318900

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This volume is the first to explore U.S. visor hats of the 1930s-1950s in detail. Fully illustrated in superb full-color photographs, the variety of service arms, manufacturers, and details are shown for the beginning and advanced U.S. military hat collector alike. Covers visor hats of the U.S. Army and includes: dress blue; band; officers service; Army Air Force crusher caps; officers white and pink visor hats; military police; non-commissioned officers and enlisted mens visor hats; overseas hats; female visor hats; hat Insignia; air cadet, R.O.T.C. and academy; misc. U.S. Army organizations including Transport Service, Convoy Board, Transportation Corps/Water Division, Military Sea Transport Service, and Military Sealift Command. Also covered are the visor hats of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and other sea services including: officers visor hats; technical advisors; warrant, steward, and chief petty officers; female dress hats; academy and cadets; visor hat insignia; maritime service visor hats and insignia; Coast Guard visor hats and insignia; Marine Corps. Other subjects include: Public Health Service; American Red Cross; Volunteer/Foreign Service; Civil Air Patrol; Coast and Geodetic Survey; American Legion and Veteran of Foreign Wars; Sea Scouts/Boy Scouts; childrens visor hats; reproduction hat insignia; and makers logos.