Tuesday, 17 November 2020

Heads up help

 These arrived yesterday from a recent eBay purchase. I couldn’t resist the conversion possibilities-

Whilst I recognise some I am at a loss to identify many of them. By identify I don’t mean who made them but rather what headgear they represent. Many thanks in anticipation.


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  1. The two between 4 and 6 lookalike Phrygian caps, number two bonnets with black grouse feathers and number three the Tommy Cooper Appreciation Society off there heads.

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  3. Some useful and exotic stuff there, for sure.
    Michael

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  4. Hi

    My best estimates (with Dorset Head codes from J range):

    1. Greek ?
    2. J22 Kilmarnock Bonnet
    3. J15 Egyptian / J66 Turco Fex
    4. J37 General's hat with plume
    5. J 38 Staff Officer
    6. J16 Belgian Cavalry Kepi
    7. J68 ACW Kepi
    8. Napoleonic French Guard ? / J34 Household Cavalry Band Cap
    9. French Line Infnatry - Napoleonic?
    10. J35 Pickelhaub
    11. J2 Lancer Officer
    12. J63 Cylindrical Shako with pom pom
    13. J47 Alpini Hat
    14. ???
    15. ??? Looks possibly Italian WW2 cap?

    Hope that helps

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    1. Fascinating, I never heard of this company before now.

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    2. Jonathan, here is a link to their webpage-
      https://imperialminiatures.co.uk/

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  5. An excellent haul - I look forward to a whole unit of Generals with plumed bicornes.

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    1. I fear will need be very creative to use them all up...

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  6. A great and useful lot. Perhaps a few too generals for the smooth running of an army, but a good batch none the less.

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  7. Generally my feelings on the matter too.

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