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Title: Hafer's Cantinieres set
Post by: Barry King on March 09, 2025, 02:04:56 PM

I'm looking for the Cantinieres set that Hafer released many years ago. I believe that the figures are 45-54mm in size, and approx 30 pieces to the entire set, but I could be mistaken. Emails to Hafer's son (Ruediger) have either gone unanswered or bounced back as undeliverable. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you

Title: Re: Hafer's Cantinieres set
Post by: archigrog on March 09, 2025, 11:59:34 PM

Hello,


i've bought recently the entire set from mr Rüdiger Hafer. This is the email: ruediger.hafer@gmx.de

Note that there are two more figures -prussian cantiniers- added late in the third part of Hafer family catalog ": you can find it in attach.

Title: Re: Hafer's Cantinieres set
Post by: Barry King on March 10, 2025, 08:58:27 PM

Thank you so much! I sent him another email, using the address you gave me, hopefully I hear back. The set looks great!

Title: Re: Hafer's Cantinieres set
Post by: JerryMort on March 11, 2025, 03:20:48 PM

They are a beautiful set. There was a series of articles describing the uniforms in Journals 41-46.

Title: Re: Hafer's Cantinieres set
Post by: Barry King on March 12, 2025, 08:00:12 PM

another email sent to him, and no response. Very strange indeed. If anyone would like to contact him for me I would be grateful.

Title: Re: Hafer's Cantinieres set
Post by: archigrog on March 15, 2025, 09:08:49 AM

Hello Barry,
Mr Hafer told me he doesn’t post figures outside European community.


All the best,
Claudio

Title: Re: Hafer's Cantinieres set
Post by: Barry King on March 19, 2025, 09:05:46 PM

Thank you Claudio, please check your messages.

Title: Re: Hafer's Cantinieres set
Post by: rm on March 20, 2025, 07:26:14 AM

Can anyone clarify, why do so many editors refuse to ship to the US?

Title: Re: Hafer's Cantinieres set
Post by: Erich on March 20, 2025, 07:38:12 AM

Hi Rm,
it makes more work than shipping anything in the EU. You have to declare your goods, the shipment is more expensive and most of the small Editors are Hobbyists and it is not
a business and maybe, there will not take any risk.
I personally as a small editor or smallest Ebay seller have no bad experiences made with shipping anything overseas (the only really bad experience I have made was here in Germany)
At the moment I pack my stuff for the Shogun-Weekend in Goslar - starts tomorrow - so maybe you will not get any answer before monday.
Erich

https://www.ag-shogun.de/

Title: Re: Hafer's Cantinieres set
Post by: rm on March 20, 2025, 09:28:12 AM

Quote from: Erich on March 20, 2025, 07:38:12 AM

Hi Rm,
it makes more work than shipping anything in the EU. You have to declare your goods, the shipment is more expensive and most of the small Editors are Hobbyists and it is not
a business and maybe, there will not take any risk.
I personally as a small editor or smallest Ebay seller have no bad experiences made with shipping anything overseas (the only really bad experience I have made was here in Germany)
At the moment I pack my stuff for the Shogun-Weekend in Goslar - starts tomorrow - so maybe you will not get any answer before monday.
Erich

https://www.ag-shogun.de/

Hi, Erich. I appreciate the response.

I’ve had a couple editors mention the shipping costs being too high… but I am paying those, so it confuses me. I do understand that it may be a hassle though.

I sometimes search eBay.de for flats but most sellers will not post to the US.

Title: Re: Hafer's Cantinieres set
Post by: Erich on March 20, 2025, 10:09:23 AM

RM
I will send you a PM
Erich