He has some nice stuff stuff for sale but the prices are up there.

Hey Alan,
The splits are easy to fix.
I have a couple of posts showing how to do it on the restoration page.

Hi, I have a similar helmet with the leather strip "back spine", that came out of a large WW1 US 5th Division Officer trunk grouping that I bought in MN a couple of years ago. I took some pics of it, but they didn't turn out very good. I will try to shoot better pics of it and post them this weeken...

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I like it as well !!
The 5 pointed stars are something else.
I would not mind that one sitting on the shelf .

Wow quite impressive.

She is a beauty.

Sometimes the pigeons have to run the gauntlet of Imperial kittens causing them to lose their capsules.

Saxon ?

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Nice work! Does the glue dry clear after?

No it does not.
You have to come back and sand on top of the glue with course grit sandpaper.
When doing this the blackish area turns whitish and blends in better with the felt back ground.
That is the next step.

Thanks guys for the positive comments.

Here is the set up that I used to press the dome back into shape.. This can be used on a standard leather haube EM or Off. To use this on an Off's helmet you need to slide a rod through the side holes and secure the rod to the twist handle of the hat stretcher. I used a large washer to put on top of...

Hey Guys, I got this felt off of a forum member when I was seeking basket case felts.( I still am looking for them ) The dome was sunken in and the rear stitch line was torn along with the spike base. I was able to put the dome back into shape using an antique hat stretcher, a threaded eyelet , spik...

Put me on the list of loving the M-15s !!!

Even with the paint issue this is a great piece.

Yes this is a rare find !!

Hey 911,
Thanks for posting.
That must be a new listing.
That felt has an Officer's plate on it !

Other than the markings mine may be more legit than Weitze's
And I paid 1/4 of their posted price !!!

I will post some pics in the restoration column when I get further along.

Zebesdus. That is a beauty ! Pontiac 999 Thanks for sharing ! These must be extreamly rare because they do not show them in the Wurttemberg helmet book. https://www.ebay.de/itm/Konigreich-Wurttemberg-Die-militarischen-Kopfbedeckungen-1869-1919-Hilsenbeck/141950632689?hash=item210ceac2f1:g:elwAAOSwJQ...

Hey Pontiac 9999
Is it possible for you to share the pic ?

Hey Guys,

Has anybody ever seen or heard of a Pioneer Wurt felt helmet ?
I am rebuilding a felt that has several tears on it and a silver EM plate I have fits perfect on it.

But I have never seen a picture of one in the 25 years that I have been collecting.

A beauty !

Great helmet !!

Remember it is just paint.
The old will come off with the new.
Several steps can be taken with new paint to make it old again.

That caisson with the double stacked MGs looks to be a reconfigured chariot !

Very nice thanks for sharing.

Take it out of the water as soon as you can but leave it on the ball. Try to find something harder to keep it on . With the soft ball it will continue to shrink up to a month sofind the biggest head form that you can find. Sprinkle some baby powder on the inside of the dome and the form because when...

I have always wanted to get a trumpet but never had.
Great find .

Unique and wonderful .
Congrats !.

A lot of history tide up in one package !!

Great Helmet !!!

More details. https://photos.smugmug.com/HIND/i-wWTmP7q/0/dfef879b/L/000_1257-L.jpg https:// https://photos.smugmug.com/HIND/i-v76WtzH/0/1517b1bb/L/IMG_3165-L.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/HIND/i-3QcPcJx/0/f363a35c/L/IMG_3497-L.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/HIND/i-Xh9tSFp/0/7c698e96/L/000_2167-L.j...

Hey Guys, The Mi-24 Hind project is finished. It took about 200-250 to finish one unit . So after well over 3 years this project is a wrap. https://photos.smugmug.com/HIND/i-LVFFDhK/0/d04769af/L/000_2166-L.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/HIND/i-FFTc2GF/0/e8a322c0/L/IMG_3177-L.jpg https://photos.smugm...

Thanks guys for the feedback.
Looks like in wartime regulations will get side stepped.

Hey Guys , I picked up a Saxon felt that needed a little help. It did not come with the cocardes. The post on Saxon cocardes is still wiped out due to the photobucket debacle. Because of being ersatz I would believe that it needs the saw teeth around the edges. It seems that there are more smooth ed...

Yes very nice indeed.
The tin is fantastic !

2 Guys walk into a public bathroom . One a guy from the city the other a coonass from the bayou. When they both finish the city guy walks to to the sink and the coonass walks to the door. The city guy tells the coonass " I am from the city and my dad taught me to wash my hands after using the bath r...

I have a Off Wurt that has thin split prongs on the stars like that.

What a beauty of an helmet !!

300 star copies or 300 originals ?

I have 5 felts that need to have their liners sewn in.
This post is an inspiration .
Maybe I will try

I was able to score one from Weitze !

I like it as well !!

Still looking for a reserve plate.
Em plate with silver cross.

Still looking for a reserve plate.
Em plate with silver cross.

Nice m-15s.
I like them as well
Due to my economic situation I have been selling them off.
I have sold my Garde shako, Prussian arty and mint Baden .
Things have turned slightly to the better so my selling has come to an end.

Nice m-15s.
I like them as well
Due to my economic situation I have been selling them off.
I have sold my Garde shako, Prussian arty and mint Baden .
Things have turned slightly to the better so my selling has come to an end.

Sorry a Regular Prussian
Will send PM

Thanks

Hey ,

Does anyone have a brass EM plate they are willing to part with at a reasonable price ?

Thanks,

Matthew

FYI Sandy: sandarak is a tree resin from NW Africa, mastic (x) is also a plant resin, Venetian turpentine today is used on the pads of horse's hooves! I just bought a can from my local horse "tack shop". The sandarak had to be ordered from Germany, so it is going to take awhile to arrive. Used on h...

I use super glue ( CA glue) that I get from my local hobby shop.
All I have ever seen is Kiwi shoe dye and polish.

Yes actually an easy fix. The easiest way is to use thick super glue . Materials 1. thick super glue with zip kicker (kicker will instantly will set the glue) 2. Dremal or sand paper 3. Black shoe dye. 4. Black shoe polish. 1. Run a bead of the thick super glue in split trying to keep the bead on ou...

Here is another source of lamp black I believe you can get it from the UK https://www.naturalpigments.com/lamp-black-pigment.html Back in the day when you could not get parts on ebay I used to make my own parts including leather domes . It was a 3 day process to soak the leather then stretch it over...

RIP Karel

Nice helmet !