It looks like it started life as a Garde helmet .
Then had the visors swapped from front to back and became a fireman's helmet with many plate changes.
Totally cool.
Weitz has sold these through the years but I have always doubted there originality.
I would love to have these on my shelf.
Thanks for sharing !
In order to get " real period brass" find an old fireman's helmet the comb to be specific.
It s made of the same period brass and you can find them cheaply.
Yes indeed.
I hand a mint Baden M-15 with a nice creamy colored interior shell that had a walnut sized dent in it.
I figured no harm in wetting the area with a little water and push the dent out.
The area turned black !!!!
I should have left it alone.