Recent content by Pontrest

Brian, you're welcome. I have found this forum to be a great resource for refurbishing/conserving/preserving my old metalhelm. I still have several projects, and I truly enjoy revitalizing history and working to bring these items close to their original condition. I couldn't do it without you...

This brings up an interesting point.... would the cockades have been removed due to the cover being installed on the helmet? I wonder about this, given the scarcity of the cockades. I know the covers are also scarce, and this one looks great, but the fact that the spike and cockades are missing...

Randy, you and Remy have helped me out with many specialty requests, mostly the reproduction chinscales for my pre-1915 JzP metalhelm. I have other items I will need but will email you those separately. I can personally vouch for you and for Brian, and some others on this website, as most of us...

Brian, you certainly have dedicated a lot of your personal time and resources to ensuring this is a quality, friendly website where people in this hobby can exchange ideas, share pictures of some absolutely outstanding treasures from one of the most defining moments in global history. I for one...

Chuck, I'll take this if it's still available. Tim

I have so many questions... This is a rooftop find? I have heard of attic finds, barn finds, basement finds... never have I heard of a rooftop find. Having said that, they definitely look like they were left out on a rooftop for a while. Any idea why they were on a rooftop? Where was this...

I recently saw a video of an experienced gunsmith bluing gun parts, and I'm going to modify my bluing method for any future JzP restorations. The parts turned out really nice, and the finish looked very similar to the original JzP finishes. The video was on youtube, and the gentleman worked for...

When Germany mobilized for war in July of 1914, they were already behind the curve in terms of materiel for the troops. It's why some Reserve units went to war with the M1888 Commission rifles or M1871/84 Mausers. We're talking millions of young German men needed everything... uniforms, weapons...

I just found another website that appears to be a scam website: Look out for https://heyjudedesigns.shop/product/Original-German-WWI-Prussian-M1915-Jager-zu-Pferde-Lobster-Tail-Pickelhaube-Helmet-Shell-by-Otto-Nachtigall-of-Berlin The price here is more reasonable, but I checked, and they...

Hello all. I wanted to bring to everyone's attention the following website that advertises military collectibles (many of which members of this forum would be interested in) that is actually a big fat scam...

This may be some sort of scam or something similar... offering the same item after it has very clearly sold for what appears to be insanely more than it is worth doesn't seem like a legitimate business model.

Ron, I happen to have some 0000 steel wool on hand, and will give it a try, as I don't want to strip the remaining finish from the steel surface. I don't have Kroil, but I do have a bottle of Kramer's Best Antique Improver, which I have so far been very impressed with as far as performance on my...

Here's my latest project; a nice JzP M1915 missing the spike (yes, I'm interested if you have one), but it's the color of this one that I find intriguing. Before removing the Wappen and Spike base, I thought it was a stripped JzP, but now I see indications that this may be a lighter colored JzP...

Ron, this will be extremely helpful to me, along with the different grits of the sandpapers. I'm excited to get started on some of these projects after I get settled into retirement.

Am I reading correctly that he was the unit's veterinarian?