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Gentlemen, Thank you all for your advice and offers of assistance. It is very helpful as always to hear your viewpoints and I have followed up with a couple of you via PM for more information. I will let you know how this turns out. Regards, Ricardo

Gentlemen, I do not think that I will be able to acquire an original chinstrap to complete my M15 that is within my price range so I am exploring alternatives. There is a very reputable leather worker from another forum who can make a good quality leather strap using original metal fittings...

Brian, I am retired also and over half through my second career but that doesn't necessarily make the calendar any less busy. I think that I have learned from my father to never fully retire. He is 92 years old and we have an engineering business together. He still puts in an 8-10 hour...

Joe, I would love to, however we have some major family events occurring later in the year of which we were just informed. These will take precedence over pursuit of my hobby. My bride, though, is accompanying me later today to a local gun show where I hope to fins some of the missing parts...

Gentlemen, Thank you for your willingness to share your knowledge and the manner in which you do so. Regards, Ricardo

Gentlemen, Thank you all very much for your insights. It has been helpful to hear your opinions based upon the varied experiences acquired over the years, particularly those from the Latvian collectors who have actually recovered items from the ground there as conditions vary greatly from...

Leone, Are you familiar with the seller? Ricardo

Yes, the condition of the strap compared to the level of deterioration of the helmet leather is one questionable detail. The buckles also appear to be of the design noted on many repros in that I don't see any rounded edges and they do not appear to be very robust. I also do not see...

Gentlemen, I would like to get your opinions on the chinstrap which just was listed in ebay. It is in rough shape and my gut says that it is a repro based upon the chinstrap sticky on the forum, but wanted to get your comments. Is the seller known in the community...

Gentlemen, The thread is concerning the assymetrical holes in the spike of my newly acquired M15. In my ignorance as someone new to this field, I improperly called the spike a kugel vice spitze or spike. I thought that I was using the correct term but was subsequently corrected by several...

A hearty welcome to you Ray. I think that you will enjoy participating in the forum. I have found all of the members to be very helpful and responsive to questions. I lived in that part of the world on several "occasions" in a field environment. I hope that you are a bit more comfortable...

Larry, The stein arrived this weekend and it is in very good shape with vivid colors and clear writing. There is a lot of hand painted detail to the scenes and the pewter lid is very heavy. It turns out that the lithopane is on two deer by a stream and in front of a large rock- Quite...

Gentlemen, Excellent pictures. Thank you for sharing them with me. Joe, with your permission, I would like to print them out and place them with my other items from the Regiment. I will keep my eye out for a shoulder strap next. I have seen one come up for sale but it looks a bit ratty...

Brian-Thank you. After a bit of searching and a lot of assistance from the folks over at the Luger Forum, I was able to track down the 1912 luger and purchase it at a fair price and then began my quest for 111 IR artifacts. In fairly quick succession I was able to track down the M15...

Gentlemen, While looking over the kugel on my M15 today, I noticed that two of the five vent holes in the kugel are spaced a bit closer than the others which seems a bit unusual. Why would this be? Attached are two pictures. The finish wear on all parts is even and the kugel is detachable...

Edwin, Thank you. It doesn't appear that the A of K site has been updated in several weeks. Ricardo

Thank you for all of your suggestions. That is the approach which I will take as I do not desire to disturb or reverse the present condition which "tells a story" and only wish to stabilize and preserve. Aside from a couple of minor missing pieces which I think that I will eventually be able...

Okay! What part of Latvia do you live in? I had the opportunity of traveling to Riga back in June 1999 on a training mission. It was a very memorable visit and I found the people very friendly. Regards, Ricardo

Edwin, Thank you for the link. It was informative. I assume that you think that my M15 as pictured in the link which I provided earlier is in presentable condition and not in need of any special maintenance/ preservation actions other than climate control. Is that correct? Regards, Ricardo

Sir, I understand and appreciate your point of view however, I wish to do some very minimal cleaning of years of built up dirt/dust etc and would like to know what is the best approach to take without causing any damage. If appropriate I would also like to know about proper preservatives for...