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Hagerty Silver Foam is also brilliant for reviving dull gilt. I tried it on British Home Service Helmet metalwork and plates after reading some of Brian’s posts about using it on haube gilt and have had some great results. Patrick

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Thanks Ed. I think Ludendorff might have been a bit surprised to see the diversity of colours and patterns apparent in the helmets above, given his directive. Availability of materials obviously played a part, as already mentioned, but I wonder how much individual creativity was...

Thanks for the comments. Constructive and informative, as always on this forum. Pickelhauben. No smell of paint. There is actually a lot of wear on the top. I didn't have space for a photo of the top in the original post. There is quite a lot of loss of ochre paint on the lug,as I think the...

Amy, Ed, Thanks for your comments. The colours conform to the directive i.e. green, yellow ochre and rust brown, although I know there were all sorts of genuine variations. The green on mine is the original colour of the shell, which has not been re-painted. Brush strokes are visible on all the...

Brian, thanks very much . Any advice on what to do with the chinstrap leather? Patrick

I've always fancied a camouflaged stahlhelm, but they were either too costly, or problematic. I saw this one, which really appealed to me, and I was able to get it at a price I was very happy with. I believe it's the real thing, but I can live with it if it's not. Views, please. Marked Si66...

I’m sure Brian and Logan are on the case, looking at how to prevent this in future. Pleased to see that today’s rubbish has been removed. Patrick

Thanks for doing the research. Patrick

Thanks Sandy, The eyebrow bit looks fine, but it’s the gap between the ear and the helmet which looks wrong. Look forward to seeing what you come up with. I know this is what an M95 looks like stuck on my mid 20th head-of course, I may just have a large head! Patrick

Joe, excellent photos, thanks. The main thing which strikes me about these photos is that the helmets seem way too small for the men’s heads. I know these were hand-me-downs, but, even so... On reflection, I realise that I seem to have seen lots of officer helmets, presumably bespoke, which...

I love the way my initial posting about the weather morphs into a dispute about whether Elvis actually popped his clogs, or is still out there somewhere. Perhaps, if he is, he’s doing the odd bit of karaoke to keep his 84 year old voice in good nick. Patrick

Thanks to everybody who commented so positively on my three postings. Glad you enjoyed the helmets. I’ll do a few more in due course. Patrick

Just a thought for those of you in the US and Canada who are enduring the horrendous weather we’re seeing over here on the news. Apparently the technical term is a ‘polar vortex’. 2 inches of snow and a couple of degrees below freezing stops the country moving in Britain! Look after...

Seem to be on a roll , posting two at a time! Patrick

First shot seemed to work, so here's a couple of cavalry helmets, Patrick

I haven't been doing much on the pickelhaube front recently but I thought there might be some interest in a few British helmets. I have been trying to upload photos directly for the first time and have had a few problems, so here's hoping this time.I'll just do two at a time as Brian suggests...

Jaap, I’m very sorry to hear this. On the positive side, you have already stimulated one member into going to see his doctor. I,too, ignored very obvious symptoms of what turned out to be bowel cancer, through lack of knowledge and pressure of life, and, by the time I got to the doctor, the...

Brian, Have you asked if Photobucket can resurrect your account and thus all your photos? I have no idea if this is possible, but you must have had hundreds of photos stored with them, and it would be of great benefit to forum members to have all your photos back again in their respective...

Hi Brian Just sent a donation. Thanks to you and Logan for all the work you do. Patrick