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Thank you for your kind comments gentlemen. Sandy - must admit I’m tempted to pop it in the oven but I’ll see how the stretcher does on it’s own first :) This is the first vulkan I’ve had and I must admit, I’m a fan of the finish it has.

Sorry for the duplications, kept throwing me out while i was trying to edit

So here's stage one of the restoration. As suggested by Brian, I bought a hat stretcher (only a cheap one off ebay though). Although the helmet is twisted, it's still pretty strong with no cracks so I put in the stretcher and turned the screw whilst at the same time saying a little prayer. The...

Hi all I'm looking to restore a neusilber officer's dragoon helmet and am looking for the following, if anyone would be willing to part with them, cash or swap please PM me. Neusilber officers spike, with or without cruciform base Neusilber curved chinscale retaining rosettes Officer curved...

Thanks Tony, I’ll give it a go. Thanks all for your input, I’ll be sure to post a picture if it ever straightens up. Stay safe

Thanks Sandy, I think you’re right. Maybe I’ll just display it so the twist doesn’t show :) All the best Jeremy

Here are a few pictures to (hopefully) show what I mean. It's in a bit of a state but will be my COVID Lockdown III project :D As it's not lacquered, might slowly heating in the electric oven work? Or would I just be best off accepting its always going to be twisted? Cheers all

Hi all Wonder if anyone has an answer to this (although I suspect it will be “no”). I’ve just got a vulkanfiber shell from a forum member but it’s a little distorted and out of shape and I was wondering if anyone had had a similar problem and if so, how they sorted it out. From what I’ve seen...

Hi all Wonder if anyone can help. I'm looking for a reichskokard to go with this Prussian one. Size is 50mm. At the moment i have a copy on that's not great. With single band, I'm guessing Vizefeldwebel or Feldwebel? Got a few bits to swap including the one that I need except its made for...

Hi Adrian Sorry, they’ve been sold. What are your infantry scales like? All the best Jeremy

When I sent it out to Brian I said it was a vintage helmet for restoration and got whacked for import duty. When Brian sent it back there was no duty :)

Back in April I purchased a rather sad looking JR73 officer’s helmet from a German dealer. The metalwork was ok but the shell looked like it had been used for a game of football (soccer) during the Christmas 1914 lull! So, who did I call? Brian The haube whisperer has bought this soft shell...

Hi Amy Thanks for that, I’ll certainly remind you J

Thanks very much James All the best Jeremy

Hi all I wonder if anybody can confirm if these are officers M15 model side posts? Theyre not the usual 4 prong plus 1 or 2 locator types and I've been told they are from an M15 officers helmet (although that could all be bull**** and they might just be copies) :( Thanks in advance Jeremy

Hi Amy If he’ll ship within the EU (while we’re still in it) happy to help :D All the best Jeremy

Hi all Does anyone have any tips for cleaning an officers silver bullion feldzeichen? It’s quite discoloured at the moment :( Many thanks Jeremy

Hi all Not sure if anyone is looking for an officer's pickelhaube liner (leather/silk) at the moment or a vulkanfiber shell (without peaks and with some extra holes) but I have an advert on EBay at the moment https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/133575264474 All the best Jeremy

Hi all I have a nice pair of heavy curved (mounted troops) OR chinscales for the knopf 91 fitment. They have been 'rebuilt' with new leather backing and have a great shape. Ideally, I'd like to swap them for a pair of infantry chinscales with the same fitment - is anybody interested? Each...

Cheers Coert Hope you got the Arty M95. I see the the reserve train haube is STILL on German small ads - poor. All the best Jeremy