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    Pickelhaube amateur - restoration tips please!

    I've managed to get some time to search the topics for restoration information - very informative and some excellent discussions! A couple more questions (if I may...): 1. Reshaping/Reforming - as per this link on the subject...
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    Pickelhaube amateur - restoration tips please!

    Ok - here goes with uploading some photos... Thanks to Gustaf for the tutorial!
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    Pickelhaube amateur - restoration tips please!

    On the underside of the neckguard, I tried removing some of the dust to see if I could locate a stamp or any markings, but to no avail. :( Under the front visor, there appears to be some black markings, but I'm not sure if this is just the discolouring of the leather. The only markings I...
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    Pickelhaube amateur - restoration tips please!

    Hi everyone, First, the story... My wife's great-grandfather was a stretcher-bearer in the Australian army and served in Europe during WWI. He brought home a Pickelhaube as a souvenir, which appears to have traversed a number of relatives over the years, and most recently my brother-in-law, who...
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