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Thanks John, I reckon I'll give that a try when I next dig the helmet out of storage.

Does the white powder look like what I have on my Dragoon reserve Officer wappen?

Very much looking forward to seeing how this baby turns out!

It is a crying shame to have a nice collection all boxed up. Luckily I have multiple photos of every piece in my collection so somedays I just click through the photo files and reminisce...

Excellent helmet Tony! I love the Baden kokarde. Amusing that you now want an Officer example...I thought you were trying to thin your collection down? :D

I used to have a designated collection room when my wife and I had a large 3 bedroom apartment. Since moving back to Australia and now being in a small, 2 bedroom apartment, my collection is sadly stored in boxes... In better times:

Hi Brian, Rust and Blue remover is a solution that removes rust and old blue easily and quickly without damaging base metal. Supposedly safe for removing old finish from firearms, muzzleloaders and antiques. It sounds like it could be useful for removing light rust without being too...

Great helmet! And so tall...must have been a job balancing that little lot on top of your head.

Thanks Brian, tidy work.

Thank you. I always hope when a Pickelhaube shows up in AUS/NZ that there is an interesting bringback story attached to it.

That seller seems too often associated with fake or humped up lids yet still has a 100% rating.

I can only see one photo??

I assume in this case where the visor has shrunk so much that there is a gap between it and the visor trim there is nothing you can do?

No pictures here either. Cumbersome as the copy/paste thing is with photobucket, that seems the best way to host photos for this site IMO.

Can I ask how you came across this helmet, Andrew? Second hand shop or auction maybe?

I know this seller, he is raising money to buy a Normandy camo M42 off a friend of mine here in Melbourne. Looks like he might be able to afford it now!

Now that is a wonderful example! :thumb up:

A wonderful tall spike!

If you come to Melbourne, get in touch and I will arrange for you to visit me and my collection! :thumb up:

Nice perforated liner! Seems the owner might have been a bit of a sweaty boy.