To restore or not to restore, that is the question .
I think that is a quote from William Shakespeare 🤔 😀
Brings back the great debates of our time.
For me it all depends on the item. I certainly enjoy both. 👍
Congratulations Chuck,
She looks a beauty; I would have given you a run for your money on this one If I didn't already have one, I'm pretty happy with.
That was a very good buy, very beautiful condition. (y)
Again Congratulations.
John Josef
Congratulations Dane, I'm really happy for you. 🎊🎉
It's always great to see a young collector get a dream piece for their collection. (y)
Hopefully the conversation with the significant other went well, she seems like a lovely young lady.
All the best John Josef
Wonderful trifecta (y), Helmet, Trichter and boards. (y)
Brings back memories of our old friend Steve, GOD rest his soul. when he showed a helmet, he always had the all the bells and whistles.
Great display.
MFG John Josef
Beautiful complete helmet and grouping.
Are there and any regiment , depot or manufacturer markings. Any of those always add something and all three are like hitting the lottery of the helmet sweepstakes.
Congratulations on a very beautiful grouping. (y)(y)
MFG John Josef
Hi Rick.
With that image of Weitze's Sabretache it certainly looks like the two square nuts bulging at the back but what about the third.
In your hand is there any mark on the Skull where a third could have been mounted.
It certainly looks convincing. (y)
MFG John Josef
Hi Rick,
Nice collection of Skulls and Congratulations on that. (y)
My guess would be that the back plate was added years ago by someone who wanted to display the Skull somehow.
Maybe it was for mounting on a plaque of some kind and that helped to hide its mounting from the front. :unsure...
Hello Chris,
I love the collection (y)(y)(y) a nice mix of original and reproduction items well displayed which create a great effect.
schönes Wochenende 🍻
MFG John Josef
This is definitely a new thing for USA collectors to deal with. is it ideal not really, but just about every other country has been paying for decades if not ever.
My own personal experiences are that I have been sending items to Germany and Austria to family members since I've had money to do...
Here are a few pictures of my "Ersatz example" also stamped to 8 JzPf.
I love these "Erzatz" examples they are very unique and a lot of skill and quality went into making them IMO.
MFG John Josef
Is this the only picture you have of your Great Grandfather? If you have any other pictures maybe more information can be obtained from those photos.
Also, if you have documents there will be mention of his training which would include any specialty training such as flamethrower. If you have...