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I would pm Wojtek in Poland, he may be able to help with what you need.

"I love the sight of perfect stitching in the morning"!! :D I finished the rear visor today and will start the front on Monday. Things went well: I am going to apply a small amount of black shoe polish along the stitch line, just to make it look a bit better. Again, I don't know of any way to...

A very cool display indeed! As an aside...today we have planed lumber but back at the turn of the century and before, all lumber as rough cut sawn with rough surfaces.

Thanks Jeff, I was a History teacher for 37 years so I have that personality. I am in my 70's now and know that there will come a time when I can't do these restorations. So, in all of my posts here, I try to show how things are done. Wojtek in Poland has also done the same. Other members in the...

In this picture, you can also see the finish chipping which happens along the stitch line when you clean out the stitch holes. I don’t think that there is any way of preventing this. In the same vein, when cleaning out the holes in a visor, always work from the outside in so you don’t chip the...

Some photos showing todays progress: Pinned for the restitch. When I began doing this years ago, I used to start pining from the tip of the visor and counting stitch holes work my way across. However, now after years of experience, I simply line up the lines made by the spine in both shell and...

The hardest part of this for me is dying the flesh side where you are tying to simulate the "air burn" of a century of exposure. Another hint....use a piece of sponge to apply the dye. The black on the hair side is easy and it looks shiny initially because you have to apply leather balm to...

Speaking as the Chief Administrator of the forum, we were incredibly lucky when Steve chose to become a member here. He was an active contributor and enjoyed sharing the rare items from his collection. Not only that, he posted photos of his new "buys" as they were delivered to his home. Any...

FYI, I also have a template for the tin pickelhaube liner in case someone needs one made.

It rained all day yesterday and again today so there was no sun to help with stitching. I also had to suffer through a lost Blue Jays game at the stadium in Toronto! :( So...lets take a look at this wappen: Beautiful definition and perfect enamel! The star is held on with screw posts and 2...

Recently I made a comment on another post about making repro helmet liners and how to get a tight fit around the rim of the shell. Consequently, I decided to show a couple of examples of what I was talking about. I have always found the old maxim to be true..."a picture is worth a thousand...

Whenever I stitched in a repro liner in the past, I wet it so that I could pull it tight to the rim as I stitched. This gives a nice crisp fold line when finished. Ideally you take the M91 posts off as well because they interfere with the new liner as it’s stitched in. However, I have stitched...

Thanks for the accolades guys....you're giving me a swelled head! :) I just try and do my best which seems to work out ok. My thanks to you Doug for trusting me with these rare helmets. I can't think of their value though when I am taking them apart! :D

Hi Coert: I never saw Steve's collection in person, never visited. My only contact with him was through emails and when he would come to our tables at the SOS in Louisville. I did buy 3 rare wappen and a silver Garde spike from him years before he passed away.

The helmet as it is today and ready for stitching: All fittings and visors have been removed except for the scales. The painter's tape is there to keep the ends fastened so that the 2 halves do not flop around during the process. All stitch holes have been cleaned out and are ready for new 100%...

Yes it was/is Coert. I do not know how much is left but there have been several dealers and collectors who have purchased items from the collection.

Another project here sent to me by Doug B. This helmet originates from the Steve McFarland collection and he had posted photos of this piece a few years back. The helmet needs both visors restitched. The before photos: All fittings are neusilber. The helmet is in excellent condition as we shall...

Welcome to the forum. I don't see any problems and it is nice to see those kokarden and chinstrap as most often they are missing. (y)

I am thinking railway conductor or porter but this is just a guess.

My thanks to all . 👍