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    FsAR 1916 dated brass and steel mix???

    Thank you Sandy. I will keep my eyes peeled for a brass wappen with an FWR cypher then! It might take a while, but I will repost my new find after I have found one! Bryan.
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    THE MATHEW PROJECT!

    Nice work. I'm inspired to restitution one of my own now! Bryan
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    FsAR 1916 dated brass and steel mix???

    That's interesting, Phillippe. Were such distinctions eliminated with the more common and standardized M1915 helmet changes? I ask, because it seems like a lot of units lost some of their distinctive features due to wartime exigent circumstances and supply chain necessity. In other words...
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    FsAR 1916 dated brass and steel mix???

    Thank you for your comments gentlemen. The mixed grommets literally made me do a double take and stopped me in my tracks. I initially thought it was a parts helmet. If the wappen had been present, I would not have noticed the differing grommets! I am pretty chuffed about this one. And Brian...
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    Ersatz felt rolled rim silver fittings

    Wow, Pickelhauben! You must have a lot of felt helmets! I know they are tough to find on the loose. I only have 5 or 6. I am just grateful a buddy of mine hung onto it for me and offered it to me cheap. I like the felt ersatz because there is so much variety and nuance between between many of...
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    Ersatz felt rolled rim silver fittings

    Thanks Lars. That makes a lot of sense. I appreciate your insight!
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    FsAR 1916 dated brass and steel mix???

    I think I may just take your advice and put a brass wappen on it! Thanks for the confirmation about parts mixing, Amy. The thing that cinched it for me as being a strong possibility for factory parts mixing was having one steel and one brass grommet rivet on the front of the helmet for securing...
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    Ersatz felt rolled rim silver fittings

    I picked this up for a reasonable price about a month ago. The liner is partially messed up and it has has a couple of splits in the shell repaired... But, my first ever first rolled rim felt! Fittings have a very thin nickel wash over the brass that has mostly worn away on the M91 side posts...
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    FsAR 1916 dated brass and steel mix???

    Hi, I found this today at a local antique store around the corner for a very reasonable price. This is exactly how I found this. My first thought was that someone had just stuck an artillery top onto a standard M1915, until I saw the Artillery markings on the leather rear neck guard. Then i...
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    Shoulder board question

    A young collector friend of mine recently picked up this shoulder board. The number has a faint pink/rose colored Regimental number. He has heard that there were units that used a lighter, rose colored number instead of the normal poppy red color normally seen. I told him that I thought the...
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    Ersatz helmet in tombac

    Really unique, and one I have never seen either. I have a couple of steel ersatz ( not tombac) that look very similar, but do not have a rear spine or visor trim. The trim on yours really does make this ersatz variation pop! I really like it. Thank you for showing it! Bryan.
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    Using Steam to Reshape a Felt Helmet

    Holy cow, pickelhauben! Impressive work!
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    How To Paint Grey Metal Parts Quick, Easy and Realistic

    That does look fantastic! I will reference this in the future. Good work! Quick story below; perhaps you may know why this occurred? I had obtained a JzP spike, base and wappen on a helmet a few years back in similar rusty condition. I had planned on trying to figure out some way of doing a...
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    Tschapka Restoration

    I am deeply impressed! Amazing work.
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    Small restoration

    That is fascinating! I have never heard of this on an M1915 helmet either. Something to keep an eye out for.
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    Two Helmets From Singapore

    Perfection!
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    Metal Prussian Pickelhaube

    Thanks James!
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    Tschapka Restoration

    It is really starting to look great!
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    Metal Prussian Pickelhaube

    Wow! Nice score! How does one go about finding "Rob"? Is he on the "for sale" section of this site? Or does he run a separate militaria site? I would like to see what he has because this helmet looks great! Bryan.
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