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Amazing, well done.

Also , its a British made helmet , (often supplied to the USA) normally spotted by the rivets for the chinstrap lugs by : but in this case , its well marked FS FS= Thomas Firth & Sons Ltd of Sheffield............1916 - 1918.

Love a GDC / GKR, thanks for showing You need an Officers now. 😋

If you are looking for some original Moire silk, check out ETSY , sometimes original vintage pieces are available , normally in France or Italy. I managed to get a few yards of it a few years back for a project.

Sorry to hear this story. I live in the UK and have had to deal with UK customs many times. The receiver of an item only ever pays any duty, to have something released from customs, to then be forwarded to recipient. Never as upfront security charge, and they deal with the recipient direct...

Hi, Am sure most of us come across this sort of thing. I want to purchase something from a private seller in mainland europe, but he wont ship to the UK as it now involves a customs form ! (Apparently way to much effort involved ....I often send to Europe a lot, takes an extra minute ) Would...

Here a some pics stitched together. and the other side. I'm not a German speaker but have been told it something like : "Bravely carry the call of Germany's mighty struggle for its fortune and its right blithe and proud into the world!" I have see the same on other colonial swords.

Also worth noting that the Eagles head can face left or right as stated above. i always gone along with : Looking left were for the East Asia Expeditionary Corps and looking Right for Africa forces. I haven't seen it documented, but heard elsewhere and sort of makes sense. as the few I have...

The Kolonial is probably my most favorite sword design. thanks for showing Here is mine, open crown for officers, ACS logo is from the 30's , so a post conflict purchase.

Pretty sure that will be the Turkish Kabalak or Bashlyk. Apparently often worn unter the helmets

Just the cutt title, but thanks

Still looking

Same as me. 11 Months later, hardly any smell returned and only a bit of taste. But i know i am in the minority. But it could have been worse Mark

I'm the the UK Mark

Looking for an original “Gibraltar” cuff-title Thanks

They are just amazing helmets...!

Great information... The obvious solution, dowel's .. as the formers. Many thanks for your post

Goes under various names .. "Red Brass" , "Nu Gold" is a much better match than brass. https://www.alchemyandice.com/Nu-Gold-(Red-Brass)-Metal-Sheet-Stamping-Supplies-UK/ Also seen it on ebay

Hi, Am building some Pre M91 Convex chin scales from scratch .. (Yes, I like a challenge) I wanted some Tombak ones but they are impossible to find. So I've bough a small sheet of it. I've seen the very informative threads on rebuilding chinscales, which are a great help. No problem...

I saw the auction, have enhance the pic for you... but need a pic of the reverse to be sure.