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Really sorry to hear this Coert, as someone who narrowly escaped this exact same problem just two years ago my wife and I know what you must be feeling. We wish you all the very best in recovering from this awful situation. Steve

Thanks for looking for these Kenny. Unfortunately there is no data given on thread type or TPI on this set, also seller will not ship to the UK . At the price they are now, plus shipping, it is a complete gamble if they would work with existing threads on screws and/or nuts I already have. Its...

Well done, assuming they are 26TPI I would have grabbed those in a heartbeat.

Kenny, the spec above is a UK size, that is where I am and where Tracey Tools are located. Looks like you found an old set? Steve

Hi Wojtek, I guessed that Kenny was already pretty busy which is another reason why I have spent some time now looking for the right tools locally. Unfortunately, these tools are no longer a generally available stock item from any supplier I can find. Most suppliers begin their range at 3/16th...

Hello Kenny, I was aware that you had original tools but remember you saying that you were only making screws and nuts for your own projects due to the time it takes to produce them? Perhaps you were saying this would make them too expensive to be commercially viable? As Brian says, probably...

No doubt some will remember this thread from over ten years ago when Martin Vear acquired the taps and dies which he hoped would enable him to recreate the screw posts for wappens. Since then I had already contacted Tracey Tools Ltd. about the availability of the same tools and found that they...

Nice save , I wish I was as adept at soldering as that!

Agreed Wojtek, whatever that recipe is could really help restore that "painted/varnished" finish on one of my haubes. Also thanks for raising this subject.

Interesting that the description on the Emedals site made no mention at all of the "Semper Talis" banner despite going into great detail on every other feature?

Thank you JJ, I appreciate any help I can get. Seems trivial I know but people keep telling me that 'you can get anything on line' except, it seems, what I am looking for. See? - Dinosaur!! Thanks again Steve

Thanks for the pointer Wojtek, in the past Estervals has had a few tins of "old stock" for sale (at high prices) but he is not advertising any for sale just now. I am not expecting to find any "secret stashes" with a dealer but had hoped that somebody, somewhere,might have tried to re-create it...

Hi Lars, Like you I did sometimes make an excursion into the Balkan version but it was pretty unpopular with those around me! I believe the Balkan is still on sale in Europe despite being banned in the UK but, apart from containing Black Latakia in the blend, it is nothing like my old...

I happily smoked Sobranie Reserve Blend (the blue tin) for many years until they sold out and finally disappeared over twenty years ago and been looking for a clone/substitute ever since. I know it's bad for you but at my advanced age I think I am entitled to just one vice! I know I'll never...

A thread called "About fakes" in the Pickelhaube Discussion section is something which you will probably enjoy reading and will give you a very good background to these pitfalls that all of us have seen at some time. Don't let it put you off, there are still good helmets, dealers and collectors...

Good grief, that is the worst replica I have ever seen, but at least it was a gift to you so, you could always use it as a filler for an Uberzug?

Try moving at around to see it at different angles in an indirect North light, rather than direct sunlight. i did this with one of mine and found things i had given up trying to see. it worked for me long after I had given up seriously trying!

Remembering this post I somehow doubt this stuff would be much comfort to someone sitting in a muddy trench in Winter but, given it is the festive season, maybe this guy would disagree. Frohliche Weihnachten alles!

I am thinking perhaps a fairly recent attempt to duplicate something in this vein : https://www.pickelhaubes.com/xf/threads/my-only-raupenhelm.14722/

It certainly would, though M. Larcade's original prompts me to use my rusty French - so good brain exercise!