Bavarian Wappen

[daveww]

Can anybody please give me an opinion if this right or wrong please.

Regards

David

 

[b.loree]

My first impression of the outside surface was that the details were soft and not as sharp/detailed as an original. However, this could be do to the lighting of the object when your photo was taken. The patina and puddling of the solder and the gauge of the brass wire loops looks good. However, I have never seen loops with long “legs” such as these. One way to test for originality is to drop it onto a hard surface…..originals “clang” when dropped while fakes just go “clunk”. This may seem ridiculous but it works.

 

[daveww]

My first impression of the outside surface was that the details were soft and not as sharp/detailed as an original. However, this could be do to the lighting of the object when your photo was taken. The patina and puddling of the solder and the gauge of the brass wire loops looks good. However, I have never seen loops with long “legs” such as these. One way to test for originality is to drop it onto a hard surface…..originals “clang” when dropped while fakes just go “clunk”. This may seem ridiculous but it works.

It definitely does clink when it is dropped onto a hard surface. I have attached a close up picture of the details. Thank you very much for input which is invaluable to me.

 

[daveww]

My first impression of the outside surface was that the details were soft and not as sharp/detailed as an original. However, this could be do to the lighting of the object when your photo was taken. The patina and puddling of the solder and the gauge of the brass wire loops looks good. However, I have never seen loops with long “legs” such as these. One way to test for originality is to drop it onto a hard surface…..originals “clang” when dropped while fakes just go “clunk”. This may seem ridiculous but it works.

It definitely does clink when it is dropped onto a hard surface. I have attached a close up picture of the details. Thank you very much for input which is invaluable to me.View attachment 47110

 

[b.loree]

Well Dave,. "it sounds" like you have an original . My comment about the length of the legs on the loops can also be explained by the fact that in 40+ years of collecting these helmets, there is always something new that has never been seen before.

 

[daveww]

My first impression of the outside surface was that the details were soft and not as sharp/detailed as an original. However, this could be do to the lighting of the object when your photo was taken. The patina and puddling of the solder and the gauge of the brass wire loops looks good. However, I have never seen loops with long “legs” such as these. One way to test for originality is to drop it onto a hard surface…..originals “clang” when dropped while fakes just go “clunk”. This may seem ridiculous but it works.

It definitely does clink when it is dropped onto a hard surface. I have attached a close up picture of the details. Thank you very much for input which is invaluable to me.View attachment 47110View attachment 47110