poniatowski
Well-known member
An ebay buy. This seller had no feedback, relisted the helmet and said it was because of non-payment. So, I took a chance and got it for minimum bid (I didn't bid higher and nobody counter-bid), so, got this for a fair price.
No chinstrap or cockades, nice shell, everything is tight.
Do you notice anything about the front plate? I was surprised, but not bothered.
Liner is pretty much complete, but dry; although still pliable. There are no markings of any kind on this helmet. I cleaned some mild mildew out from under the liner with a soft tooth brush and dusted the liner off. No other cleaning was done yet... probably won't. Nope, no markings in the liner, none on the shell or neck guard.
The neck guard has some dry rot. However, it's still sound. I don't think there's any way to fix this... is there?
This is the first time I ever saw a front plate held on by twigs! LOL. I'm not going to change them. I don't see any reason to remove the plate. The penciled in 'X' is the only mark I could find that was legible.
All in all, it's a pretty nice helmet (as far as I'm concerned). The patina is nice and its lacquer is very nice. It will look good on display with the rest of the collection.
Ron
No chinstrap or cockades, nice shell, everything is tight.
Do you notice anything about the front plate? I was surprised, but not bothered.
Liner is pretty much complete, but dry; although still pliable. There are no markings of any kind on this helmet. I cleaned some mild mildew out from under the liner with a soft tooth brush and dusted the liner off. No other cleaning was done yet... probably won't. Nope, no markings in the liner, none on the shell or neck guard.
The neck guard has some dry rot. However, it's still sound. I don't think there's any way to fix this... is there?
This is the first time I ever saw a front plate held on by twigs! LOL. I'm not going to change them. I don't see any reason to remove the plate. The penciled in 'X' is the only mark I could find that was legible.
All in all, it's a pretty nice helmet (as far as I'm concerned). The patina is nice and its lacquer is very nice. It will look good on display with the rest of the collection.
Ron