Busbies/Pelzmützen
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Sergei1877
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several photos of the work in the process of tailoring
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Sergei1877
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I did this completely myself. Buying a hussar hat is simply expensive for me. Even in poor condition, they are very rare. I decided to sew myselfb.loree said:
Amybellars
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Pardon me if I may sound too offensive.
Wouldn't one call this re-work a fake?
Wouldn't one call this re-work a fake?
Sergei1877
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Amybellars said:
Well, did I write somewhere that this is the original? This is a reproduction. If I sold this thing giving it away as the original, it would be fake and fraud. And so I just made a reproduction, well, for example, for the reconstruction of the First World War
Neil Young
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I certainly agree. It is not a fake. It is a beautiful reproduction that has not been presented as an original. What a fantastic demonstration of a set of skills that few possess. I am in awe Sergei1877.
Sergei1877
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Thank you for understandingNeil Young said:
I always thought enlisted busbies were never copied from scratch. The authenticity of these items is never doubtful (that is, the body, because fur and metal fittings have been of course frequently changed).
Then I saw your creation. This is amazing! A tour de force. I am admirative. From a black and white picture I would not have been able to tell the difference from an original...
Then I saw your creation. This is amazing! A tour de force. I am admirative. From a black and white picture I would not have been able to tell the difference from an original...
aicusv
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Reproduction is perhaps the most miss used word with collectors. A true reproduction would be something made by the original maker using the original tools for an item that had gone out of production earlier. When I worked in the auto industry and we would run service parts for previous models, these would be reproduction (going back into production again).
With that said it is a beautiful reproduction you made.
With that said it is a beautiful reproduction you made.
Amybellars
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When I started this hobby, my aim was to preserve history.
We all guard our collection well so as not to allow any fakes that flow into our collection.
I do have to say that it is amazing skill but my first reaction was - if this item flow into the market as original then our line of defence is down.
I admire great restoration skill but to go to the extent of making it with the unit stamping and unarguably with a good set of skills, I couldn't agree with it.
Just my two cents worth
We all guard our collection well so as not to allow any fakes that flow into our collection.
I do have to say that it is amazing skill but my first reaction was - if this item flow into the market as original then our line of defence is down.
I admire great restoration skill but to go to the extent of making it with the unit stamping and unarguably with a good set of skills, I couldn't agree with it.
Just my two cents worth
Sandmann
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You are right Amy, the stamp is not necessary and maybe too much. But I can understand Sergei, when I would restore something or try to copy it I would also do everything to make this object look like original. Just for me because I'm proud of it :wink:
It is all about the further way to handle it. Sergei won‘t sell it as an original and it therefor won’t get into the market, so it‘s ok for me. In the hands of a honorable restorer or collector skills like this are worth a lot =D>
It is all about the further way to handle it. Sergei won‘t sell it as an original and it therefor won’t get into the market, so it‘s ok for me. In the hands of a honorable restorer or collector skills like this are worth a lot =D>
Pontiac9999
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Sergei might not, but someone else down the line might try to.
Keep up the good work Sergie!
Keep up the good work Sergie!