A customer helmet sent to have the visors re stitched. The shell tells the story of how a damaged M95 Garde Dragoner helmet was repurposed into an M 15 Bavarian. These photos also show how period repairs were done.
The original brass grommets have been removed and leather plugs glued in. The wide spacing of these filled in holes indicates a Garde wappen.
There are 4 plugged holes in the top which indicate a cruciform spike base.
The plugs are backed with glued leather squares cut from a helmet liner. Usually in my experience, they are circular patches but not in this case.
The original. ink regimental markings have been removed. The rim of the shell shows evidence of a partial row of M95 finer stitching. The original Dragoner visors were removed and infantry visors put on in the m15 stitch style which has a wider spacing between the stitch holes
Visors back on showing the typical coarser M15 stitching. This helmet was purchased without it's wappen. There was some discussion as to whether Saxon or Bavarian. You can see the imprint of the Bavarian scroll in the shell finish. This piece was also an American vet bring back. Written in pencil on the shell "Roy G Upton 28 Co 20 Eng. A.E.F.
The original brass grommets have been removed and leather plugs glued in. The wide spacing of these filled in holes indicates a Garde wappen.
There are 4 plugged holes in the top which indicate a cruciform spike base.
The plugs are backed with glued leather squares cut from a helmet liner. Usually in my experience, they are circular patches but not in this case.
The original. ink regimental markings have been removed. The rim of the shell shows evidence of a partial row of M95 finer stitching. The original Dragoner visors were removed and infantry visors put on in the m15 stitch style which has a wider spacing between the stitch holes
Visors back on showing the typical coarser M15 stitching. This helmet was purchased without it's wappen. There was some discussion as to whether Saxon or Bavarian. You can see the imprint of the Bavarian scroll in the shell finish. This piece was also an American vet bring back. Written in pencil on the shell "Roy G Upton 28 Co 20 Eng. A.E.F.