J.R.117 Stein

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Good Morning gentlemen,

I recently picked this up at an antique store in reno I thought I'd share it here, I'm not very well versed in steins but as far as I can tell it seems legitimate. The only issue is that the lid has broken, has anyone ever soldered pewter before?

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Bummer! I don't know if I would attempt to solder it. There are a lot of good epoxies that are easy to use.

You might want to use a small hand-held-hobby drill and make a small hole on the top of the lid and the bottom of the figure. Then use a section of "cutdown" paperclip and glue it into each section. The challenge will be identifying the center of the figure and lid for drilling the hole.

I have repaired small tin soldiers using this method. Just take your time.
Good luck with whatever option you use to restore your mug.
John
 
JohnS3rd said:
Bummer! I don't know if I would attempt to solder it. There are a lot of good epoxies that are easy to use.

You might want to use a small hand-held-hobby drill and make a small hole on the top of the lid and the bottom of the figure. Then use a section of "cutdown" paperclip and glue it into each section. The challenge will be identifying the center of the figure and lid for drilling the hole.

I have repaired small tin soldiers using this method. Just take your time.
Good luck with whatever option you use to restore your mug.
John
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I had the same problem
I bought a stein on EBay
the figure was broken off during shipment
The seller made a large deduction, so I kept it.
It is a regiment that I really like
I mailed it to a friend who is great at repairs
He got the figure back on
BUT, it came off again during return to me
The figures are so heavy , once off
they are very hard to replace
Steve
 
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Great post -1902 stein of Hessian Regiment 117 . At least you bought it that way. You do see plenty of these steins for sale with the caveat that the" top has been repaired " so somebody knew ( or knows) how to do it.
I just found and purchased a pair of mint lieutenant 117 shoulder boards with the post 1902 crowned A.
So pigs do fly sometimes and you find sought after treasures. Now I can look for the epaulettes !
Kyle
 
GFMMackensen said:
Great post -1902 stein of Hessian Regiment 117 . At least you bought it that way. You do see plenty of these steins for sale with the caveat that the" top has been repaired " so somebody knew ( or knows) how to do it.
I just found and purchased a pair of mint lieutenant 117 shoulder boards with the post 1902 crowned A.
So pigs do fly sometimes and you find sought after treasures. Now I can look for the epaulettes !
Kyle
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Please post a photo of them
Steve
 
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GFMMackensen said:
Great post -1902 stein of Hessian Regiment 117 . At least you bought it that way. You do see plenty of these steins for sale with the caveat that the" top has been repaired " so somebody knew ( or knows) how to do it.
I just found and purchased a pair of mint lieutenant 117 shoulder boards with the post 1902 crowned A.
So pigs do fly sometimes and you find sought after treasures. Now I can look for the epaulettes !
Kyle
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Very nice! I wasn't 100% certain of this one when I found it but between the pewter lid and the 50 dollar price tag I figured it was a safe bet
 
At least it still has the lid! I have two without lids but they were fairly cheap at auction. Yours is very nice regardless of the figure damage.
 
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