M1915 Tschapka on eBay

Well it sold for $1,300 apparently? If so thats pretty sad in the light of what we now know about this piece.

But where does that leave things on Tschapka liners?
It has been said that......."It has been said that a round tounge liner will never be in a Tschapka, but I think this is evidence that the rule 'Absolutes are always wrong, even this one' is correct."

As far as this one goes, do we have an Emoticon that represents a little man with a tiny bit of egg on his face? :pale:
 
spikeymikey said:
Well it sold for $1,300 apparently? If so thats pretty sad in the light of what we now know about this piece.

But where does that leave things on Tschapka liners?
It has been said that......."It has been said that a round tounge liner will never be in a Tschapka, but I think this is evidence that the rule 'Absolutes are always wrong, even this one' is correct."

As far as this one goes, do we have an Emoticon that represents a little man with a tiny bit of egg on his face? :pale:
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Mike raises a good point here, if the liner is a later addition as Laurie says, then this is not an example of the exception of the rule.
Gus
 
Brian,

We who use this forum owe you a huge vote of thanks for allowing us to learn and hopefully avoid some of the pitfalls that this new world of e-collecting has thrust upon us. Thank you!

We who are fortunate enough to participate in this forum were saved much pain in terms of the purchase of this particular helmet.

It has turned into an interesting learning experience:

I go along with Gus's earlier comment:

It has been said that a round tongue liner will never be in a Tschapka, but I think this is evidence that the rule "Absolutes are always wrong, even this one" is correct.
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I suspect the real nut of the matter revolves around the quality of a repair. If it is well-executed, using the methods of that era, then it might just be the real thing.

In the context of the time, these guys took tremendous pride in the quality of their workmanship.

Besides, in the best tradition of Gunner Asch, someone in a cushy, behind-the-lines job at Divisional Stores or whatever you want to call it is not going to risk being sent up to the trenches by doing shoddy work.

Any helmet turned in for repair would have been carefully inspected to see if it was repairable and, if so, the damaged parts removed and replacements properly sewn or otherwise affixed to the carcasse.

Replacement parts were very likely cannibalized from other helmets as well as brought in from the factory. Depending upon the supplies available at a given moment, it might be very plausible for a heavy grade visor or neck guard to be affixed to a thinner-shelled helmet.

Or, for that matter, an infantry-style liner might be put in a tschapka if no tschapka-style liners were available.

Is the workmanship credible and right for the period? Or is it slipshod and more than likely the product of some post-war handyman?

That, Watson, is the question!

Thanks again, Brian.

Cheers, All!

Laurie
 
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