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pointystuff

pointystuff

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http://cgi.ebay.com/GERMAN-HELMET-GRAND-DUKE-PICKELHAUBE-WWI-/260761254902?pt=AU_Militaria&hash=item3cb694fbf6
 
It's better than the stuff from India, but it still won't pass close inspection.
The man who wore the original helmet would be puzzled at the loss of rank the Kokarde indicates.


Now this is an unusual plate:
http://cgi.ebay.com/GERMAN-HELMET-SAXON-OFFICERS-PICKELHAUBE-WWI-/260767308968?pt=AU_Militaria&hash=item3cb6f15ca8
 
pointystuff said:
It's better than the stuff from India, but it still won't pass close inspection.
The man who wore the original helmet would be puzzled at the loss of rank the Kokarde indicates.
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And why the liner is so 'bulky'; why the leather is the wrong way; why the craftsmanship on the visors isn't all that good and why the trim is clunky; why there's evidently no lacquer on the helmet (From what I can see). He'd throw it back in their faces and tell them to "Mach es recht!"

:P Ron
 
In the words of Martha Stewart, "It's a good thing," though, that the helmets are not identical to the real ones. Teutonic attention to detail and the mechanical abilities of their massive military-industrial complex aren't easy to mimic in this age.
 
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