I have never bought a complete helmet for my collection at the SOS. Being Canadian, I am always hindered by the fact that the $CN is always at least 20-30% less than Uncle Sam's buck. However, what I am always looking for are parts and helmets that need a little restoration so that they can be restored and sold. Consequently, this Show was a good one for me.
First, a real scrapper that has a complete liner and some valuable parts:
A Prussian M95 style helmet that has seen better days. However, we have a complete liner in good shape, a side post and more importantly, a complete piece of brass trim. The screw off spike is obviously missing but the base and pins can be of use. You can also see the obvious effects of helmet shrinkage on the brass visor trim. However, this can be fixed.
This helmet is unusual, as the original M91 posts are the type generally found on tin kit helmets.
The rear of the shell was stitched together in the old style which again, we do not usually see on a helmet in the M95 configuration. To be continued...
First, a real scrapper that has a complete liner and some valuable parts:
A Prussian M95 style helmet that has seen better days. However, we have a complete liner in good shape, a side post and more importantly, a complete piece of brass trim. The screw off spike is obviously missing but the base and pins can be of use. You can also see the obvious effects of helmet shrinkage on the brass visor trim. However, this can be fixed.
This helmet is unusual, as the original M91 posts are the type generally found on tin kit helmets.
The rear of the shell was stitched together in the old style which again, we do not usually see on a helmet in the M95 configuration. To be continued...
. Of course as all the parts are in place. These 91 knopfe have a different diameter they are larger than standard. Probably 0.5mm. To do it in keeping with the era, you would have to colour match the paint and of course the skin primer would have to be made from rabbit glue and other ingredients. But the picklehaube has a lot of potential. Congratulations on a good purchase.