Another officer helmet has arrived, both visors to be restitched. This helmet is from a rare Infantry Regt and also named in a unique way which I have never seen before.
We do find owners names in helmets but they are always penciled in or written in ink, this one is ink stamped using the official Regt ink stamp.
Kratzsch Leutnant u. Kompt. Landst.-Inf.-Reg. No. 33 7. Kompagnie. So, we have the helmet of Lt. Kratzsch who was the Kompanie Commander of the 7th Kompagnie of the 33 Landsturm Infanterie Regt. It does not get much clearer than that and one of our members should be able to provide information.
The visor and trim here is more diagonal, a Saxe characteristic distinct from the rounded Prussian officer helmets.
The thread on both visors was so rotten that it did not need to have to be cut with an exacto blade. Here we see the rear spine and how it is fastened to the shell and visor. No prongs were broken in the process and the spine came off easily. The spine must be removed as you can not clean out old thread or restitch with it still in place. :thumbsdown:
Both visors and small parts are always placed in a plastic container, if lost, these parts are very hard to replace. The first visor trim button to be taken off, in this case the "left" (when wearing helmet) was marked with an "L" so that each is returned to their original location on the helmet. They often have a slightly different shape due to how they were put on originally. Next step....clean out all the old thread in the stitch holes.
We do find owners names in helmets but they are always penciled in or written in ink, this one is ink stamped using the official Regt ink stamp.
Kratzsch Leutnant u. Kompt. Landst.-Inf.-Reg. No. 33 7. Kompagnie. So, we have the helmet of Lt. Kratzsch who was the Kompanie Commander of the 7th Kompagnie of the 33 Landsturm Infanterie Regt. It does not get much clearer than that and one of our members should be able to provide information.
The visor and trim here is more diagonal, a Saxe characteristic distinct from the rounded Prussian officer helmets.
The thread on both visors was so rotten that it did not need to have to be cut with an exacto blade. Here we see the rear spine and how it is fastened to the shell and visor. No prongs were broken in the process and the spine came off easily. The spine must be removed as you can not clean out old thread or restitch with it still in place. :thumbsdown:
Both visors and small parts are always placed in a plastic container, if lost, these parts are very hard to replace. The first visor trim button to be taken off, in this case the "left" (when wearing helmet) was marked with an "L" so that each is returned to their original location on the helmet. They often have a slightly different shape due to how they were put on originally. Next step....clean out all the old thread in the stitch holes.
