Hi Brian and everyone who has been following this post,
The restoration is excellent. It is now what one would expect for a general's helmet to be. Now it is well cared for. I can hardly wait for the trichter to arrive so that I can place the federbusch back on it. I would certainly recommend Brian for this sort of work, and will be looking forward to having him restore my second generals pickelhaube this coming summer. That one will not need the brightwork redone, but the front and rear visors will both need to be restitched as on this one.I will post more photos of the completed helmet once the trichter arrives.
John