CLOVIS 57
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Thank you for your opinions.Can it be, esteemed gentlemen, that here a M/71 bell was used (aptiert
I think it could have been done. But that's not the case with Sandy's, or mine. These 2 helmets were built new in 1887-88. Indeed, the M71 bell is heavier and taller. In the case of such a recycled shell, you can clearly see that the bottom of the bell has been cut to be shortened, and the reinforcements under the cockade have been reassembled. In this case, the old seam is clearly visible.
Here are the traces of hull recycling on an M95/15. You can clearly see the stitching on the reinforcement, the trace of the old stitching on the shell, and the hole for the old chinstrap fastening button.
Below, an old Hessian helmet, recycled as a Prussian helmet, in BJA XVIII (former Grand Duchy of Hesse, now JR80 of Hesse-electoral). Previous holes have been filled with leather plugs, and a basane patch glued to the inside.
And finally, another 87, 91 or 95 recycled model M1915.
All this to say that a recycled shell can always be seen by one or more traces.
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