restoration of an officer helmet No. 1

[Sergei1877]

comrade sent here such an officer helmet for restoration. I'll try to revive him

 

[Sergei1877]

I will upload photos of the result of work as I move

 

[pickelhauben]

Not as bad as the other one.

The leather liner does not have the scallop edges .

I have not seen this before , possibly a post war add on ?

 

[Sergei1877]

Not as bad as the other one.

The leather liner does not have the scallop edges .

I have not seen this before , possibly a post war add on ?

I think there were different options, I’ve already seen a similar one

 

[b.loree]

A war time casque with zinc fittings?

 

[Sergei1877]

A war time casque with zinc fittings?

I have not yet disassembled the helmet. I don’t know yet, but it seems to me that brass

 

[Sergei1877]

A war time casque with zinc fittings?

yes indeed it is zinc

 

[Sergei1877]

that's what happened

 

[Sergei1877]

chin belt collected from scales found on the battlefield

 

[pickelhauben]

Wow What a difference.

Great job

 

[Sergei1877]

Wow What a difference.

Great job

Thank you very much

 

[Sandmann]

Looks great Sergey. Well done :bravo:

 

[b.loree]

Excellent results Sergei. well done! :thumb up:

 

[Sandmann]

Agree, a really good result. Congratulations :bravo:

 

[Sergei1877]

thanks for the good comments