Recent content by Pontiac9999

I love how you straightened that base! I use wooden dowels to straighten brass pieces or sometimes aluminum with leather as a buffer. Nice work!

It's difficult to tell, would need to see the backside. If I ever decided to go after such a rare helmet, I would want to see the backside of the plate before buying!

I would give his website an A+ !!

Very nice! I believe mine has a red interior. Some of these cloth covered ersatz vary in the dyed felt inside. I have seen green, blue, and red. Adam

I like it !

Update: I sent Lund Stigbjoern 1800 Euros and now Tony is going to mail me his m1842 helmet! What a deal, eh! :LOL::LOL::LOL::ROFLMAO:

One way to call a scammers bluff is to ask for more pictures. Naturally they would just send you more stolen or pirated photos of the helmet. But that's where you gotta take it one step further: ask the scammer to take a picture of the helmet in a specific way, for example behind the leather...

Wow, it's like a museum !

I love it! Very rare

Try Ebay, always lots on there!

lol !

Found this one on Ebay... The seller calls it a "WW1 Era German Prussian Helmet. Very Rare 4 Sided Top" LOL :LOL: https://www.ebay.com/itm/355644050931?mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&campid=5338722076&customid=&toolid=10050

Here are some pics. You are right, it feels heavy and fragile.....

Wow, thank you so much Tony !!! This is highly informative and much appreciated! I picked up an eagle like this and it does match with everything you are saying. The one I picked up though has the bandeau which looks like thin stamped metal. Also there's a weird plate on the back with some...

I heard that some M1843 wappens were cast and was wondering if anyone would happen to have a picture of the backside of a plate like this? Adam