Some pictures of the UR 14 officer tschapka as it is now:
The right side shown was very challenging because the original finish was so thick in this area and so much had been lost
The back of the shell is not perfect but still much better. than before.
Probably 90% of this tschapka was refinished, the other 10% being the top. There were minor crazings on the top but all that I did was to apply a very thin "wash" of shellac on these just to stabalize them. The entire helmet except the front visor was then polished with black boot polish.
The right side shown was very challenging because the original finish was so thick in this area and so much had been lost
The back of the shell is not perfect but still much better. than before.
Probably 90% of this tschapka was refinished, the other 10% being the top. There were minor crazings on the top but all that I did was to apply a very thin "wash" of shellac on these just to stabalize them. The entire helmet except the front visor was then polished with black boot polish.