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Thanks Brian for doing this work, and thanks to Wojtek for his excellent experience and advice that he shared. I appreciate it very...

This happens very often, but there is a solution. Lars, you need to mix lanolin with turpentine and brush the inside several times. Then...

Brian, we used to repair a lot of Wehrmacht leather recovered from the ground or swamp. All renovation methods were developed by trial...

These small dents can also be repaired, but you need a second pair of hands and some experience. Krzysiek and I do it this way: I...

I was very nervous about wetting the top of the shell because of my experiences years ago. I reached out to Wojtek and he assured me...

Since the bag hydration method failed, I decided to immerse the entire top of the shell in water to soften it. I have done this in the...

Another one of Alan's helmets which is an excellent piece with great markings. The only trouble here, is the top needs to be put back...

I repaired many wishes from World War II many years ago, but in 2018 the search was banned in my country and I no longer have the...

Here are the photos as an eBay link will go dead at some point. At best it seems to be a parts helmet, which certainly has value as the...

Simply amazing pickelhauben from the 88th. Thank you for some more great pictures of these helmets. Best regards John

Thanks for the experienced points of consideration on this item. Best regards John

so I would be careful on this one, chinscales are brass and should be tombac, does not have the maker mark in top of shell like it...

Very cool pickup at a flea market. I have always loved going to flea markets, especially the ones in Europe, I have always found great...

It was not my first Kaiser . I got this nice frame in the background of my display case last year...

Here is my painting of Kaiser Wilhelm II Steve