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Brian, I know exactly what you mean with the silk liner being in the way. I think the next officer visor re-stitch I do, I will remove...

German Alpenkorps Iron Cross 2nd Class medal group named to Karl Menke with rare illustrated presentation certificate dated 1918. Matt

Buy it for 500 and sell it to KIR145 (y) It's a win win he will get something he wants, and you can help him out and make a few bucks...

Hi, Grenadier-Regiment König Karl (5. Württembergisches) Nr. 123 Best regards Jens

That is an outstanding piece! I love when the owners tag is still inside.

For $1 each you shouldn't complain :ROFLMAO:

Before and after of chin strap or other leather repairs.

Thats not a bad idea either, I happened to have some leather strands that matched the age and wear of the chinstrap so it blends in...

For strap or liner finger repair, I also use Alene’s glue. Instead of a leather backing to reinforce the joint, I use a thin piece...

What kind of repairs? Like visor stitching, patch work in shells, the repair of straps? I dont have many photos of work in progress...

I have used Skip for years when I had my SS collection and now for Pickelhaubes. I have some extras if anyone would like some as they...

Id like to see some repairs. Ive never tried to make a repair before.

Yes I did, I have a bag of old straps and pickelhaube pieces that I keep for stuff like this.

Looks great. Did you glue a backing to it?

Nice job. When I fix mine I use Aleene's Leather and Suede Glue. Hard to see when it dries. I have done both direct end to end and...