ussguppy
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Not in great shape, but useful if someone needs it...
Uhlan mortar
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It will pretty much finish my garde uhlan tchapka
Amybellars
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But the measurements of 5.5inch seems small for our tschakpa. Am I imaging things?
Amybellars
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Looks correct to me. I bought one off ebay years ago at $350 . They are hard to get so USN got a good deal. Congrats.
colin111008
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Had no idea they were removable
pickelhauben
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Jeez USGUPPY !
I monitor US, German and France's eBay 2 times a day.
I never saw this item.
You must have pulled the trigger like Clint Eastwood.
Great score !!!
I monitor US, German and France's eBay 2 times a day.
I never saw this item.
You must have pulled the trigger like Clint Eastwood.
Great score !!!
Pontiac9999
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Hi everyone,
I saw this tschapka top and I was the first one to put it on my watch list. I was tempted to purchase it, but I reconsidered.
There are some signs that it is most likely a repo:
1) The metal edges of the square top are not rolled as nice as originals and if you hold a ruler/straight edge against it, it's not perfectly straight.
2) The four hole underneath for a rabbet should be oval, not round.
3) The hole on the top should funnel in somewhat.
4) The holes for the vents on the inside still have what looks like a burr on it from someone drilling it out.
5) The slot for the feldzeichen should be longer.
6) This one really stood out for me....the piece inside withe hole that the a strip of leather is tied to should have a divet.
7) There are no notches near the locks
8) I owned one EXACTLY like this before. I bought it from a guy in British Columbia too about 7 years ago. It had EXACTLY all of the same features I listed above as this tschapka top on Ebay.
In saying all this, it's still a pretty damn good reproduction, especially for $125!
PS. I actually spoke to the guy who made them and he said he put a Canadian mapke leaf in some.
Adam
I saw this tschapka top and I was the first one to put it on my watch list. I was tempted to purchase it, but I reconsidered.
There are some signs that it is most likely a repo:
1) The metal edges of the square top are not rolled as nice as originals and if you hold a ruler/straight edge against it, it's not perfectly straight.
2) The four hole underneath for a rabbet should be oval, not round.
3) The hole on the top should funnel in somewhat.
4) The holes for the vents on the inside still have what looks like a burr on it from someone drilling it out.
5) The slot for the feldzeichen should be longer.
6) This one really stood out for me....the piece inside withe hole that the a strip of leather is tied to should have a divet.
7) There are no notches near the locks
8) I owned one EXACTLY like this before. I bought it from a guy in British Columbia too about 7 years ago. It had EXACTLY all of the same features I listed above as this tschapka top on Ebay.
In saying all this, it's still a pretty damn good reproduction, especially for $125!
PS. I actually spoke to the guy who made them and he said he put a Canadian mapke leaf in some.
Adam
Pontiac9999
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Also, one last thing
9) The lock wasn't deep enough so it did not orientate correctly ....
9) The lock wasn't deep enough so it did not orientate correctly ....
I'll be checking for that when it arrives, thank you!
John Josef
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Some great observations,
That's another problem with so many looking to buy. When you see something that looks good at first glance you really don't have enough time to think about it with a buy it now because you know there are 10 people behind you with their fingers already on the button.
Like already mentioned, regardless of originality find a reproduction this good for 125 bucks. You really can't loose its a great space filler until you find another one.
If it is a reproduction
its a score if not its an even bigger score
Hats off to the maker for putting a maple leaf on his reproductions, that shows class and character.
That's another problem with so many looking to buy. When you see something that looks good at first glance you really don't have enough time to think about it with a buy it now because you know there are 10 people behind you with their fingers already on the button.
Like already mentioned, regardless of originality find a reproduction this good for 125 bucks. You really can't loose its a great space filler until you find another one.
If it is a reproduction
its a score if not its an even bigger scoreHats off to the maker for putting a maple leaf on his reproductions, that shows class and character.
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The board has arrived and I do see many matching issues from what Pontiac said, however I do not see a maple leaf andthe metal on the inside that didn't receive a full coat of paint looks pretty new and by now most definitely would have started to corrode in some way so I will agree that it's a reproduction.
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Amybellars
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For that price, one cannot complains.
I did write to the seller to see if he has more of the motar boards to sell. I need 6 of them and he said he didn't have any spares.
Well i will continue to wait for the parts. Waiting is part of the fun of this hobby
I did write to the seller to see if he has more of the motar boards to sell. I need 6 of them and he said he didn't have any spares.
Well i will continue to wait for the parts. Waiting is part of the fun of this hobby