This helmet is on E-bay, dose any one know this wappen?
WWI German Helmet - eBay (item 160610271125 end time Jul-03-11 07:50:09 PDT)
This helmet is on E-bay, dose any one know this wappen?
WWI German Helmet - eBay (item 160610271125 end time Jul-03-11 07:50:09 PDT)
Georg, the helmet shown is that of a "Jager zu Pferde" (Mounted rifles), they utilized the same distinctive Wappen as the Dragoon Regiments used on their Pickelhaubes, the Dragoon Eagle Wappen. Did you win the helmet ? it went for a great price ! if I had known about it I would of bid ! someone got a bargain ! just required some elbow grease and a few parts to bring it back to life. I show the photo from e-bay, as the link will soon be lost, which would then of made this thread useless.
Prost ! Steve.
Great deal indeed!
Here is a other JzP on ebay
http://cgi.benl.ebay.be/ws/eBayISAPI...=STRK:MEWAX:IT
Thanks Steve, I did get it. I think that I did got it a good price .I was thinking that it would go higher. When I get it (I hope that it is as noted-I always worry about e-bay stuff). I am planning on cleaning it up, What would you suggest for the rust (in the past I have had pretty good luck with is Evapo-Rust Rust Remover ) .Thanks for posting the photo, I tried but it would not upload? I hope to post after photos.
Congratulations, a very good deal.
I would try a very fine steel wool, and make circulare moves.
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That is for the out-side, for the inside I wouldn't do anything as the left over of the paint is the original.
Georg, a super buy, a bargain, find the parts, spike etc and restore and it will be worth upwards of $600-1000 ! Kris (stuka f) is correct, however the outside of the helmet should be blackened when the rust is removed, progressive amounts of gun blueing, should do the trick. Prost ! Steve.
I got the helmet today. Rusty, but not in too bad of shape( a couple of small dents).I think that I’ll start a new thread in the “Restoration & Refurbishing” section, thanks for all of the good information-Georg
Gents, follow the restoration of this helmet here... Help in the restoration of a Jager zu Pferde helmet shell
Prost ! Steve.
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