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While we are talking about this helmet maybe u guys can help me kill 2 birds with one stone
. I have always steered away from camo M16"s as I do not have a ton of experience with them.
What do you guys think of the pain job on this guy? can send more pics if needed
thanks in advance
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05-14-2015 04:44 AM
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Yes please, more pics in better light. Perhaps outdoors if you can.
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It looks like it previously had good camo on it. I certainly would not mess with this finish. The other drawbacks to removing the liner are that often the brittle pins will get broken when re-bending them and even if they don't snap, they can never be bent back flush, as they were originally. So, it will be obvious that the liner has been removed. Perfectly fine if you plan to keep the helmet, but if you ever decided to move it along, it would hurt the value. Just my thoughts.
Regards,
CCMJR
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Thanks CCMJR,
When I bought the helmet the liner was split, you can see that in my first pics. The liner came right out as the pins had been dead straight. There is really no way to repair the split unless your a leather smith. The liner would start to hang down and had to store it so the liner would have no stress. This was an Evil Bay purchase I am not in it for a whole lot just wanted a nice WW1 helmet.
Thanks for the advice I will put it back on my shelf in office. I appreciate you response
Bryan
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Bryan, I am not familiar with first war helmets. What are the cloth packets under the leather pads? Are they just stuffing or is there a purpose for them? Medical supplies? Thanks and very nice helmet! Bob
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There is a layer of green over the original colour,
and the thick black lines stop where the original
paint is worn away. Looks like a much later
touch up.
If the price was right, why not.........
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Bryan, I am not familiar with first war helmets. What are the cloth packets under the leather pads? Are they just stuffing or is there a purpose for them? Medical supplies? Thanks and very nice helmet! Bob
Just stuffing for the liner pads.
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The original fill in these pads were horse hair..as I had an M16 way back when ..and had 3 sewn sealed cloth packets that resembled a miniature mattress.
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