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12-02-2012 12:32 PM
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Re: ww1 Cammo M18 helmet
Looks like a good camo that has been varnished as you say. Nice find.
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Re: ww1 Cammo M18 helmet
should i leave the varnish?
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Re: ww1 Cammo M18 helmet
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airwarrior
should i leave the varnish?
I would leave it be, it looks too nice under there to risk. There is a guy called Bill Maertz that can do it professionally for you if you want. His work really is great, and far better than you or I could hope to do ourselves. I'm not sure how to contact him but I know Doug has used him so he might have a contact.
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Re: ww1 Cammo M18 helmet
Would just leave it as it is, the varnish is part of the helmets "history" now and I fear if you attempted to remove it damage could be done to the camo underneath, just my opinion, Nice find, Chris.
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Re: ww1 Cammo M18 helmet
nice lid and great cammo is this the model 1917 as it has chinstrap mounts on shell
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Re: ww1 Cammo M18 helmet
That's a great find, if it belonged to me i'd leave the varnish alone.
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Re: ww1 Cammo M18 helmet
Ok will leave any you guys know what it would be worth please was offered 170 for it ? i suspect its worth a little more
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Re: ww1 Cammo M18 helmet
Pricing isn't my forte so would wait for KradSpams opinion on this one, cheers, Chris.
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Re: ww1 Cammo M18 helmet
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col james
nice lid and great cammo is this the model 1917 as it has chinstrap mounts on shell
I beg to differ..it is not a M17 or an M18, .but a nice M16 Stahlhelm, with M91 Pickelhaube chin strap style mounts on the inner skirt of the helmet, and remains of a leather liner...M17 are the same shell, but have a metal liner band. Looks to be a size 62 or 64, there will be a maker/size mark on the inner skirt close to the chinstrap mount, this will tell you who made the helmet, for example "ET62", there may also be a batch number stamped on the inside top/crown, this will identify the rolling mill the steel was sourced from.......it looks like one of the chin strap mounts has become detached, pulled through. The cammo finish has a very good chance of being original, from the photographs....the varnish is not. The cammo finish will of been applied in or after August 1918 when the regulations came out.... Good find....
Prost ! Steve.
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