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Exiting chicken wire, and zeltbahn

Article about: Insults have no place in this forum. This is a first and final warning on the subject. Cheers, Ade.

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    I am not even going to pretend I know anything about collecting helmets or the twist of the chicken wire, but I do know rust. There should be a lot more damage to the zelt from the rust. The little that is there is only a few months worth and the fading can be done chemically and with heat lamps in a week or so. Just my 2 cents

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    A total put together lid. Nice maybe for a reenactor.

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    Another "dream helmet" that goes down in flames...
    nice try...
    Thanks


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    Well, there we have it. This old helmet business is a damn steep learning curve. Iv'e certainly learned something new today. When I looked again, the zeltbahn is faded under the bloody chicken wire...

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    The liner and paint alone shoot this one in flames , pants

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    Quote by lee edwards View Post
    the twists on the chicken wire looks to change direction.....i maybe wrong but im sure i read somewhere on this forum that was a bad sign as european wire of that period was constructed with a twist only in one direction......ignore me if im wrong
    I remember reading that too Lee, and i believe your right!

    Take a look at this G.I. vet bring back from Caen, now in the Karl Kithier collection.

    Regards, Ned.
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    Quote by big ned View Post
    I remember reading that too Lee, and i believe your right!

    Take a look at this G.I. vet bring back from Caen, now in the Karl Kithier collection.

    Regards, Ned.


    never been that into german helmets but at least im learning

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    Most modern chicken wire is made today in "American" pattern twist. Old wire in European twist can still be found on occasion. A customer of mine, who actually kept chickens, had a small roll of old style wire, which I scrouged from her (she thought I was nuts!) and sold bits to re-enactor friends who I knew well. She was really happy as we split the money. I still have a small peice left.

    Cheers, Ade.

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    Quote by NickD View Post
    all i can say is the seller has been buying alot of german helmets & helmet parts & he's been registered since 2006 with no sales till now & his very first item is a rare one ??
    Good work Nick and what a great story he tells as well
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    Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
    We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
    But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader

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    wonder how many rare helmets he will suddenly have for sale ?????

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