Looks great to me, if it were mine I would just get a coat of renaissance wax on her and leave her be.
Looks great to me, if it were mine I would just get a coat of renaissance wax on her and leave her be.
Thanks for the comments. Anyone have an idea for the '12' marking within the helmet? Would it possibly be platoon/squad or simply # of the tank?
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I am assuming we are looking at some before and after photos here? What exactly did you do to them to get them looking so nice?
Hi Gary,
Don't know how i missed this thread as 29 ID ( Mot ) and in particular IR 15 are one of my areas of study so this is a remarkable lid in many ways , the 3 is in fact the German spelling of I so the unit will be 12 Kompanie ,( IR ) Infanterie Regiment 15
regards
Paul
The gates of hell were opened and we accepted the invitation to enter" 26/880 Lance Sgt, Edward Dyke. 26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers , ( 3rd Tyneside Irish )
1st July 1916
Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
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
House Carles at the Battle of Hastings
Thanks Artem for all the pictures. It looks as though your method works fine. Could you detail the process?
Here are some pictures of my other helmet from the 29 mot Inf. I have no personal attachment to this one and where it was found at Stalingrad but from my research it looks as this m34 belonged to the 129th Panzer Battalion of the 29th mot. Again with the particular blue hue, Fw Kurt Gossel. Records show it was attached to the division in June 1942 and was destroyed at Stalingrad. Any insight on this person would be appreciated from any historian of the 29th. Looks to be in the 4th platoon, Staff company?
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The work Artem has done is amazing! I hope he chimes in on his secret on how those rust buckets were turned in to Stahlhelms
Semper Fi
Phil
Just to clarify I believe this helmet came from a veteran of the 1 Pz Abw Abt 39 regiment which was integrated into the 29th mot div as the 129 Pz Bat (Abt) in Jun 1942. Where from I'm not sure but the 129th was destroyed at Stalingrad. If I'm wrong please correct me or private msg me.
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