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any suggestion on how I could re-shape my Saxon Ulanen helmet
I pick up this Saxon Ulanen helmet at auction. It is not in the best of shape, but I have been looking for one for a while.Could anyone give me any suggestion on how I could re-shape it.
(I still can’t post photos)
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08-04-2011 04:12 AM
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Re: any suggestion on how I could re-shape my Saxon Ulanen helmet
Unfortunately, there really isn't all that much that you can do with very old and dried leather. I've seen guys try various oils like mink oil,etc to try to soak into it and re-lubricate them,but they usually end up damaging it. 100 year old plus leather is pretty fragile and it's probably best to not try,or you could very well end up virtually destroying it. Handle it with kid gloves,in any case! You can't be Too cautious with century plus old leather! It's a great helmet and not all that bad of shape-it displays well and is fairly stable at this point. I really wouldn't worry about it. Enjoy it and display it as is,would be my advice. It's a great old rare helmet! It would be terrible to see it ruined after it's survived all these years in such great shape! William
William
"Much that once was, is lost. For none now live who remember it."
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Re: any suggestion on how I could re-shape my Saxon Ulanen helmet
I do agree with Wagriff!
Leave it as it is, it is a fine looking helmet!
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Re: any suggestion on how I could re-shape my Saxon Ulanen helmet
Just be 1000% gentle and Slowly ease it onto the head form if you feel the need to try this! If it Cracks-and leather can Very Suddenly split,the helmet will be Ruined. William
William
"Much that once was, is lost. For none now live who remember it."
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Re: any suggestion on how I could re-shape my Saxon Ulanen helmet
Thanks for the good information, I have put it on a glass head and hope that it will re-shape to the head (and yes, I did put a rubber band on it (the helmet keep sliding up-I will remove the band in a day or two).
I may have gotten a little carried away at the auction (like a kid seeing something he wanted for a long time). I hope that I didn’t over-pay; I gave $900.00 for it, did I over paid for it?
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I still can’t post images,I have asked for help on the Technical forum ( we will see )
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Re: any suggestion on how I could re-shape my Saxon Ulanen helmet
A wonderful piece of history!
Can I ask, what is the history behind the mortar board fashion? It seems to me to be a superficial decoration rather than anything of practical use?
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Re: any suggestion on how I could re-shape my Saxon Ulanen helmet
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Glenn66
Can I ask, what is the history behind the mortar board fashion? It seems to me to be a superficial decoration rather than anything of practical use?
Glenn, the Tschapka or lancers cap was first used 1808 in the Prussian Army, they raised lancer units in emulation of the heroic Polish lancers that were fighting Napoleon during that period, this was also accompanied by the adoption of uniforms, based in many ways upon those worn by those Polish units. So it was no more traditional or decorative than any other form of headress in many other nations armies at that time, however by the Great War it was well outdated and harkened back to the Napoleonic era.....the "morter board" is not only decorative and distinct, but if you look carefully it has a small metal hook affixedat the rear to the wearers right, this is where the "Fangschnur" or cap cords fastened, these cords were looped around the wearers neck and fastened to the wearers jacket, making sure that, during battle, if the Tschapke was knocked from the wearers head it would it would not be lost ! so I suppose it had a use ! Georg, that was a good price to pay ! I would expect a price at a dealer to be in excess of £900-1000, approx $1500, so you stole it !
Prost ! Steve.
Last edited by oradour; 08-04-2011 at 07:38 PM.
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Re: any suggestion on how I could re-shape my Saxon Ulanen helmet
Thanks to all for the help, I have the helmet on a glass head and hope that it will re-shape itself in a week or two.
Steve-even those the photo may look dark, the Feldzeichen is White with a green center ( just dirty). I will keep looking for the large national cockade with the large hole (for the m-91 post), should this helmet have a Chin Scale or leather chin Strap?
By the way after the change-over I can‘t see the posted photos, can you?
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