The same helmet? How is it possible?
Article about: Hello to everyone, While searching for information about Solberg M17 steel helmets (see previous post), I came across two websites with pictures of such a helmet. The first is a dealer who h
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These are the same helmets to me.
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Thanks MAP, that was my thought too.
Do you have any idea why there are hardly any scratches on the photos on one website and so many on the other? Do you think they treated the helmet somehow in the meantime?
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It appears to be a largely lighting-related matter; The sold helmet in artificial light, versus the museum helmet in natural light. There doesn’t seem to be any ‘treatment’, such as renwax.
Certainly an interesting comparison - and highlights how deceptive photographs can sometimes be (though not necessarily intentionally) - I would be more inclined to buy the ‘museum’ helmet, than the abused-looking ‘sold’ example!
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Thanks for the explanation Kohima. I'm really surprised that light can have such a powerful influence.
Do you happen to be familiar with these Solberg M17 helmets, or anyone else?
I was actually looking for reference material when I saw these pictures. Is this helmet genuine and all in its original WW1 condition, or has something been done to it?
If everything is genuine and original, I would use it as a reference.
Thanks again for the efforts.
Wolf
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I cannot help you with regard to originality, I’m afraid, but it seems pretty honest to my untrained eye. The helmet aficionados will be along soon!
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