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08-23-2010 02:44 PM
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Re: German M1916 helmet shell
thats a corking helmet for £50 nice job mate
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Re: German M1916 helmet shell
Harry thats a cracking lid for £50 , well done
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
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Re: German M1916 helmet shell
I've had another look at the chinstrap after repairing it. I would think that the fittings are really meant for a Picklhaube, as they're in brass - and they are not repro's. The leather strap looks as though it has been stitched to the fittings by hand, but it is not a recent repair. I think that it is period-done. the leather is extremely old and fragile, but has softened up nicely with a bit of pecard leather dressing. The strap is a bit on the long side to have come off a Picklehaube, so I guess it is a squaddie-done period replacement.
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Re: German M1916 helmet shell
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HARRY THE MOLE
I've had another look at the chinstrap after repairing it. I would think that the fittings are really meant for a Pickelhaube, as they're in brass - .
Harry, the Imperial German M16 steel helmet was designed and meant to use the chinstrap from the Pickelhaube, it was fitted with M91 Pickelhaube type attachment posts, when issued the soldier was instructed to use his Pickelhaube chinstrap, before handing it back to the clothing store, (one of the reasons why many Pickelhaubes lack a chinstrap!) only the M18 steel helmet had its own designed form of chinstrap. Your 50 quid helmet is a stunner.....do you intend to leave it be ?
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Re: German M1916 helmet shell
There is really nothing that I could do to it to improve it. There is no point in messing about with what is a fine shell like this. As for the chinstrap, I just assumed that the fittings for the helmet were in steel. I think that being from my neck of the woods we may well have met at some time. I was talking to Stan Dobson and Martin Short about it last Sunday - although I was still waiting for it to arrive.
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Re: German M1916 helmet shell
Harry very nice .I would have bought that in a heart beat. I was looking at a relic lid this weekend with a very large shrapnel hole in it painted black,and the lady wanted 75 US and would not take less. She also told me that all the WW I helmets were painted black Gary
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Re: German M1916 helmet shell
Sometimes I just drop lucky!
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Re: German M1916 helmet shell
Well done! Bargain!
Cheers, Ade.
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