Prussian 1895 other ranks Pickelhaube (A restoration)

[Jim P]

Who wouldn't want a pickelhaube? I know I wanted one from the 1st time I seen one sitting on Col. Klinks' desk
Having wanted one for a while, yet unwilling to pay full retail for one, my options were limited. Finally found one at a shop around here and at 1st glance it didn't look too bad, til I picked it up. The rear neck piece,chin strap, and cockades were missing and the rear trim was in bad shape. But, for 50 bucks I figured I could fix it. I don't think it turned out too bad, what say you?

Jim

[Jim P]

the results

[Panzersaurus]

You did an excellent job on this one. Good work

[AZPhil]

WOW You did a Great job on that!!!! Very impressive!
That Haube on Col. Klinks' desk also gave me that "Gotta get One" feeling.

Semper Fi
Phil

[unimarc]

Nice work !
You can find a repro chinstrap on eBay , I know I did ;-)

Mfg
Marc

[Wagriff]

Nicely done! At 1st sight, it looked like a train wreck, but it came out great! What does the interior look like?

[ruddersrangers44]

Great transformation you've done,displays very well indeed congrats to you............

[Jim P]

Nice work !
You can find a repro chinstrap on eBay , I know I did ;-)

Mfg
Marc

I have been kind of holding out hope of finding an original, but haven't had much luck, can"t believe how expensive they are! Everything is put away right now for some remodeling, when everything goes back out on display, I think I will get one of the good quality repros and age it a bit.

Jim

[Jim P]

Nicely done! At 1st sight, it looked like a train wreck, but it came out great! What does the interior look like?

It's pretty rough. Has a few tears, but it is all there.

Thanks for the comments. I just can't let things die, if there is any hope of fixing it, I'm going to give it a shot.

Jim

[HARRY THE MOLE]

A superb job, well done!