Cleaning 2 relics

[Eike41]

Hi all

I finally got some renaissance wax and decided to compare it with Beeswax. Here are images of the Beeswax helmet before it was cleaned:

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After cleaning and beeswax applied

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This is the next helmet that I used renaissance wax on, before cleaning:

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This is the helmet after cleaning:

[Ian Hayes]

Bees wax has more sheen then the ren wax. Was the bees wax expensive? I like the look. Thanks.

[Eike41]

Ian, Sorry this took so long to reply to. The beeswax is cheaper by far! I will send you some pics of how they both come. The R wax is easy to apply but has no sheen, the bees wax has to be heated and melted to rub on. R wax is $25 for 200 ml and beeswax is $12 or $13 a pound.

[Willmore]

Hi there.

I had a search for soldiers called Kurt Höh. There are two listed on the Volksbund and three that have Casualty cards. Although I cannot say that this helmet belonged to any of these men, I thought I would post this information.

Name: Kurt Höh
Birth date: 24 March 1922
Birth Place: Altenkirchen
Military Rank: Gefreiter
Military Unit: 4/Kompanie Füsilier Regiment "Großdeutschland"
Death date: 16 December 1942
Death Place: Pysino
Father full name: Hermann Höh
Kurt Höh has probably been transferred as an unknown soldier to the military cemetery Rshew.

Gefallen : Infanterie Geschuß Kopf
Killed in action: Infantry shot head

Kind regards,

Will.

[Eike41]

Will,

Thanks for that information, the helmet has certainly been shot through so I guess that would make sense.