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08-24-2020 04:32 PM
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A shrapnel strike from above would be my guess. You have to wonder whether or not some poor sod was wearing it when the damage was incurred!
Regards, B.B.
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Not easy to judge but the metal looks very thin on the top so it may be damage due to its fragile condition rather than battle damage
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I agree with BlackCat, its hard to say if it is Battel damage, or if whoever digged it out just used his spade to violently. But yeah, looks like a nice helmet for a restoration - or rather preservation project.
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RustyRelics
In the case of this helmet i would be fairly confident it just rusted out beneath the earth nothing more, most likely buried dome down where water and moisture can accumulate .
Morris
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KMMorris
In the case of this helmet i would be fairly confident it just rusted out beneath the earth nothing more, most likely buried dome down where water and moisture can accumulate .
Morris
Seconded. Battle damage, especially damage caused by shrapnel, tends to manifest itself as sharply defined cracks. In this case the edges are very ragged, as the rust has eaten the metal away gradually over time.
B.B.
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I also like the second one, named helmets are always nice, even relics. Stalingradfront has some, rather mixed reviews, but if the contact with the seller seems fine, i would go for it, the bad reviews i personally read where years old.
The Name may be Obj. Steinbeisser? Its old german, and especially the supposed *beisser* is hard to read bc of the Rust.
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Danmark
Preserve it - DON'T "restore" if that means over-keen cleaning / scrubbing / sanding...... nice helmets ( especially the second one )
Here is my 'Demyansk Pocket' helmet with provenance..... and I love it!!!
Over cleaning is a sin! My grandfather was notorious for over cleaning things. By "restoring", I mean soaking in water for a few days to soften up the rust, then brushing most of the chunks off, and gently tapping with a small hammer to get the smaller bits off. Perhaps an hour long stint in oxalic acid would do it good as well. Then a thin coat of renaissance wax to seal the results.
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