Field Marshall Lenny Posted February 11, 2016 Field Marshall Share Posted February 11, 2016 Well, part of it. All gone a few years back, find it hard to look at these pics as I'd never get a lot of these back... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lach470 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 WOW! That was quite the collection. Very impressive! Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Field Marshall Lenny Posted February 11, 2016 Author Field Marshall Share Posted February 11, 2016 3 minutes ago, lach470 said: WOW! That was quite the collection. Very impressive! Rob Cheers mate, there's more pics of my visors nad pickelhaubes to come... once I find them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lach470 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Looking forward to seeing those too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytop66 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Very impressive!!! I still don't understand how anyone could divorce a guy with a set of helmets like that! Haha. Lenny, which of the helmets was your favorite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Field Marshall Lenny Posted February 11, 2016 Author Field Marshall Share Posted February 11, 2016 7 minutes ago, Rockytop66 said: Very impressive!!! I still don't understand how anyone could divorce a guy with a set of helmets like that! Haha. Lenny, which of the helmets was your favorite? Such is life... Much happier now, re-married. Favourite helmet? My Normandy cammo chicken wire M35 veteran acquired.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Great collection! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sscrooge Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 You had a top shelf collection regards Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Ratcliffe Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Very nice Lenny I dumped a 300 odd dagger collection in the 70s LOL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Field Marshall Lenny Posted February 11, 2016 Author Field Marshall Share Posted February 11, 2016 7 minutes ago, Tony Ratcliffe said: Very nice Lenny I dumped a 300 odd dagger collection in the 70s LOL It's a weird feeling, but hey ho, such is life... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAK D Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 That's a Very impressive collection and it's a real shame they had to go D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davejb Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 That "duck bill" Civil variant is a rare beast, have,nt seen one of these in the books!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Field Marshall Lenny Posted February 18, 2016 Author Field Marshall Share Posted February 18, 2016 5 hours ago, Davejb said: That "duck bill" Civil variant is a rare beast, have,nt seen one of these in the books!!! Which civil variant @Davejb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davejb Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 The one below your excellent chicken wired helmet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Field Marshall Lenny Posted February 18, 2016 Author Field Marshall Share Posted February 18, 2016 1 hour ago, Davejb said: The one below your excellent chicken wired helmet Its actually a kinderhelm, one of the nicest I'd ever seen... Should have kept that as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davejb Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 I have been racking my brains as to where I ve seen something like that before, a Kinderhelm, its been so long since I,ve seen one, a young kid who I used to play war with many moons ago had one, we all had helmets of some sort, British ,German ,Japanese, French, American, I think we were about 10-11 years old, and most of our Fathers had brought something home from the war, dumped them in sheds or attics, until we found them, one kid had a very nice SS helmet DD, I had a battle worn Type 90 still with the cloth strapping and a couple of American M1s,two M42s and loads of Brit tin hats, my next door neighbours dad brought back an M37 with the older style eagle and tri-colour, but it was pretty battered but looked good if memory serves me correct, one funny thing that I remember was that the kid with the Kinderhelm had the only helmet that fitted, the rest of us kept holding onto ours ha ha, its a shame you got rid of it they are rare as rocking horse ka ka poo poo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Field Marshall Lenny Posted February 19, 2016 Author Field Marshall Share Posted February 19, 2016 3 hours ago, Davejb said: I have been racking my brains as to where I ve seen something like that before, a Kinderhelm, its been so long since I,ve seen one, a young kid who I used to play war with many moons ago had one, we all had helmets of some sort, British ,German ,Japanese, French, American, I think we were about 10-11 years old, and most of our Fathers had brought something home from the war, dumped them in sheds or attics, until we found them, one kid had a very nice SS helmet DD, I had a battle worn Type 90 still with the cloth strapping and a couple of American M1s,two M42s and loads of Brit tin hats, my next door neighbours dad brought back an M37 with the older style eagle and tri-colour, but it was pretty battered but looked good if memory serves me correct, one funny thing that I remember was that the kid with the Kinderhelm had the only helmet that fitted, the rest of us kept holding onto ours ha ha, its a shame you got rid of it they are rare as rocking horse ka ka poo poo Tell me about it, another on my list of regrets.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HetzersGonnaHetz Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Lenny just a quick question, Im getting a display case for my militaria and was wondering if I put a German helmet inside the display case, will it protect it from the elements and stop the helmet from rusting. Also, how do you clean your militaria because I have a ww1 German bayonet and I clean it using a brass brush and WD40 and it scratched the scabbard. Please Help, Harvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Field Marshall Lenny Posted February 21, 2016 Author Field Marshall Share Posted February 21, 2016 2 hours ago, HetzersGonnaHetz said: Lenny just a quick question, Im getting a display case for my militaria and was wondering if I put a German helmet inside the display case, will it protect it from the elements and stop the helmet from rusting. Also, how do you clean your militaria because I have a ww1 German bayonet and I clean it using a brass brush and WD40 and it scratched the scabbard. Please Help, Harvey Hi Harvey, Display case won't stop rust, you need to keep it in stable temp and humidity. If it's in stable conditions then will be fine. Of course a lot depends on the state of the original helmet. Remember it's at least 70 years old. Old rust is stable and is fine, it's more like patina. I wouldn't do anything to a helmet apart from a gentle dab with a moist cloth. Occasionaly I've used a very very light rub with a small amount of renaissance wax, which to be honest is a must have for most things. As for the bayonet, don't use anything abrasive, as you've seen... remember these are 100 years old, and are old soldiers... If you're not confident in what you're doing, just leave it. As I've already said, taken 70-100 years to get to this state, keep it in stable conditions and it'll be fine. Really need pics though.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HetzersGonnaHetz Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 1 hour ago, Lenny said: Hi Harvey, Display case won't stop rust, you need to keep it in stable temp and humidity. If it's in stable conditions then will be fine. Of course a lot depends on the state of the original helmet. Remember it's at least 70 years old. Old rust is stable and is fine, it's more like patina. I wouldn't do anything to a helmet apart from a gentle dab with a moist cloth. Occasionaly I've used a very very light rub with a small amount of renaissance wax, which to be honest is a must have for most things. As for the bayonet, don't use anything abrasive, as you've seen... remember these are 100 years old, and are old soldiers... If you're not confident in what you're doing, just leave it. As I've already said, taken 70-100 years to get to this state, keep it in stable conditions and it'll be fine. Really need pics though.... Cheers mate, In the past I've put gun oil on after removing surface rust but from now on when I get something I'll rub a small amount of Ren Wax on and leave them in my display case. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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