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replica pickelhaube question
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AndyD
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MG34NZ
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Hi Spotter
Theres some dangerously good repros out there and also just plain ugly ones depending on what you want. the dreaded ebay would be a good start.there are also a couple of online retailers if you do a Google search but honestly mate have a good look around before you buy as prices and quality vary wildly.
Good luck
Andrew
Theres some dangerously good repros out there and also just plain ugly ones depending on what you want. the dreaded ebay would be a good start.there are also a couple of online retailers if you do a Google search but honestly mate have a good look around before you buy as prices and quality vary wildly.
Good luck
Andrew
nice helmet there and a good price
Scary stuff
I had 70 of them in various forms a long time ago, now some repro plates and such are so good it's almost like the WW2 German situation, you need a PHD to tell the difference. Even 30 years ago there was a chap who made up some high end German Hussar Officer Busby's, he was only found out because after 70 years the fur naturally ages and changes colour, these hadn't - this was a big mess in the upper ends of the hobby many thousands of $. So you never know. There are some repro WW1 German buckles that are so good that the only way to tell the difference is that the body brass metal is just a bit too thick.
I had 70 of them in various forms a long time ago, now some repro plates and such are so good it's almost like the WW2 German situation, you need a PHD to tell the difference. Even 30 years ago there was a chap who made up some high end German Hussar Officer Busby's, he was only found out because after 70 years the fur naturally ages and changes colour, these hadn't - this was a big mess in the upper ends of the hobby many thousands of $. So you never know. There are some repro WW1 German buckles that are so good that the only way to tell the difference is that the body brass metal is just a bit too thick.