I've used Prairie Flower Leather for a lot of US and German WW1 rebuilds. If you've got a helmet that has survived over a century splurge and do the best liner you can find. Prairie Flower does them beautifully but ebay has some for maybe $50 too. Installing the rivets for the bales and liner isn't that hard and I got paint from 1943 militaria.
The chinstrap bales are very interesting i dont think ive seen those type before and the lack of a heat stamp may suggest it may not be an original. Im not an expert on them howver so take what youd like with it
@@literallyryanbreer7656 i was still quite new to this stuff then, I later found out it's a civil defense helmet from the 30-40s. Still couldn't go wrong for $10 tho
Steel bb's and shook it around with hot water for like 45 min. Then i washed it out and put boiling water in it with a very very little amount of bleach and let it sit for 10min. Then i washed it out like 15 times then i fill it with hot water and put a denture cleaning tablet in it and let it sit for another 10. Finally rinse it out a couple more times and let it dry
I've used Prairie Flower Leather for a lot of US and German WW1 rebuilds. If you've got a helmet that has survived over a century splurge and do the best liner you can find. Prairie Flower does them beautifully but ebay has some for maybe $50 too. Installing the rivets for the bales and liner isn't that hard and I got paint from 1943 militaria.
Looks pretty good compared to when you got it
Nice I got some original 1938 leggings at an event today
The chinstrap bales are very interesting i dont think ive seen those type before and the lack of a heat stamp may suggest it may not be an original. Im not an expert on them howver so take what youd like with it
@@literallyryanbreer7656 i was still quite new to this stuff then, I later found out it's a civil defense helmet from the 30-40s. Still couldn't go wrong for $10 tho
@@reenactmentdays5891 absolutely not and from afar no one could possibly tell the difference.
I was just watching the video where you said you were going to do this video
You restore an Civil Defense Helmet, not WW1.
Those helmets are heavy it look lightweight.
Does the m1917 shell have a similar thickness as the M1 helmet steel pot?
no m1917 i think has better steel but the m1 better because of its design
World war civil air defense restore parts
Reenactment days I wouldve stripped the white paint first
What about rust removal?
How do you clean a aluminum canteen
Steel bb's and shook it around with hot water for like 45 min. Then i washed it out and put boiling water in it with a very very little amount of bleach and let it sit for 10min. Then i washed it out like 15 times then i fill it with hot water and put a denture cleaning tablet in it and let it sit for another 10. Finally rinse it out a couple more times and let it dry
Thanks
Could you invite me to the discord?
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