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well,i feel like i did pretty good today  ......here is the luftwaffe sd quist and a bonus....the guy had a bag with him and when i looked in it i saw a brass thing in the bottom.long story short is....its a biber or "beaver" midget sub compass.i bought it cheap!i will post pics on the misc forum for comments.back to the luft.it looks coated with something? the deacl has hairlines,the paint is near perfect.did they clear coat them period???or is that post war? it looks like the right patina to me but i could be wrong.take a look.
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i have to re take all the pics because it only allows 97kb 
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well,it wont let me add any files!!!!!!!!!!!!! i have the files reduced to between 50 and 90 kb?? so i dont know what the deal is.maybe a software glitch i dont know???
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it looks like it was coated with laquer,there is a white band on the decal side like a camo strap was there at some point and got wet and hazed the laquer like on a table from a cup. if it is post war applied i will definitly remove it with thinner. it wont bother the enamel but would have to go around the decal.any opinions appreciated.
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ok,i looked at it under different light and it looks like a reissue repaint.i see evidence just barely of either a tri color shield or an ss decal on the other side.you have to catch it just right to see it.there isnt a seam or anything noticable but you can see the shape under the air vent. looking at the inside it is slate gray and the outside where it is chipped you can see the same color.for some reason in the sun it looks shiny but in person it isnt as much.no dome stamp,size 58 leather,liner band is zinc 1940 dated with grp in the middle of a circle of lettering. i didnt take it apart this is what i can kinda see in the reverse.one rive is marked 1942 with an arrow as pictured.chin strap is hard to read,reich and a word below starting with L i think. i am anxiously awaiting your comments and hope i didnt make a boo boo!!! i will try to get an image of the right side where the shield is supposed to be. being that the paint is so nice inside and slate gray i am guessing its a tri color instead of a possible ss...right? anyway,hope to hear your thoughts.
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compass is a fake or 70's repo..still would appreciate some feedback on the helmet.
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It appears to be a good, respectable Luft helmet. Some Vets coated these with lacquer or varnish postwar to"preserve" them. I can tell you from personal experience it is quite a nasty job to remove it without doing harm to the helmet and especially the decals. I can't comment on the compass, but it looks interesting.......
Last edited by Rev.Mike; 07/03/2010 03:44 PM.
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