Preservation & Restoration of Military Artifacts

154 topics in this forum

1. Restoring Antique Leather Items 1 2

   By Stuart Bates, May 25, 2010
   • 28 replies
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   • Bayern
   • May 19, 2019

2. Magnifying Glass - To buy or not

   By Wessel Gordon, March 27, 2019
   • 11 replies
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   • Wessel Gordon
   • April 5, 2019

3. Gilding restoration

   By Milpol, February 2, 2019
   • 2 replies
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   • Milpol
   • March 18, 2019

4. Ww1 zinc u-badge with bent catch - fix it or leave it

   By Uffz. Rohleder, January 9, 2019
   • 2 replies
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   • Uffz. Rohleder
   • January 14, 2019

5. Cleaning dagger blade

   By Prien18837, September 11, 2007
   • 13 replies
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   • Flyingdutchman
   • November 21, 2018

6. How to Clean Ribbon Bar mounted?

   By lambert, August 12, 2015
   • 8 replies
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   • Egorka
   • October 24, 2017

7. Electrolytic rust removal

   By Tony, June 9, 2015
   • 4 replies
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   • chesterpiglet
   • October 7, 2017

8. Help with binoculars

   By The Prussian, August 28, 2017
   • 17 replies
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   • Bayern
   • September 4, 2017

9. Butt treatment

   By Tony, July 3, 2017
   • 12 replies
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   • Tony
   • July 7, 2017

10. Advice on preserving a silk North Korean battle flag?

    By TS Allen, April 15, 2017
    • 1 reply
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    • peter monahan
    • April 15, 2017

11. WW2 Gebirgsjäger Boots - How to soften the leather ?

    By AlecH, October 5, 2011
    • 14 replies
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    • ostprussenmann_new
    • February 20, 2017

12. Cleaning Silver Thread 1 2

    By Mike Huxley, July 14, 2006
    • 31 replies
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    • peter monahan
    • February 17, 2017

13. HOW TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT MILITARY ARTIFACTS

    By QSAMIKE, July 3, 2015
    • 1 reply
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    • Alex K
    • September 10, 2016

14. Individual polypropylene pockets for medals

    By Le Crabe Tambour, March 27, 2016
    • 1 reply
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    • Bilco
    • March 27, 2016

15. Is This Leather Treatment "For Pikelhaube" Good, Bad or "So-So"

    By leigh kitchen, June 5, 2015
    • 5 replies
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    • peter monahan
    • January 30, 2016

16. Hat display

    By Stuka f, April 22, 2015
    • 12 replies
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    • leigh kitchen
    • September 19, 2015

17. M17 helmet project

    By dante, August 24, 2015
    • 11 replies
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    • dante
    • September 9, 2015

18. More a slight enhancement rather than restoration?

    By Tony, August 12, 2015
    • 3 replies
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    • Tony
    • August 13, 2015

19. Protective Bags for Cap Display.

    By leigh kitchen, April 3, 2015
    • 9 replies
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    • leigh kitchen
    • April 17, 2015

20. Applying white to a musket sling

    By Brian Wolfe, February 21, 2015
    • 6 replies
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    • leigh kitchen
    • April 15, 2015

21. "Buff" Display Heads Great For Helmets & Caps

    By leigh kitchen, April 14, 2015
    • 0 replies
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    • leigh kitchen
    • April 14, 2015

22. Leather maintenance and restoration

    By Phil2012, May 18, 2012
    • 8 replies
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    • peter monahan
    • March 31, 2015

23. Sword Guard Repairs

    By Brian Wolfe, March 3, 2015
    • 5 replies
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    • Brian Wolfe
    • March 4, 2015

24. RAL6003 for WW1 restoration?

    By Chris Boonzaier, July 2, 2011
    • 4 replies
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    • Spasm
    • March 2, 2015

25. DIY Helmet Stand - Tutorial

    By Brian Wolfe, January 22, 2015
    • 10 replies
    • 6.9k views
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    • Brian Wolfe
    • February 24, 2015