Preservation & Restoration of Military Artifacts

154 topics in this forum

1. Enfield 1917 SMLE

   By Hauptmann, August 21, 2014
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   • peter monahan
   • December 13, 2014

2. Repairing a Broken Scabbard 1 2

   By Brian Wolfe, August 8, 2012
   • 27 replies
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   • Brian Wolfe
   • September 9, 2014

3. A rusty old egg

   By Tony, July 13, 2014
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   • peter monahan
   • July 16, 2014

4. How to store large documents? 1 2

   By new world, March 23, 2007
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   • Dieter3
   • July 9, 2014

5. Clean brass and make it shine easily!

   By Phil2012, November 11, 2013
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   • Dieter3
   • June 11, 2014

6. Enamel restoration on order medals

   By Markus, March 22, 2012
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   • Alex K
   • May 18, 2014

7. Mle 15 - remove rust while keeping the original colour

   By Tony, December 30, 2012
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   • Aurora
   • February 22, 2014

8. Getting the Wrinkels Out

   By Brian Wolfe, February 15, 2014
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   • Brian Wolfe
   • February 15, 2014

9. Cleaning medal

   By lambert, February 12, 2014
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   • lambert
   • February 12, 2014

10. Socket Bayonet Repairs Part 2

    By Brian Wolfe, May 17, 2013
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    • Mervyn Mitton
    • May 19, 2013

11. Socket bayonet repairs Part 1

    By Brian Wolfe, February 21, 2013
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    • Brian Wolfe
    • February 24, 2013

12. Removing paint on a helmet without damaging the japanning

    By pjac, January 26, 2013
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    • pjac
    • February 22, 2013

13. rust on museum sword blade

    By peter monahan, January 18, 2013
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    • peter monahan
    • February 20, 2013

14. Flatbed Scanner Recommendation? Help please!

    By NavyFCO, December 29, 2012
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    • Laurence Strong
    • January 10, 2013

15. Light document restoration work

    By Claudius, January 8, 2013
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    • 922F
    • January 8, 2013

16. Packing triumphs and horr stories. What's yours?

    By Brian Wolfe, January 8, 2011
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    • peter monahan
    • October 27, 2012

17. Removing Gilt from Silver....

    By FrontlineAntiques, January 26, 2011
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    • Mervyn Mitton
    • May 2, 2012

18. Custom made ribbons

    By drclaw, February 15, 2012
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    • drclaw
    • February 15, 2012

19. My EK is oxidizing.. 1 2

    By kapten_windu, April 21, 2011
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    • Schießplatzmeister
    • January 19, 2012

20. Award document with faded type... need help!

    By Hauptmann, April 14, 2011
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    • JimZ
    • August 15, 2011

21. Replacing Enamel Badge Fittings

    By The Badger, August 3, 2011
    • 2 replies
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    • Brian Wolfe
    • August 9, 2011

22. Ultimate Picklehaube/Hat stand

    By Chris Boonzaier, May 20, 2011
    • 20 replies
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    • davidw
    • August 3, 2011

23. Cleaning a ribbon 1 2

    By Carol I, February 27, 2007
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    • lambert
    • February 11, 2011

24. Medal ribbons fade to white 1 2

    By Guest IMHF, November 19, 2010
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    • oamotme
    • February 3, 2011

25. removal of cosmoline from Japanese sword blade

    By Kenneth Whitcomb, September 13, 2009
    • 14 replies
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    • PKeating
    • January 19, 2011