2017 August | Sõja ajaloo portaal. Militaria.ee

BBC Handmade in Japan 1/3 | Samurai Sword Documentary

My computer is fixed at last, and while i was browsing, i come across this interesting documentary i thought i’d share with you guys here.

It’s a series looking at Japan with part one being focused on the art of traditional sword making in Japan (the location in question is Omuta Japan).

Curiosity got the better of me when i realised that the name of the family featured was the same as our very own resident Guru of Japanese Militaria…..Nick!

I’m not able to tell how common a name in Japanese would be, that is, like ‘Smith’ or ‘Jones’ is in English, and i couldn’t help but wonder if they were possibly relations of sorts???

Anyway, i hope you find it as interesting as i did.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glhcEkQTB9s

Need help! German ww2 helmet restoring

Hi War relics, I am new to this forum and I would like to ask how I can properly restore a german ww2 helmet? The one i’m eyeing is in alright condition, some rust spots here and there, light cratering surface and just the shell. There are no decals on it at all. I was doing some research and i read that the germans used aluminum oxide powder for a finish on their late war helmets, which i am getting and planning on doing an accurate restoration. I’ve done US m1 helmets with the cork finish and that’s pretty easy to do but there seems to be more steps on getting it right. I read that you could use filler primer to fill in any "craters" and or imperfections. For the color, i’d like to do a dark gray, i can get the color made at a hardware store since they can make any color in their station, but applying the aluminum oxide may be a bit tricky. So what is a good way to restore my helmet with the aluminum oxide power finish?