Well, actually, two to be precise.
I have recently 'liberated' an early BGS green collar tunic from a life of servitude as a faux SS garment. If you want to see it whilst still in bondage check this link (it's item #35, if you don't recognise it's parentage):-
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=639497
It's a nice one. Named and without any major damage (or BGS insignia - as you would guess).
This is the reason for my request. The SS insignia appears to have been glued to the tunic (then sewn in place). Anyone got any clues on how to remove 20+ year old dried glue? I've applied Shellite (with some success), but want to know if anyone 'out there' has a better idea. I ask this because I believe, once cleaned of the glue residue, this will make a nice display tunic.
Which brings me to request #2. As I said, all the insignia is long gone. You can still see where the crescent and arm patch were (sewn through the lining, I might add), but the shoulders pose an interesting problem. They appear to have never been opened, ie. no evidence of sewn-in boards - ever. So here's my request: Anyone 'out there' got a spare pair of schulterklappen mit lasche? I'm looking at doing this as a low rank, so Meister and above is not what I'm after. A matched or near matched pair would be my preference.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Please feel free to email me if you can help. Payment by Paypal as a 'gift' option if I can obtain the 'boards.
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I have recently 'liberated' an early BGS green collar tunic from a life of servitude as a faux SS garment. If you want to see it whilst still in bondage check this link (it's item #35, if you don't recognise it's parentage):-
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=639497
It's a nice one. Named and without any major damage (or BGS insignia - as you would guess).
This is the reason for my request. The SS insignia appears to have been glued to the tunic (then sewn in place). Anyone got any clues on how to remove 20+ year old dried glue? I've applied Shellite (with some success), but want to know if anyone 'out there' has a better idea. I ask this because I believe, once cleaned of the glue residue, this will make a nice display tunic.
Which brings me to request #2. As I said, all the insignia is long gone. You can still see where the crescent and arm patch were (sewn through the lining, I might add), but the shoulders pose an interesting problem. They appear to have never been opened, ie. no evidence of sewn-in boards - ever. So here's my request: Anyone 'out there' got a spare pair of schulterklappen mit lasche? I'm looking at doing this as a low rank, so Meister and above is not what I'm after. A matched or near matched pair would be my preference.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Please feel free to email me if you can help. Payment by Paypal as a 'gift' option if I can obtain the 'boards.
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