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Ugly Bird Molting Transformation


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I've found some very nice birds over the years in very horrible states of repaint...luckily, I have found that nail polish remover, Q-Tips, and a crap ton of time and elbow grease can work wonders. I found this ugly thing recently...between the horrible paint job and poor images, it went largely unnoticed...

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After about 8 hours of rubbing and scrubbing with nail polish remover and Q-Tips...

 

Unfortunately, the post and prongs are gone, but it's a neat variant with the area between the legs pierced

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teufelhunde.ret

Salty! Just what you would expect from real field use, just what I like the best. I'll leave the collecting of new old stock and garrison use emblems to others...

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Tim, do you think the hole between the legs is original or trenched? TK

I believe original...no damage to legs, they were designed to be split more than your average dress helmet emblem

 

Post 6 here shows another with the piercing, albeit smaller... http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/9799-1892-usmc-enlisted-spiked-helmet-ega/?hl=%2Bspiked+%2Bega

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