Steve Nick
Well-known member
Re. the Title, I was always intrigued by the small ochre circle painted right in the middle of his forehead. Talk about tempting fate ? Or maybe just an example of the dark humour prevailing in the last months of the war? On another forum it was suggested that the circle was an Eastern European good luck symbol so, maybe the soldier had roots in that area.
Condition wise it's as good an example as I've ever had the opportunity to have on my shelf.
This is an ET 62 although the 2 isn't clear. The Heat Lot number appears to be BD 555 (although the last digit isn't very distinct)
A couple of other interesting things about this helmet.
It looks like the owner hand wrote his name and the details of his unit on one of the liner pads. I'd appreciate any thoughts as to what it says as I haven't had much luck in trying to decypher it.
The underside of one of the liner fingers had an oval stamp which I can't make out. Maybe someone recognizes the maker by the shape of the stamp?
The rivets are all the same thickness (not thicker at the rear of the helmet)
Condition wise it's as good an example as I've ever had the opportunity to have on my shelf.
This is an ET 62 although the 2 isn't clear. The Heat Lot number appears to be BD 555 (although the last digit isn't very distinct)
A couple of other interesting things about this helmet.
It looks like the owner hand wrote his name and the details of his unit on one of the liner pads. I'd appreciate any thoughts as to what it says as I haven't had much luck in trying to decypher it.
The underside of one of the liner fingers had an oval stamp which I can't make out. Maybe someone recognizes the maker by the shape of the stamp?
The rivets are all the same thickness (not thicker at the rear of the helmet)
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