So, I picked up this picture years ago at an auction held at a neighbours house. Turns out he was a WW1 CEF veteran who also ended up in Europe with our forces during WW 2. His name was Tom Kirk, I have his paybook and a couple of pictures which I will probably post even though they are CEF. However, the picture below is a true testimony of what happened to helmets apres la guerre and why so many kokarden, chin straps, spike tops etc are missing from our beloved spikey hats:
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Can anyone ID the automatic? Toy or real?
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Can anyone ID the automatic? Toy or real?