View Single Post
  #5  
Old 15-06-10, 12:48 PM
Michael Reintjes's Avatar
Michael Reintjes Michael Reintjes is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: London Ontario Canada
Posts: 425
Default RAC HELMETS

Great find there, especially with the MP Paint...I have a Kriegsmarine helmet that had the decal painted over post war so I had it carefully removed revealling a great navy decal....my dad was the offending painter in the 50's after he came to Canada.
Here is my RAC Helmet.It was found in a Dutch barn south of Delfzijl a few years back.It had the soldiers name and number printed in the rim.Turns out the Tpr was from The Governor General's Horse Guards of the 5th Cdn Armoured Division which was fighting in the area in pursuit of retreating German forces in 1945. I especially like the German helmet strap that is attached to it BMB 1943.A neat helmet that saw alot o service all through Italy and Northwest Europe only to be lost in a Dutch Barn.



Reply With Quote