#18409
04/17/2009 01:49 PM
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Picked this up the other day for a few bob. It seems to be the real thing but is white for some reason. Can any one explain why this should be. Unless it has been used by a theatre group or similar. And why this should turn up in a garage in Cheshire UK is anyone's guess.
Made by Hawley Products Co with a contract no and date of 4-8-1943
Is this of any interest to collectors?
Always interested in buying NSDAP collar tabs and Eickhorns of any sort I collect badges and groups for the Polish Army in the West (Polskie sily Zbrojne Na Zachodzie) 1939/47 especially unit badges Contact me directly on [email protected]
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#18410
04/17/2009 01:49 PM
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Always interested in buying NSDAP collar tabs and Eickhorns of any sort I collect badges and groups for the Polish Army in the West (Polskie sily Zbrojne Na Zachodzie) 1939/47 especially unit badges Contact me directly on [email protected]
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#18411
04/17/2009 01:52 PM
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Inside with an arrow to the owner's name perhaps - J Bunbury
Always interested in buying NSDAP collar tabs and Eickhorns of any sort I collect badges and groups for the Polish Army in the West (Polskie sily Zbrojne Na Zachodzie) 1939/47 especially unit badges Contact me directly on [email protected]
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#18412
04/17/2009 01:54 PM
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Close up of the owner's name. Who is Mr J Bunbury I wonder?
Always interested in buying NSDAP collar tabs and Eickhorns of any sort I collect badges and groups for the Polish Army in the West (Polskie sily Zbrojne Na Zachodzie) 1939/47 especially unit badges Contact me directly on [email protected]
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#18413
04/19/2009 01:39 AM
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Does the pith have a grommet hole on the front so The EGA / Eagle Globe & anchor device can be affixed? I have never seen a USMC pitch helmet that did not have the front hole.
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#18414
04/19/2009 03:21 PM
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That is a good point. The Army & Navy also used these.
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#18415
04/19/2009 04:37 PM
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There is no evidence of any badge being fixed to this helmet. The top photo is of the front. As you can see no grommet hole.
So if used by the Navy would they have been white?
Always interested in buying NSDAP collar tabs and Eickhorns of any sort I collect badges and groups for the Polish Army in the West (Polskie sily Zbrojne Na Zachodzie) 1939/47 especially unit badges Contact me directly on [email protected]
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#18416
04/19/2009 07:59 PM
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You see them in whitish, khaki, and green.
(also blue for US postmen)
It could actually be one for the civilian market.
I'll see if I can find any info on the guy in the NARA database
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