Relic M40 SS

**WOODSNAKE** · 03-10-2012, 02:20 AM

G'day all thought i"d show my latest acquisition.
Some time ago i was chatting on here to a collector who had a Battle damaged lid which i thought looked like it had been deliberately damaged with a pick axe to render them useless after the War i believe this one has met a similar fate and i have included a pic of this practice

Cheers Phill

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 03-10-2012 02:20 AM

We also buy and trade your items and full collections!

**DougB** · 03-10-2012, 06:08 AM

The photo is a post WW1 pic but I'd still say that lid of yours was pick-axed.

**WOODSNAKE** · 03-10-2012, 07:30 AM

Hi Doug, Yes i can see that Mate, the Gent i mentioned earlier in my post had a WW1 lid but i could'nt locate the pic at the time, glad you agree with my theory, I've seen a few that people confuse with being battle damaged, but it looks quite obvious when you know this went on Post War. Well let's at least hope that's what happened.

Regards Phill.