Very nice find. Save the address label from the shipping package and keep it with the helmet. Now it is part of the history. Doesn't seem like much now but 20 yrs from now the information might be helpful to you.
Very nice find. Save the address label from the shipping package and keep it with the helmet. Now it is part of the history. Doesn't seem like much now but 20 yrs from now the information might be helpful to you.
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My greatest fear is that one day I will die and my wife will sell my guns for what I told her I paid for them
"Don't tell me these are investments if you never intend to sell anything" (Quote: Wife)
Hi. I had this helmet, know precisely where and as it was found. He was found on fights of January, 1944, in the first day of the Soviet big approach. Novgorod region. On positions of penal battalion of German. Nearby there was a killed German soldier with a counter 500 penal battalions.
Fantastic Artem. Thanks for these photos and the historical context behind the items.
Just goes to show that this clay type of soil can preserve pretty much anything for long periods.
Anyway the photos can be uploaded directly to the forum?
Regards,
M
"Please", Thank You" and proper manners appreciated
My greatest fear is that one day I will die and my wife will sell my guns for what I told her I paid for them
"Don't tell me these are investments if you never intend to sell anything" (Quote: Wife)
Wow! I’m in shock over the great amount of information you were able to provide about this helmet. Thank you so much Artem! I will make sure to record this information.
By the way, I’m loving this helmet! It’s one of the best in my collection.
Best regards- Jarret
The clay preservation story is credible, referring back to my Soil Science studies at university, a feature of predominantly clay soils in wet conditions would be low levels of oxygen. Absence of oxygen slows decay and oxidization considerably, so preservation of metal from rust and leather from rot is quite possible, particularly in a perpetually wet soil location.
Nice helmet! I need a similar helmet in my collection
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