Hi There,
It's been a very long time since i last posted in this forum. My Helmet collecting has slowed down a lot over the last few years but I am always on the lookout for items of special interests for me. My ambition has been to find a WW2 MKII with a local, Gibraltar connection, and i am glad to report that i finally managed it. I bought this MKII yesterday from a local resident on Facebook of all places. It is fresh out of the "woodwork" and though a bit rough I am over the moon. It is a JSS marked MKII dated 1939 and also has 1939 dated chinstrap bales. The markings on the liner are quite faint but i think it is a 1939 model and its a size 7. Now the interesting bit is that it is marked on the exterior with a small cross and the letters ARP underneath. I have not been able to find a similar one on the web so I am theorising that it is a local thing, ARP Medic or First Aider perhaps? What do you think?
thanks
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