"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing he cares more about than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature with no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
I have had this one a little while and got this "WWtwo Hemlet" from ebay for less than shipping. British liner CCL 1945 but I can't figure out that colour. There is a patch of broken paint I can lift up a tiny bit and see unsanded tan under the paint. Anyone recognize this paint colour? Thanks in advance.
Paint looks like it was applied recently, the strap is from Israel.
That strap was driving me nuts. I don't know when the top layer of paint was put on but the helmet was disassembled to paint it (bolt is also painted at the same time) and the paint is oil base (I have a stripper that removes just latex paints). Post war Israeli refurb? It came to me from a guy who sells estate finds in Souther California, maybe prop painted? Either way looks good and worse case I toss a net on it.
Thanks for the help
Very, very nice ! Rare original net as well. Congratulations !
Oh, and if you ever want to sell it , let me know ( miracles can happen )
Last edited by SMP; 03-10-2020 at 05:56 PM.
Wow, great to see an original net.
Can we have a whole picture of the inside of the helmet. Must be an early early liner with that stamp.
Clipped bales with split pins . I have a similar one
Just picked up this 1942 dated SA helmet. It is painted in the later, textured, dark green UDF paint ( as opposed to the earlier, lighter green UDF ) that was used by the factory immediately before they switched to the more common sand-yellow. What I like about this one are the clear ripples in the shell, and ground-in sand and dirt.
Last edited by SMP; 09-04-2021 at 12:38 PM.
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