I found 5 or 7 lids like this as well. ( cant remember how many) Some of mine had wire on them. I sold them to a friend of mine for petrol money.
Good job cleaning this one up mate , the North East forests of Europe and Northern Russia whcih are notoriously swampy combined with the vegetation of the Primevel forests combine to produce a blue clay whcih means that many metals do not rust , hence you will see that most of the Helmets etc that are in good condition come from the areas around Leningrad , Narva or the Artic Tundra of Karelia.
Most of the really examples from this website and others were all found in those areas !!
The gates of hell were opened and we accepted the invitation to enter" 26/880 Lance Sgt, Edward Dyke. 26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers , ( 3rd Tyneside Irish )
1st July 1916
Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader
House Carles at the Battle of Hastings
Saturated conditions are superb for preservation. Here and in Ireland 2000 plus year old corpses are from time to time found in the peat bogs, the condition of which is often remarkably well preserved.
You're clean/ restration turned out very well.
what a superb transformation after cleaning ,so much of its originality has been retained ,well done on a very nice find and for the before and after pictures just fascinating
thanks, james
Indeed, a great clean up job..........!
Regards,
Steve.
Holy cr@p that cleaned up! After eminently more presentable, before looked like a barnacle?
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