sgtbarnes44 Posted January 12, 2008 Share #1 Posted January 12, 2008 That one was found in the vicinity of Aix en Provence, city liberated after some combats by the "Marne" division in august 1944. First topic shows the steel pot before cleaning, next one will shows it after. Notice that cardboard from Hawley liner outerpart is still stucked on the inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sgtbarnes44 Posted January 12, 2008 Author Share #6 Posted January 12, 2008 I LOVE THAT ONE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattle Posted January 12, 2008 Share #7 Posted January 12, 2008 Excellent find!!!! Regards, Stephan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtbarnes44 Posted January 12, 2008 Author Share #8 Posted January 12, 2008 THAT ONE TOO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sgtbarnes44 Posted January 12, 2008 Author Share #10 Posted January 12, 2008 I just love that old timer... Next post will be after cleaning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sgtdorango Posted January 12, 2008 Share #13 Posted January 12, 2008 Wowww!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teufelhund Posted January 12, 2008 Share #14 Posted January 12, 2008 At least , this one cannot be a junk made by a current artist Nice find, Congratulation Teufelhund Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theorywolf Posted January 12, 2008 Share #15 Posted January 12, 2008 Yes, great find! Belongs in a museum!.....YOURS! Cheers, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UPNATM Posted January 12, 2008 Share #16 Posted January 12, 2008 All I can say is WOW!! That thing is sweet! Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-DAY-Danny Posted January 13, 2008 Share #17 Posted January 13, 2008 i love this helmet danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limestone Posted January 13, 2008 Share #18 Posted January 13, 2008 Excellent, what a superb battlefield relic!! Just amazing. Yannick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtbarnes44 Posted January 13, 2008 Author Share #19 Posted January 13, 2008 Thanks for your comments. Guess I need to acquire a new showcase to exhibit my other helmets. Also need to find a way to stop rust without ruining the paint that still visible on the helmet, more than what I thought when I dedusted it. May be you can give me some advices?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peace Posted January 13, 2008 Share #20 Posted January 13, 2008 Sgt, maybe you can try oxialic acid? (acide oxialique). Its found as a product to bleach wood in every common hardware store. The good thing about this product is that it removed most of the rust, and brings back the paint in a way you've never seen. That's the good thing about this, it attacks the rust, but not the paint. Here is a link to a well know french forum; http://mcollec.free.fr/ident/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=574 Its in french of course, but it shows the remarkable results you can have with this method. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweedie Posted January 14, 2008 Share #21 Posted January 14, 2008 great relic! If I were you, I wouldn't touch it! It has such a battle look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hill 84 Posted January 14, 2008 Share #22 Posted January 14, 2008 great relic! If I were you, I wouldn't touch it! It has such a battle look +1 ... DON'T TOUCH IT ! ANYWAY ! When in a room free of humidity, the rust STOPS by itself. If you really need to have the feeling you've cleaned it, use a dry paint brush for a soft dust cleaning but PLEASE do not tend to that new french fashion of cleaning the helmet the "Mr Clean" way with acid and other products... Just my opinion... Is that you were asking for ? Hill 84 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtbarnes44 Posted January 14, 2008 Author Share #23 Posted January 14, 2008 Just for the fun, three pics taken in Aix en Provence in august 44. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sgtbarnes44 Posted January 14, 2008 Author Share #25 Posted January 14, 2008 By the way, as I was cleaning the helmet I found a faintly visible marking inside: A L MURPH(I or Y?) ?169??09. I did not find the owner on NARA, may-be one of you has a roster of the division and can find the unit and the story of the GI that had that steel pot. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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