Mr.Jerry Posted March 14, 2013 Share #1 Posted March 14, 2013 I saw this walking by at the SoS and I thought it was cool ( the "BILL .MILW. WIS." got me) so I flagged the guy down and we made a deal. 1943/44 dated. It looks like it said 110th or 118th S.W.P. ??? any ideas? Thanks! Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugme Posted March 14, 2013 Share #2 Posted March 14, 2013 I saw "you" walk by the table I was helping with at the show but I never saw that helmet. That is one very cool looking lid. I love all the names on it and I'm curious why the owner used a Brit lid for this. Was he a Brit? Was he an American who was fighting with Brits? If only it could talk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAST Posted March 14, 2013 Share #3 Posted March 14, 2013 The first thing I thought of when I saw S.W.P., was South West Pacific which was a seperate theater of war during WWII. http://en.wikipedia....of_World_War_II Very cool piece! One of the unusual names is John Wallshield. I did find a NARA entry for him. http://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&rid=6504608 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugme Posted March 14, 2013 Share #4 Posted March 14, 2013 The first thing I thought of when I saw S.W.P., was South West Pacific which was a separate theater of war during WWII. http://en.wikipedia....of_World_War_II South West Pacific would explain the SWP on the helmet, which incidentally looks like a rimless Australian made helmet and not a British one. Since US & Australian troops were mixed together, this would explain the Aussie helmet. This is getting interesting, I may have to drive down to Mr. Jerry's shop and see if it's on the retail rack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patriot12 Posted March 14, 2013 Share #5 Posted March 14, 2013 Really nice souvenir helmet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Jerry Posted March 16, 2013 Author Share #6 Posted March 16, 2013 Hey thanks guys! Yea it was just too cool, when I saw the guy walking by I just wanted to see it, but then he said "are you interested in it?" and I was like heck yeah! Just goes to show it never hurts to ask! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
History Man Posted March 16, 2013 Share #7 Posted March 16, 2013 Nice helmet, really like the artwork on it. Philip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustYank Posted March 16, 2013 Share #8 Posted March 16, 2013 Thanks a pearler of a helmet,congrats It is indeed an Aussie MkII. Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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