David D Posted October 23, 2021 Share #1 Posted October 23, 2021 Haven’t posted here in a while, but thought I’d share what I’ve been up to the past year. Top shelf is a group found at the estate of a member of the 26th recon troop, 26th division. Including his fixed bail helmet. Liner is an early war Westinghouse. 2nd shelf is dedicated to the 29th division including a relic Westinghouse liner from the division found in Normandy. It’s guessed to be from the 175th infantry. 3rd shelf dedicated to the battle of the bulge with a 5th division liner and solid early fixed bail set. Bottom shelf is my newest buy, an un-named salty fixed bail set with an inner tube band around it. Guessing MTO due to some photos of GIs with the same set up pictured in Italy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmd62 Posted October 23, 2021 Share #2 Posted October 23, 2021 Very well done display with nice items, thanks for sharing it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gijoe1987 Posted October 23, 2021 Share #3 Posted October 23, 2021 I love the use of Yank magazine. You don’t see it that often but its a nice a nice touch. I need to start searching the antique stores more for Yank Weekly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fight Posted October 23, 2021 Share #4 Posted October 23, 2021 Nice collection 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchangelDM Posted October 23, 2021 Share #5 Posted October 23, 2021 Nice !! I like it 👍🏻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FN43 Posted October 23, 2021 Share #6 Posted October 23, 2021 Very nice ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegasus2018 Posted October 23, 2021 Share #7 Posted October 23, 2021 Awesome pieces! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elh1311 Posted October 23, 2021 Share #8 Posted October 23, 2021 Beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David D Posted October 23, 2021 Author Share #9 Posted October 23, 2021 Thanks for all the kind comments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitecap Posted October 24, 2021 Share #10 Posted October 24, 2021 Great display Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigschuss Posted October 24, 2021 Share #11 Posted October 24, 2021 Great display. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
644td Posted October 24, 2021 Share #12 Posted October 24, 2021 Well done David, the displays look really nice marty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M24 Chaffee Posted October 24, 2021 Share #13 Posted October 24, 2021 Great collection and very nicely displayed! Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave T Posted October 24, 2021 Share #14 Posted October 24, 2021 Some great helmets there!👍 Very nicely displayed also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David D Posted October 24, 2021 Author Share #15 Posted October 24, 2021 Thanks everyone for the nice comments 👍🏻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacreamer Posted October 24, 2021 Share #16 Posted October 24, 2021 Nice work! Looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gtilk8455 Posted October 24, 2021 Share #17 Posted October 24, 2021 Fantastic, if you don’t mind me asking what kind of display stands do you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted October 24, 2021 Share #18 Posted October 24, 2021 You have some very nice helmets and the way you display them gives you more of a feel for the times. Excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David D Posted October 24, 2021 Author Share #19 Posted October 24, 2021 1 hour ago, Gtilk8455 said: Fantastic, if you don’t mind me asking what kind of display stands do you use? From eBay, worth the price IMO really look good with the glass display case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David D Posted October 24, 2021 Author Share #20 Posted October 24, 2021 12 minutes ago, manayunkman said: You have some very nice helmets and the way you display them gives you more of a feel for the times. Excellent! Thank you very much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ww2collector1944 Posted October 26, 2021 Share #21 Posted October 26, 2021 I have seen you post this display in some facebook groups and honestly I think its one of the best helmet displays Ive ever seen. Everything looks thought out and clean. Also, the helmets themselves are awesome, especially that early war set attributed to the 26th division vet. Looking forward to seeing more of your displays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backtheattack Posted October 26, 2021 Share #22 Posted October 26, 2021 Nice items, especially the 26th items with the german "Göffel", a well estimated item. Fork and spoon in one. What`s engraved on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddyd00 Posted October 26, 2021 Share #23 Posted October 26, 2021 Very nice. Like the tank destroyer patch. Liked that insignia so much I had it tattooed on my wrist. Nice collection Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
268th C.A. Posted October 26, 2021 Share #24 Posted October 26, 2021 The Spork was a favorite item to liberate from the Germans. Always in the top pocket of your field jacket. Plus they didn't rattle like the GI ones. It was too much to dig it out of the M1928 pack. So the Musette bag became choice. Nice display... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David D Posted October 26, 2021 Author Share #25 Posted October 26, 2021 13 hours ago, ww2collector1944 said: I have seen you post this display in some facebook groups and honestly I think its one of the best helmet displays Ive ever seen. Everything looks thought out and clean. Also, the helmets themselves are awesome, especially that early war set attributed to the 26th division vet. Looking forward to seeing more of your displays Thank you very much, appreciate the kind and encouraging feedback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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