Connor Bills Posted November 24, 2023 Author Share #26 Posted November 24, 2023 I was fortunate enough to get it directly from his family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
63 RECON Posted November 24, 2023 Share #27 Posted November 24, 2023 Crazy awesome group, did you get his Vietnam stuff too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M24 Chaffee Posted November 24, 2023 Share #28 Posted November 24, 2023 Incredible collection!! Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Posted November 24, 2023 Share #29 Posted November 24, 2023 I'm at a loss for words....stunning collection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backtheattack Posted November 24, 2023 Share #30 Posted November 24, 2023 What a fantastic grouping! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Bills Posted November 24, 2023 Author Share #31 Posted November 24, 2023 3 hours ago, 63 RECON said: Crazy awesome group, did you get his Vietnam stuff too? Yes, but it doesn’t compare to his ww2 stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Bills Posted November 24, 2023 Author Share #32 Posted November 24, 2023 Thanks you everyone for the responses. I’m very grateful to be the one to preserve his stuff. If any of you find yourself in my neck of the woods you’re more than welcome to see it. I’m in the Reno area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Jerry Posted November 24, 2023 Share #33 Posted November 24, 2023 Wow! That is one badass group! Congratulations! Love how the painted 101 bird looks like the British made patch too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teufelhund Posted November 24, 2023 Share #34 Posted November 24, 2023 Nice WWI german glassware in the rear showcase... Inkwells, mustard cans & other vials... It smells to Argonne's relics right from WW1 german camps garbage dumps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Bills Posted December 2, 2023 Author Share #35 Posted December 2, 2023 Here is the last of his bring backs that I’ve acquired so far. A nice panzer garrison cap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamaham Posted December 4, 2023 Share #36 Posted December 4, 2023 Where is the helmet forum army to jump on this and tell you it isn't real? These helmets never made it to.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castle_Keep Posted December 4, 2023 Share #37 Posted December 4, 2023 Simply astonishing. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awm Posted December 7, 2023 Share #38 Posted December 7, 2023 On 12/3/2023 at 8:49 PM, grahamaham said: Where is the helmet forum army to jump on this and tell you it isn't real? These helmets never made it to.......... The US helmet is real and looks good; it is fixed bail with green washer Westinghouse jump liner. These were used as early as operation market garden and after. The chin cup is post wwii, but the veteran could have been in the service after 1946. Fantastic, top shelf grouping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T BIRD Posted December 7, 2023 Share #39 Posted December 7, 2023 WORDS FAIL ME... CONGRATS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickman983 Posted December 7, 2023 Share #40 Posted December 7, 2023 41 minutes ago, awm said: The US helmet is real and looks good; it is fixed bail with green washer Westinghouse jump liner. These were used as early as operation market garden and after. The chin cup is post wwii, but the veteran could have been in the service after 1946. Fantastic, top shelf grouping. Absolutely. I believe the web chin cup is a less commonly seen variant from early post WWII and we know Mr. Taylor didn't retire until 1972 so not surprising to see the chin cup replaced. Fantastic grouping Connor! Several pieces that would be top shelf worthy on their own but all together in a single group is incredible. Love the painted jacket and the "modified" pistol belt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Dentino Posted December 7, 2023 Share #41 Posted December 7, 2023 Simply astounding find! Between the weapons/head gear/other goodies along with the outstanding painted jacket and his own uniform bits and bobs this is one of the best groupings I have seen posted in a LONG time. Awesome that the family kept it together and sold it together! He definitely had an eye for his bring backs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamaham Posted December 21, 2023 Share #42 Posted December 21, 2023 awm On 12/7/2023 at 10:15 AM, awm said: The US helmet is real and looks good; it is fixed bail with green washer Westinghouse jump liner. These were used as early as operation market garden and after. The chin cup is post wwii, but the veteran could have been in the service after 1946. Fantastic, top shelf grouping. awm, unless I've misread every single post regarding these helmets from the "God honored helmet forum" ) headed by multiple fakers plying their trade of deception on "the elect" who fell every time for the sake of posterity, all the helmet forum army does is claim that these never made it into the war, it's been nonstop if you read the endless comments since 2007 (when I joined and likely predate me for sure) "M2's are all that made it to Europe" said every single "expert" on every single helmet M1C forum topic. For the record they've been extremely rude as well with their knowledge and all have condescending attitudes of enlightenment which means... repeat what the previously busted M2 helmet faker wrote so I sound cool, so you can be "cool" with the "cool guys on the forum". (Very gnostic, aka we have special knowledge none of you simpletons have). I'm being tongue in cheek here obviously. The helmet forum commando team has actually done a disservice by suppressing everyone who wasn't in their M2 clique, oh wait.......virtually none of them own one in reality but " have closely inspected them via the helmet forum" but love to trash every collector's M1C and say......" where's the photographic evidence they made it to the war??????" Can't wait until I die and my Iraqi Generals MICH helmet that I wore after stealing it off his desk in the Invasion of Iraq surfaces and a "helmet forum member" pops up in 100 years claiming, "where's the photographic evidence???". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigi44 Posted June 5 Share #43 Posted June 5 I have been looking for this group for a while and finally found it! Here is the helmet he brought back that is in my collection. Came with a letter signed from the vets daughter after she was selling everything off. I almost got that SS overseas cap too but couldn’t afford it. Nice to see the main bulk of the group is still together! Thanks for posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigi44 Posted June 5 Share #44 Posted June 5 I was lucky enough to get the helmet before the group and fg42 went up for sale. I remember the middleman telling me about that fg42! Killer group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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