I doubt it's real but painted helmets aren't my specialty. If you didn't pay a lot for it and it turns out to be fake, it can at least be a nice display item.

Hello i buy this temporary grave marker from CPL. George E Boots, I would like to find all the information possible about him, I would also like to have more photos of him if possible, I am sending all the information I have about him, I would also like to find the daily diary of his regiment to be able to follow his steps until his last days of life, thank you all very much for the help   CPL. GEORGE ELMO BOOTS ASN:  15114358 82nd AIRBORNE DIVISION  HQ 2 / 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment BIRTH: DECEMBER 31, 1921 DATE OF ENLISTMENT: MAY 5, 1942 date of death: 05/07/1944 (22 YEARS) Original cemetery: TEMPORARY CEMENTERY OF Sainte Mère Eglise n°2 CIVILIAN OCCUPATION: Semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor C-47 - OPERATION NEPTUNE: 24 - 21 C 47 42 - 32833   1st Diagnosis: Wound(s), Penetrating 1st Anatomical Location: Thorax, generally 1st Operation: Laparotomy, exploratory (incision through flank or into abdomen) or Incision, exploratory, abdominal 2nd Diagnosis: Wound(s), Lacerated 2nd Anatomical Location: Heart: Spleen Causative Agent: Land Mine, While Afoot Final Result: 496 Temporary Cemetery: Ste. Mère-Eglise No. 2 Temporary Burial Plot: F-06-120

My brother recently found this helmet and paid a relatively minor sum. I am confident it is old, the emblem is similar to the 29th, but not exactly a match. The chinstraps seem a little off and the brass hardware T1 catch is not something I seem to have seen before? My first thought is that it might be Israeli because of the star next to the name, but I don't know. Is this US? Any thoughts? Thanks ABN

Hello, i have this demoliton platoon chest I have noticed that it has several markings and I don't know very well what they mean. If someone could help me, I would appreciate it. Here are some photos of the markings mentioned above.   In some images I can see inscriptions that say demolition in red, I also see a big red one, I would like to think it's from the Big Red One, I also see in another photo the symbol of the engineers, the red castle with a yellow stripe   This copper was found in northern France

Hello, sorry for the time and thank you for the info   

Wow that is an incredibly beautiful piece of history. I never knew of its existence. Too bad it rests I a safe and not out for public viewing. Thanks for sharing. 

I agree 100%. And I've had two really nice, originals and I think the last one sold for 525ish, on eBay. That was probably 3 years ago.  

What a beautiful medal. Thank you for sharing it. 

Some 1917 dated leggings i just got off ebay, ive never seen any with the extra hooks. Asking for measurements, they said they are 15.5 inches tall, other measurements correspond to a size 1 

I would say that AA stands for anti-aircraft artillery. I can't add much beyond that other than to observe that it would make sense for the state of NY to have anti-aircraft installations.