Hi, I found a really interesting captured helmet that was brought back by a US Vet, but I have no clue what the helmet actually says.    If anybody could help with the translation on this, I would be very grateful, lots of the writing is faded, and was surely written at different times !      Thanks 

I vote clean! If it was just darkened patina, I'd leave it. Looks like some serious verdigris so I'd clean it up.  

`If you review the first page of this thread you'll find that the marking above is post Vietnam.  It does look like an unused machete and this is the style that was often found in the WW2 issued ones.

I look forward to seeing your results.  mikie

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Should I clean it or leave it as is?

Apologies I misspoke referring to garment # 5 ( the post war Dutch cape).  I should have said garment # 4 (the 1941 British Ground Sheet/Cape).  

I love this because of that tag! Exactly the type of piece I look for. Thanks for showing us and let me know if it ever becomes available. Paul