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I’ve copied this here from the new members thread, because I’ve been told that pictures in the new members thread aren’t available to most readers….

I’ll be honest, I’m not a big collector of military memorabilia, not least because my wife has enough of my "stuff" to put up with! Even though I live on a farm there’s a limit to how much I can hide…… I do have a few military Land Rovers in various ages and states of decay, but that’s not why I’m here.

Way back when I was young, I’d guess the mid to late 1970’s, I was collecting stuff for a Scout "jumble sale" (not sure if they even exist any more, I’m no longer in the UK), and I picked up a helmet. Being a teenage boy, I instantly bought it (probably for a few pennies, it was the ’70’s) rather than put it out for sale. It’s been with me ever since. Today, cleaning out my office to create some space, I came across it and was just about to throw it in the back of an old British Army Land Rover - it seemed appropriate - when I wondered exactly what it was. To my teenage mind, back when I first got it, it looked like a paratrooper helmet so that’s what I always called it. Googling it today, from what I can see it’s a second world war "airborne" helmet. I’ve found mixed information about the distinctions between these helmets, but it has a leather chinstrap, a steel rim, yellow rubber padding, and the liner is stamped BMB. The date has suffered some wear, but looks to be 43 (the 3 is clear, only the top of the 4 remains). It’s painted with what looks like olive drab and black "camo" on the outside, the inside being olive drab except at the top which has a circle of black.

So, from that basic information can anyone tell me if it’s of interest, or should I just sling it in Pongo (the nickname of my Series III Army Land Rover) and forget about it?

Any advice would be much appreciated!

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This was in my grandfathers scrapbook, and has likely been in there since it was taped to the paper in the late 40s.

I’ve had people on another forum confirm it’s authenticity, so I’m not so much worry about that.

How much is an item like this worth today?

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This was in my grandfathers scrapbook, and has likely been in there since it was taped to the paper in the late 40s.

I’ve had people on another forum confirm it’s authenticity, so I’m not so much worry about that.

How much is an item like this worth today?

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Hello everyone - the clasp pictured in the links is for my grandfather scrapbook. I’m willing to bet money that it has been in the scrapbook as pictured since the mid-late 1940s.

Mainly my interest is in its authenticity (some people from another forum just unanimously agreed it was real) and it’s value.

I love old stuff, and even better - I love old war stuff, but I’m far from a collector. I would be interested selling this if the profits can overshadow my guilt for taking something from the scrapbook.

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Also something else that was in the scrapbook of collector interest:
“Dad Krematorium in Dachau” (viewer discretion is advised) I’m sharing this piece of history for posterity. Lest we forget what horrors human beings are capable of. - Album on Imgur

Hello everyone - the clasp pictured in the links is for my grandfather scrapbook. I’m willing to bet money that it has been in the scrapbook as pictured since the mid-late 1940s.

Mainly my interest is in its authenticity (some people from another forum just unanimously agreed it was real) and it’s value.

I love old stuff, and even better - I love old war stuff, but I’m far from a collector. I would be interested selling this if the profits can overshadow my guilt for taking something from the scrapbook.

Edit - well crap…. wrong forum I posted this in eh? This site is very hard to navigate on a cell phone….

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Hallo.
please help original or fake? I think it’s OK
thanks

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