Never give up !
I'm not really into helmets, but walking past a local 'junk shop' a few months back, there's an airborne-type helmet amongst the junk on the pavement. Nice - must be a post-war one. Picked it up, turned it over, and faintly stamped into the liner leather is ' BMB - 7.3/8 - 19.44 '.
It's a 'real' one.... OK, it's the later, web-chinstrap one and didn't go to Arnhem but it's 'of the period'
'How much for this?'
'Only came in this morning, mate - ten quid'.
Doesn't happen every day - but it's nice when it does !

__________________
"Stand by to pull me out of the seat if I get hit" - Guy Gibson

Lucky you

You just have to keep your eyes open and have a sort of fifth sense to get to this kind of fine stuff.

Cheers Popski

__________________
Wenn ist das Nunstrück git und Slotermeyer? Ja!.. Beiherhund das Oder die Flipperwaldt gersput!
Monty Python's Killing Joke

G'day

Which reminds me. Went to a bikeshop today working my BSA WM20. Looking in a corner there are two british petrolcans. Belonged to the owners father, but he didn't use them anymore and wouldn't miss them. "Just take them if you want to" Not as interesting as a Airbornehelmet but also not as expensive.

Popski

__________________
Wenn ist das Nunstrück git und Slotermeyer? Ja!.. Beiherhund das Oder die Flipperwaldt gersput!
Monty Python's Killing Joke

Not as good-but an Infantry Assault Badge in Silver cost me $37

__________________
"GARRY OWEN"-Traditional war-cry of the US 7th Cavalry.
"CURRAHEE"-War-cry of the US 506th PIR.
"Everybody thinks that they are going to get the chance to punch some Nazi in the face at Normandy-and those days are over, they are long gone"-Lt Chris Burnett

Good deals--the Brit Airborne helmets--i have seen over here for as much as $200.00/ And Ryan--thats a GREAT deal on a Silver IAB--and much much cheaper in cose than mine--lucky bloody you--

__________________
Lost are only those, who abandon themselves) Hans-Ulrich Rudel.