Norrie Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 (edited) Hiya, Bought this through the week at a local auction house...and cant ID the lettering..the consensus from @Fred Karno's Army and @Bil4338 is that its probobly a factory fire watchers helmet......any ideas or thoughts ?...it also has some insignia on the side...with the same lettering.plus it has a little white diamond painted on the rear rim...it has a similar triangle scratched into the underneath of the rim.... Liner is a Brtish Motor Bodies one, in size 7 dated 1938, helmet is F98/1938 or 9...hard to make out. Edited August 26, 2016 by Norrie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major General Bil4338 Posted August 26, 2016 Major General Share Posted August 26, 2016 Hmmm, a Star of David scratched into the inner rim...maybe a Jewish member of the warden or factory staff? Israeli civil defence postwar? The yellow bars could denote a rank or position. guess we'll never know... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fred Karno's Army Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Looking at it @Norrie are those 'stripes' just not rust marks where it's had something resting on it,or been on something that's just rusted like that ?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norrie Posted August 27, 2016 Author Share Posted August 27, 2016 16 hours ago, Bil4338 said: Hmmm, a Star of David scratched into the inner rim...maybe a Jewish member of the warden or factory staff? Israeli civil defence postwar? The yellow bars could denote a rank or position. guess we'll never know... Wondered all those things as well......still...something for the future if info comes along...:) 16 hours ago, Fred Karno's Army said: Looking at it @Norrie are those 'stripes' just not rust marks where it's had something resting on it,or been on something that's just rusted like that ?. Nope, def paint of some sort, you can make out the SGF letters at the end of the "stripes" too...:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Register for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now