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This is a British soldiers Brodie helmet which has no liner in place but is dated 1941 on the chin strap holders also manufacturer/date marking 1761 over III which is all clear to see.
The helmet is not to badly corroded but is battle-damaged condition, including a large perforation through the crown with splits from the impact of the hit. The helmet is lightly rusty due to being in dry sand and hot weather and this is why it has no rust roles or rust damage but with extensive pitting and weathering, and desert sand retained beneath the rim, is consistent with prolonged exposure in the Egyptian desert environment. The helmet has no real paintwork remains but it is not rusted away it has been weathered away by the sand apart from a tiny bit inside which looks green with some yellow over the top but there really is not much at all but it still retains some original colour in places mostly the rim. The helmet has been very nicely cleaned is lovely and solid not braking up or falling apart and is perfect for display or any collection. This a very rare relic from the famous North African battlefield of 1942-1943 and comes with 4xA5 laminated information cards with many pictures and all the information possible.
The helmet was recovered from the El Alamein battlefield in 2009 by Egyptian-Sahara.com, an expedition and battlefield-tour company that operated in Egypt during the late 2000s and early 2010s and specialised in expeditions to the El Alamein battlefield. Contemporary Egyptian-Sahara promotional material supplied with the helmet provides supporting provenance for its recovery and shows the company documenting and displaying battlefield relics from the area. The accompanying leaflet is retained as supporting documentary evidence of the company and its El Alamein battlefield activities.
El Alamein was the scene of the decisive Second Battle of El Alamein, fought from 23 October to 11 November 1942, when the British Eighth Army under General Bernard Montgomery launched a major offensive against German and Italian forces commanded by Field Marshal Erwin Rommel. After fierce fighting across the desert, the Axis forces were forced to withdraw westwards. The victory halted the Axis advance towards Egypt and the Suez Canal and became a major turning point in the North African Campaign. The helmet therefore represents a tangible surviving artefact connected to the British and Commonwealth forces that fought in this strategically important desert theatre.
This is a near complete but empty and inert totally rare Japanese late war, emergency production rifle grenade which has been crudely made with basic steel case with a screw in base.
The case is missing its wood or bakelite-style plug with hole for the fuse at one end. And its small plug at the other. The grenade has none of its original black paintwork or original colouring. The steel case is pitted but solid, with no rust-through holes, and has been carefully cleaned. In nice relic condition but has corroded slightly but it is sturdy, not friable, and ideal for display or any militaria collection. The rifle grenade was recovered in the 1980's and has been in a private collection ever since it was originally found in an old Japanese defensive position on the island of Guam from the 1944 battle in the Pacific. It comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards with many pictures and map.
The Battle of Guam (21 July – 10 August 1944) was the successful American amphibious campaign to recapture the island of Guam from the Empire of Japan. Guam had been a prewar US territory since 1898 but was captured by the Japanese in December 1941. The 21-day battle was a key pillar of Operation Forager during the wider Pacific campaign of World War II.
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This is a larger size glass-framed British Parachute silk fragment which is a rare find from this famous battlefield. The section still retains some original colour but is dirty and stained from being buried it is in very solid condition and has been carefully cleaned and is a ripped off section. It is presented in a glass-fronted frame, complete with background information and numerous photograph, making it perfect for display. The frame measures 13 inches by 13 inches in size. The part was recovered in 1990’s from the site of landing zone X' near Wolfheze woods in Arnhem from the 17th September 1944 drop zone.
This is an authentic, glass-framed group of parts which there is so very little about actually one of the rarest battle of Britain aircraft parts to get. These were recovered from quarry it crashed in a blew up, the fact that during the war the recovery team took very little from the site as there was not much left. The parts were found by a quarry worker in the 1960’s and he only recovered small fragments as the aircraft had completely disintegrated in the crash and the explosion.
The parts are recovered from a German Messerschmitt bf 110 flown by the nephew of the famous German leader, shot down in the Battle of Britain. The relics still retain traces of there original wartime finish, making them attractive and increasingly scarce pieces from one of the Luftwaffe's most recognisable aircraft.
There is 4 parts which are aluminium airframe sections and engine parts which were torn, bent and distorted by the impact of the crash all of the parts remain in good, solid condition. They have been carefully cleaned but still have a lot of dirt on them ingrained from the quarry, but they still have there original character and wartime patinas.
The relics are presented in a glass-fronted box frame, complete with aircraft information and many pictures also a map and original crash site picture, making them a excellent display piece for any aviation or Second World War collection. The frame measures approximately 13 inches by 13 inches in size.
The parts come from German Messerschmitt Bf 110 of (9./ZG 76) with pilot Hans Joachim Goring [Nephew} of Hermann, shot down 11th July 1940 in Battle of Britain
Oberleutnant Hans-Joachim Göring was a prominent Luftwaffe pilot whose identity was closely tied to his uncle, Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring, the supreme commander of the German Air Force. He was assigned to the 9. Staffel of Zerstörergeschwader 76 (9./ZG 76), an elite heavy fighter wing flying the Messerschmitt Bf 110C. Propagandised by his uncle as the supreme "Destroyer" (Zerstörer), the twin-engine Bf 110 was intended to dominate the skies with its heavy forward-facing 20mm cannons and machine guns. However, during the opening days of the Battle of Britain, the aircraft’s severe tactical flaw was laid bare: it was too heavy and un-nimble to survive against agile, single-engine British fighters without its own fighter escort.
The fatal intersection of the pilot, his aircraft, and the air war occurred on 11 July 1940 during a massive daylight raid over the English Channel. Göring's unit was tasked with escorting Junkers Ju 87 Stuka dive bombers striking shipping targets near Portland Harbour, Dorset. During the ensuing dogfight, his Messerschmitt Bf 110 was intercepted and riddled with gunfire by Hawker Hurricanes belonging to the RAF's No. 87 Squadron. The damaged aircraft plummeted out of the sky and crashed violently into the cliffs at the Verne Citadel on the Isle of Portland. The catastrophic high-speed impact detonated the plane's fuel tanks, completely disintegrating the aircraft and instantly killing both Oberleutnant Göring and his rear gunner, Unteroffizier Albert Zimmermann. Because the crash site was later completely destroyed by industrial stone quarrying, no identifiable remains or trace of the high-profile pilot were ever recovered.
This is an authentic, glass-framed group of parts which there is so very little about actually one of the rarest battle of Britain aircraft parts to get. These were recovered from quarry it crashed in a blew up, the fact that during the war the recovery team took very little from the site as there was not much left. The parts were found by a quarry worker in the 1960’s and he only recovered small fragments as the aircraft had completely disintegrated in the crash and the explosion.
The parts are recovered from a German Messerschmitt bf 110 flown by the nephew of the famous German leader, shot down in the Battle of Britain. The relics still retain traces of there original wartime finish, making them attractive and increasingly scarce pieces from one of the Luftwaffe's most recognisable aircraft.
There is 4 parts which are aluminium airframe sections and engine parts which were torn, bent and distorted by the impact of the crash all of the parts remain in good, solid condition. They have been carefully cleaned but still have a lot of dirt on them ingrained from the quarry, but they still have there original character and wartime patinas.
The relics are presented in a glass-fronted box frame, complete with aircraft information and many pictures also a map and original crash site picture, making them a excellent display piece for any aviation or Second World War collection. The frame measures approximately 13 inches by 13 inches in size.
The parts come from German Messerschmitt Bf 110 of (9./ZG 76) with pilot Hans Joachim Goring [Nephew} of Hermann, shot down 11th July 1940 in Battle of Britain
Oberleutnant Hans-Joachim Göring was a prominent Luftwaffe pilot whose identity was closely tied to his uncle, Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring, the supreme commander of the German Air Force. He was assigned to the 9. Staffel of Zerstörergeschwader 76 (9./ZG 76), an elite heavy fighter wing flying the Messerschmitt Bf 110C. Propagandised by his uncle as the supreme "Destroyer" (Zerstörer), the twin-engine Bf 110 was intended to dominate the skies with its heavy forward-facing 20mm cannons and machine guns. However, during the opening days of the Battle of Britain, the aircraft’s severe tactical flaw was laid bare: it was too heavy and un-nimble to survive against agile, single-engine British fighters without its own fighter escort.
The fatal intersection of the pilot, his aircraft, and the air war occurred on 11 July 1940 during a massive daylight raid over the English Channel. Göring's unit was tasked with escorting Junkers Ju 87 Stuka dive bombers striking shipping targets near Portland Harbour, Dorset. During the ensuing dogfight, his Messerschmitt Bf 110 was intercepted and riddled with gunfire by Hawker Hurricanes belonging to the RAF's No. 87 Squadron. The damaged aircraft plummeted out of the sky and crashed violently into the cliffs at the Verne Citadel on the Isle of Portland. The catastrophic high-speed impact detonated the plane's fuel tanks, completely disintegrating the aircraft and instantly killing both Oberleutnant Göring and his rear gunner, Unteroffizier Albert Zimmermann. Because the crash site was later completely destroyed by industrial stone quarrying, no identifiable remains or trace of the high-profile pilot were ever recovered.
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This a totally rare complete one off relic which is a heavily battle-damaged American Easy company M1 steel helmet which still has its spade badges on both sides which are still mostly clear to see. This is the rarest helmet i have ever had to sell and probably always will be. The helmet is associated with Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, and retains the distinctive white spade unit marking associated with Easy Company.
The helmet which is in relic condition but is mostly battle damaged with lots of splits and impact damage and has has bent over as well from the force of the explosion but is in remarkable condition for a relic. The helmet has bit of rust damage with a few some rust holes but nothing to bad. It is a solid piece which is not breaking up or falling apart it does not have any of its leather liner in place but does have some of its original green paintwork remains very clear to see it has been very nicely cleaned and is perfect for display or any collection. The helmet was recovered in the late 1980's or early 1990’s in a large wartime hole or position together with other American military equipment, including a substantial quantity of medical equipment and supplies. The mixed nature of the material suggests that the site was used as a temporary American field position or equipment cache during the fighting in the famous Foy woods which was fought over during the in battle of Bulge of December 1944 until January 1945..The helmet comes with 5 x A5 laminated information cards with map and many pictures with lots close up pictures of the helmet and its badge.
I myself have owned this helmet for 20 years and has been in my collection for that long i bought it directly from the man who recovered it himself and came directly out of his collection. I have seen some of his collection not all of it as some he would not show and what i saw is amazing he has been digging in the Ardennes forest for a very long time so i have a direct line of custardy and direct history of the helmet personally.
The recovery area lies within the Foy battlefield, where the 101st Airborne Division fought during the German Ardennes Offensive. Easy Company occupied positions in and around Bois Jacques and the woods overlooking Foy, enduring intense winter conditions, artillery fire and repeated German attacks. The fighting around Foy formed part of the wider defence of Bastogne and culminated in the American advance into the village in early January 1945.
Today, the helmet provides a remarkable physical link to the men of Easy Company and the brutal conditions they experienced in the Foy sector. Its severe fragmentation, penetrations, splits and deformation, combined with the surviving original Easy Company marking, make it a striking survivor from one of the most famous episodes of the Battle of the Bulge—the same history later brought to a worldwide audience through the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers.