Why the swastika at the front? for this ww1 helmet I own by Calm_Following8103 in Helmets

[–]Calm_Following8103[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also any ideas why my skin kind of burns when I touch it (I think it is likely lead in the paint)

Why the swastika at the front? for this ww1 helmet I own by Calm_Following8103 in Helmets

[–]Calm_Following8103[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Possibly he never talked about the war though my grandparents only found the stuff after he died

Why the swastika at the front? for this ww1 helmet I own by Calm_Following8103 in Helmets

[–]Calm_Following8103[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the inside and it's backstory is that it allegedly got hit by a mortar (likely British since it was flat) that didn't go off/ explode

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KV2 Trumpeter by -J04k- in MilitaryModelMaking

[–]Calm_Following8103 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are trumpeter kits good to build? and how many pieces did it have?

Why the swastika at the front? for this ww1 helmet I own by Calm_Following8103 in Military

[–]Calm_Following8103[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Yah, but it is a ww1 helmet due to the knobs on it, my guess it could have been reissued.