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    British helmet

    belgium_one
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    Post by belgium_one Sat Jun 10, 2023 5:46 am

    Hello
    Many years ago, my father bought an English WW2 helmet. It had obviously been repainted and you could see a shape under the paint. Some time ago, I gently removed the paint and saw that the shape was a painted Belgian flag. See pictures

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    it shows that after the war, the Belgian army reused English ww2 helmets

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    Post by Antarmike Tue Jun 13, 2023 3:28 am

    I have such a helmet, and I also have a Canadian Helmet that saw Belgian use.

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