Ebay-WW2 Canadian Dday Landing Craft Pilots Helmet

Anybody get this helmet that sold a few days ago on ebay? Sold for just over $400.

This is one of my mk 2 helmets.Nothing really spectacular,but its a nice "been there" helmet whit some evedence of white wash(I think). There is a number inside the helmet (H 510483) and WR. WR could stand for Winnipeg Rifles since it is a

Canadian ARP Medical Helmet

This time an Air Raid Precautions helmet marked "M" for Medical Peronal. Helmet is made by GSW DP&H 1941 (for those not in the know, helmets marked for the Department of Pensions and Health were mild steel variants not suitable for combat

Canadian Medical Helmets

I thought I would start a thread on Canadian Medic Helmets (and Medical pers). I will start a new thread for each of my examples. If anyone has examples to add, please let me know. Cheers, Geoff PS My first attempt at posting images so pleas

Canadian Nursing Sister Helmet

This is quite a scarce British made helmet. It is a raw edged Mk II which were made for ARP and civil defence use in early WW2. This one is painted to the front with the name of the original ownder Nursing Sister (N/S) F. Donnie, dated August 1940. Wit

CF Used M1 Helmet With ERDL Cover

This helmet was given to me by a family friend back in the early 90's. I have never taken the cover off but I can see that it is the first pattern unmarked ERDL cover that was used late in the Vietnam war by the US and AVRN. I have yet to find a picture o

Civil Defense MkII Fire Helmet

Recent ebay purchase that came in today. It is a GSW AP marked mkII shell. According to Tin Lids, the AP stamped shells were rejected for combat use and diverted to civil defense. Still working on what the acronym Q.C.E.A. would stand for? Only thing I ca

UN M1 Helmet Liner and Combat Jacket

These are the only UN items I have at the moment...I do have a UN beret packed away somewhere but I cannot locate it at the moment. All the items are from the same person. Helmet Liner: Dated 1972 and is in paratrooper configuration. Comba

Air Raid Precautions Helmet

Common helmet seen on the Canadian Homefront. Helmet is the milder steel GSW DP&H manufactured variety.

Excellent: Pilots sue over 'invasive' airport screening procedures

Two US commercial airline pilots complained in a lawsuit on Friday that new screening procedures for flight crews -- scaled back after complaints by pilots -- were still too invasive and violated privacy rights. The US Transportation Security

I love watching a good bidding war!

Do I hear $4000.00, anyone? http://www.ebay.com/itm/110754042794?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

JackKnife Plug!

Available now! http://www.smokingpipes.com/tobacco/by-maker/g-l-pease/moreinfo.cfm?Product_ID=74582

Show us your wood!

Collecting pipes and tobacco is a lot of fun, but clearly it's more interesting (at least to me) to look at pipe collections than collections of stacks of tins. Don't get me wrong, fat stacks are great, wish I had more, but there's beauty in the briar!