11-21-2009, 03:53 AM
Paul B. wrote:
...intersting - an example of detachable horns. One other interesting feature on many of these 'piloi' is the 'bust' decoration visible on your left-hand example...I wonder if a close inspection might reveal they all came from one production centre/mass produced, or whether this decorative feature was simply widely copied ???
Quote:In the pilos there is metal flange a riveted to the helmet that the horn fits over like a sheath and is then pinned.
...intersting - an example of detachable horns. One other interesting feature on many of these 'piloi' is the 'bust' decoration visible on your left-hand example...I wonder if a close inspection might reveal they all came from one production centre/mass produced, or whether this decorative feature was simply widely copied ???
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(It is a sweet and proper thing to die for ones country)
"No son-of-a-bitch ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country" - George C Scott as General George S. Patton
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(It is a sweet and proper thing to die for ones country)
"No son-of-a-bitch ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country" - George C Scott as General George S. Patton
Paul McDonnell-Staff