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I found It in the attic. By the smell and the material is very old.

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This is a battle damaged Hungarian M38 helmet with a large stress crack at the top ( most likely having been caused by artillery ) , with the remains of a possible SS helmet cover still visible on some parts of the helmet.

The backside of the helmet is missing , having either been broken off by the artillery hit , or having corroded over the years.

This helmet was found near Budapest in Hungary , having possibly once belonged to one of the soldiers from the 22nd SS Volunteer Cavalry Division "Maria Theresia" that fought , and was largely destroyed during the Siege Of Budapest in 1945.

Hungarian SS divisions are believed to have used Hungarian helmets due to the shortages in the later phase of the war , often without SS decals ( based on period photos ) , instead most likely opting to use SS helmet covers to distinguish themselves as SS.

If the cover is in fact SS , this helmet is almost certainly one of the helmets used in the final months of the division's existence , due to it being a Hungarian shell - which was most likely apart of the equipment captured by the division earlier. If that's the case , this helmet is incredibly rare as most of these Hungarian shells are unfortunately indistinguishable from regular relic helmets after the cover rots away.

On the last photograph members of the SS division can be seen posing with collected and surrendered weapons in a barracks courtyard at Buda Castle in Budapest during Operation Panzerfaust in October 1944. Much of the captured equipment would end up being used in the late phase of the battles.

Found in a small antique shop in Poland along with a few others. Cannot tell whether it’s a replica or legit. Any help would be greatly appreciated with any of them!

Hello, I need some quick help over here, to me seems to be fake but the person who came is betting his life that is real, and is someone that I know so I'm making this post to get some second opinion.

Is this real or fake?

Guy was askings 200€ for it

I found it on a used goods site in Korea, and I'm wondering if it's genuine. The price is 68,000 kW (48$)

I know nothing about helmets but was offered it on a trade

vent holes look sus

I don't even know what to say.

If anyone knows what these emperors Roman bronzes could be ( I was only able to ID the Valentinian as a beginner ) , and has any tips about preserving those that appear to have bronze disease - Any advice would be welcome.

A letter sent home by an Austrian soldier fighting for the Wehrmacht during WW2

A letter sent home by an Austrian soldier fighting for the Wehrmacht during WW2.

Found this at an antique store in Madrid for 30 euros. It doesn’t seem to look authentic and I can’t find anything else online.

Can anyone help me, first time buying anything like this and not sure how to look for authenticity.

1 Kreutzer of Maria Theresa from 1762 , based on the P marking it was minted in Prague. While the coin itself is relatively boring , the cut has caught my attention a makes it a bit more interesting. Does anyone know what it could've been done for?

I heard of ancient coins being test cut to see if they're silver/gold but I've never seen anything like this , especially on modern bronze coins.

The patina on the inside of the cut shows that it's been cut at least 100 years ago too.

I went to ciney militatia in belgium recently and piced this up, id like to know more about it and if it is legit or nit thx.