Adrian Dwyer
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Any help? A
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Comprehensive! These were issued to me - training purposes, not mob stock - in 1982. A
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Sold for £54 including postage.
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Morning Ted - interesting that this Brodie is marked W/FG; I missed that last night <https://www.ww2civildefence.co.uk/fire-guards-watchers.html> A
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Just to add . . . this very nasty jazzed-up helmet is on tat-bazar (sic) now. The seller wants £138 and I'm still trying to work out why? A truly horrible modern overpaint.
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Evening Ted, The Table of markings is interesting but I can't help but feel there may have been variations? Nice images. <https://www.ww2civildefence.co.uk/fire-guards-watchers.html>
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Thanks Ted, I'll have a look. A
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<http://josephs-militaria-and-homefront-collection.co.uk/PAGE16.HTML> Nice image of Fire Guards in Zuckerman and Brodie.
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Limited but interesting <https://www.ww2civildefence.co.uk/blog/fake-zuckerman-helmet-markings>
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Not sure about this one <https://homefrontcollection.com/shop.php?ps=1&pg=46>
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<https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/militaria-ww2-wwii-world-war-2-second-world-war-.-906-c-5ae4919865> and the same helmet at http://josephs-militaria-and-homefront-collection.co.uk/PAGE16.HTML
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From: <https://www.warehouse701.co.uk/authentic-wwii-fire-and-warden-tin-hats-or-helmets> "...a distinctive white Zuckerman helmet with three black rank bands and bearing the letters 'FG'. These were worn by individuals acting as Fire Guards under the Fire Watchers scheme, to help identify and deal with small fires within the local area. Small teams would search out incendiary bombs, secondary fires and other similar threats following air raids etc. The three black bands denote this belonged to an area Officer or Captain."
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Evening Ted. I've not seen this combination of marking before either but, given the relatively low value of Zuckerman helmets, I'm not sure anyone would spend the time and effort to fake the tat-bazar example. (I think most helmet fraudsters are getting handy with Normandy cam on Spanish helmets, etc.) I have, however, seen some very oddly painted - but absolutely period - Zuckerman: particularly those associated with commercial concerns. I look forward to hearing more! All the very best. A
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This really nice example is on tat-bazar at the moment. Unlike some jazzed-up examples, this one does seem to have original paint.
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The man who did the design work - Solly Zuckerman <https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw65003/Solly-Zuckerman-Baron-Zuckerman>
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Morning Simon. This is yet another great read concerning something about which I thought I had no interest! Your attention to detail is a pleasure to behold. Thank you for sharing the journey thus far. All the best. A
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My knowledge of Beaverettes is new-found; but I have seen reference to turrets being fitted for airfield defence.
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Just seen MatchFuzee's post. That seems to do it for me. A
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Just to add, and not to say a Coleraine/Londonderry plate means that's where the van was repurposed, but some pillboxes in what are now the built-up areas seem to have been removed. See <https://edob.mattaldred.com/map/e24607>
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Agreed. And Coleraine is certainly in Co Londonderry. Shame there isn't more in the photograph to use 'street view'. A
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And this, from the Historic England Blog -Street pillbox being camouflaged as a car by an artist, Felixstowe, Suffolk, 24 August 1940 © IWM H3306
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The excellent Pillbox Study Group <http://www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk/defence-articles/pillbox-camouflage/> show the attached image. No pumps for E5 or E10? Pillbox camouflaged as a petrol station in Felixstowe, 24 August 1940. THE BRITISH ARMY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM 1939-45. © IWM (H 3307) IWM Non Commercial Licence
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Quality!
