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Sometime early in 1945, after the Battle of the Bulge, my father was assigned with some other troops to a town in France (he doesn't remember the name of the town). They were in the 1260th Combat Engineers. From what he told me, he and these other soldiers were to watch some bridge or bridges, and if t was any action, they were to radio this information to their superiors. He said the place was a mess, and he told me about seeing some crows picking out the eyes of one dead soldier. He told me he took the helmet and rifle from a soldier who'd been killed (not sure if it was the same one), and sent them home. They could do this back then. It's not allowed now. He also told me that he had dismantled a machine gun and its tripod and sent that home, too, but he never saw it again.As I grew up, we had a gun rack over our piano in the den. On it were a modern shotgun, a twin-barrel, pin-fire Belgian shotgun from around the 1890's, and an 8mm Mauser rifle. The helmet laid around, and I played with it sometimes. I was a skinny little kid, and I remember how it would make my neck and head wobble when I wore it, even though it's only about three pounds. It once had a full covering of hemp rope to put leaves and branches in for cammo, and I remember how the ropes were tied together like an old-fashioned fishing net. It also had a good lining and a leather strap with a buckle. I wish I could say they are still intact, but it now looks as you can see in the photos (taken today). The rifle I'm keeping. I was the first to shoot it in 50 years and I got my first deer with it in 1995 in Wisconsin. This helmet has no dents. It's in good shape, but I think the best thing about it is the name painted inside. "O.Gefr.Kock" is hand-painted underneath in back (at least I THINK it's an "f". Maybe someone can look up this poor guy or his family. T is also a little symbol painted on the left front with what looks like the same paint. It doesn't look like any of the paint has been scratched off of this symbol, so maybe it means something to a collector. Although I've held onto this relic for decades, and though it means something to me, because of my dad's story, I'm not a collector of these things, and I only have so much room (and love) for things like this. Also, I need the money! :^) I hope this finds a good home.
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