M38 medic shell from Normandy

[gingerbread]

To share with all of you, my last find from here in Normandy!!!
A white M38 medic shell with an impact on the front!!!
This one comes from a farm beetween Carentan and Isigny.


















Regards
Ben

[H BABERT]

Hi,
Ben, tu es incroyable!!!!
you are I.N.C.R.E.D.I.B.L.E!!!

regards
Herlé

[falls1944]

Hi, Benoît

Congratulations seems to be a good one . May be a FJR6 medic ?????

David

[whscharfschütze]

i think this medic needed a medic

[Willi Z.]

That's an amazing battlefield discovery Ben!

I just received a copy of von der Heydte's 45-page summary (he wrote it in 1954) of FJR6's operations in Normandy, so I will see if he mentions that area as a medical unit location.

[gingerbread]

Thanks for your comments.
I will try to clean it carefuly to have more white.
The way to make the red cross with a round white on the helmet seems to be the same way that the one presented in the book of "Gazette des Uniformes" about German helmets.

Regards
Ben

[grndevil44]

that is an amazing discovery, I have driven on the N13 in that area many times,

would you be able to tell us how you made the discovery? did you approach the farmer to ask if he had any relics?

[grndevil44]

That's an amazing battlefield discovery Ben!

I just received a copy of von der Heydte's 45-page summary (he wrote it in 1954) of FJR6's operations in Normandy, so I will see if he mentions that area as a medical unit location.

Willi, is the report in German or English? would you be able to share a copy?

[Willi Z.]

Thanks for your comments.
I will try to clean it carefuly to have more white.
The way to make the red cross with a round white on the helmet seems to be the same way that the one presented in the book of "Gazette des Uniformes" about German helmets.

Regards
Ben

Ben, I would leave it is you found it. IMO.

Though a great book, I would have to see some more of this medic's helmet before I would feel absolutely comfortable with it.

[Daniele C]

Very nice Ben!

Please dont clean it!!!

[gingerbread]

unfortunately, i am not the initial discoverer, i have it since this morning from a friend wich obtain it from a hunter who live in the area of Isigny.

Regards
Ben

[grndevil44]

unfortunately, i am not the initial discoverer, i have it since this morning from a friend wich obtain it from a hunter who live in the area of Isigny.

Regards
Ben

no worries, has found a good home now

[fritztk]

fj helmet

a most beautiful relic helmet..
very nice..
cheers
fraser

[monte cassino]

wow!

[mathluft]

Very nice find !

Ne fais pas la bêtise de le nettoyer, laisse le dans son état de découverte, qu'auras-tu de plus en le nettoyant ? ? ?