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Canadian Helmit 1943 Quetion on markings
I have what I think is a 1943 Canadian
Mfg helmet. Any information on the painted on colors in the front? I was able to snap a few pictures today, the net is a recent add and I also paired it with the Ingels Hi Power. Thanks in advance for any information.
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06-17-2018 11:59 PM
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That'd be Inglis High Power. The paint is a Regimental marking. May not be Canadian
though.
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, no idea what the paint markings represent
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Me and my son looked at other country regimental colors or markings after the war some of this equipment made to other countries. Still drew a blank,
I snapped a picture of it hanging on my Lithgow
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There doesn't appear to be any country with a flag with Yellow, Blue and White stripes. S'why I suspect it's Regimental. May be Divisional though. Kind of think it may be one of the units that were disbanded at war's end.
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Arm of Service colour? Like blue/white for signals?
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Blue, yellow and white are/ were the colours of the old Royal Army Service Corps (or RASC, RCASC, RAASC, RNZASC RIASC etc etc). Replaced by the RCT in 1966 or so and the RLC in 1998 or somewhere close.
You can tell if the RASC drivers helmets (and berets) are real because they have a flat spot at the side where they fall asleep and lean on the cab side screen on long tiresome journeys. Just joking.......
To be honest, these corps colour indicators were useful things on active service when there were no cap badges visible. At least you'd recognise, say, the REME blokes etc when you needed one and being REME, you were among friends and knew that the pot was always on the boil.
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Blue, yellow and white are/ were the colours of the old Royal Army Service Corps
Finally, the conjecture ends.
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did
Canada
follow the
UK
line with changing
We went to the RCEME and then EME. I can't say what they call themselves now.
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