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When my passion for metal detecting and relics merges with my other passion, miniature modelling, the result can be things like these helmet dioramas. I think it is very fun to create small scenes from the particular battlefield the helmet was found, trying to catch a glimpse of the past.

I thought I should share some battle damaged helmets I have collected through the years. Often when you see helmets like this posted online

Nearby I dug up a small mortar grenade box. It looks like it will clean up nicely and is in good condition with only a small hole rusted

Only a signal or two later the first drops of rain fell. I picked up speed and in the next half hour I found a pocketwatch holder, a bottle

we were both sure it was a German plate, but were disappointed when I turned it around and it only had a small Norwegian producer mark.

I moved to inside the barrack and picked up a signal circa in the middle of it. It was a round piece of metal and I suspected it could be a

I carried many helmets out of the forest in 2022. Some were rusted and deteriorated beyond any hope, but quite a few had survived the eighty

A moment later the helmet surfaced and it was awesome! Really nice condition. Green with wither camo still showing, and very little rust!

I opened my hand and showed him an Iron Cross! It was a bit caked in muck, but it was really an Iron Cross that had found its way into

I realized it was a set of homemade earmuffs to wear under the cap or helmet. A really cool find and it is pretty neat that the woolen item

The signal was deep and next to a pine tree so I had to cut my way through some roots to discover a layer of rocks.

On a small rise in the forest the detector gave off a nice clear signal and I opened up the moss. The soil was sandy and easy to dig and I f

I wonder how many good helmets have been destroyed in attempts to remove rust from them. I personally saw to that three helmets turned black