Blood testing - KIA/battle damage helmet

[Gewehrmann]

My high school German isn't up to that.

Use a translator:
http://babelfish.altavista.com/
http://www.google.com/translate_t

Originally Posted by Tyler870

Quite interesting Hambone. Where do you come accross a test kit like that?

http://www.bluestar-forensic.com/gb/...-testimony.php

Here is the US distributor, great folks. It would be best to get several people involved in a purchase:

BLUESTAR USA
111 Commerce Center Drive, Suite 303
HUNTERSVILLE, NC 28078
USA
Phone: 877-948-7827 (Toll free number)
Fax : 704-875-6714
Contact: Calvin D. Jackson
E-mail : calvin.jackson@bluestar-forensic.com
BLUESTAR USA
is a subsidiary of
BLUESTAR

[ditch68]

I absolutely LOVE pieces like this (with names/provenance...not necessarially the grim aspect so much...)

Very cool post, Ham.

Jeff

[ww2germanhelmets]

Very interesting test. It confirms what I have suspected on a number of my German helmets.

The blood adds a cool factor to the helmet.

[slingblade]

Cool detective work HB!

I may have to get one of these kits. I have a p38 I bought from the vets nephew. It was supposedly taken from a dead SS officer (aren't they all).
When I took it apart to clean and oil it, under the grips was what looks like dried crusted blood. I did not clean it off, just reinstalled the grips.
Maybe it is just sweat and grime, but it sure looks like dried blood.

I'll get one of these kits and check it when i get the time.