tag:www.thedonovan.com,2012://1/tag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.10788- 2012-01-06T18:18:50Z Comments for A new whatzit! We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 Movable Type 4.12 tag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.10788 2009-05-21T13:05:55Z 2009-05-21T13:10:02Z A new whatzit! The Armorer http://www.thedonovan.com
So, what's in the helmet?]]> tag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.10788-comment:89019 Comment from Cricket on 2009-05-21 Cricket
Yay for me.

heh.]]> 2009-05-21T23:26:15Z 2009-05-21T23:26:15Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.10788-comment:89012 Comment from MCart on 2009-05-21 MCart
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/05/russia_observes_victory_day.html
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Another read on the guy's face may be "here, take your crap back, these things are everywhere and they're constantly chewing up the blades of my lawn mower". In that case, they may be bolts or some weird nut type gizmo, or a pin, or sommat...

No clue where to even start looking, but like a brain deaded OCD sufferer, I'ma lookin anyway.]]> 2009-05-21T19:11:23Z 2009-05-21T19:11:23Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.10788-comment:89002 Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2009-05-21 John of Argghhh! http://www.thedonovan.com
The helmet is WWII Soviet, with battle damage.

The soldier holding the helmet is a later Soviet/ early Post-Soviet era Russian, despite the tinted WWII-looking color.  That's a Russian infantry field cap he's wearing (but it does, in the picture, look like a Japanese cap as noted by the Auld Soldier) . Note the camouflage t-shirt the guy is wearing.

These things are all related.]]> 2009-05-21T18:55:29Z 2009-05-21T18:55:29Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.10788-comment:89001 Comment from MCart on 2009-05-21 MCart Also, looks like a korean war era helmet. 2009-05-21T18:53:31Z 2009-05-21T18:53:31Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.10788-comment:89000 Comment from MCart on 2009-05-21 MCart Also, looks like a korean war helmet era helmet. 2009-05-21T18:52:52Z 2009-05-21T18:52:52Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.10788-comment:88999 Comment from MCart on 2009-05-21 MCart
Some sort of predecessor to the Gator Grip universal socket. (seems to have muiltiple pins on the non-bolt head end)
Head spacing gauge for god knows what.
Some sort of Fuze.
Retention bolts from the door of some enemy trophy-worthy vault or bunker.]]> 2009-05-21T18:47:11Z 2009-05-21T18:47:11Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.10788-comment:88991 Comment from dave on 2009-05-21 dave It appears that one end of the widget is a different material than the outer housing. The housing appears to plug into something v. being a standalone device. My guess is fuse 2009-05-21T16:30:14Z 2009-05-21T16:30:14Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.10788-comment:88988 Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2009-05-21 John of Argghhh! http://www.thedonovan.com 2009-05-21T16:09:28Z 2009-05-21T16:09:28Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.10788-comment:88987 Comment from Kirk on 2009-05-21 Kirk He appears to be Russian troop, Afghanistan period, with a helmet full of...lipstick dispensers? 2009-05-21T16:05:17Z 2009-05-21T16:05:17Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.10788-comment:88985 Comment from Dad on 2009-05-21 Dad Dad 
]]> 2009-05-21T16:02:29Z 2009-05-21T16:02:29Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.10788-comment:88984 Comment from XBradTC on 2009-05-21 XBradTC http://xbradtc.wordpress.com ]]> 2009-05-21T15:51:44Z 2009-05-21T15:51:44Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.10788-comment:88973 Comment from steve cpo usnr ret on 2009-05-21 steve cpo usnr ret 2009-05-21T14:31:41Z 2009-05-21T14:31:41Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.10788-comment:88972 Comment from fdcol63 on 2009-05-21 fdcol63 2009-05-21T14:26:15Z 2009-05-21T14:26:15Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.10788-comment:88971 Comment from Cricket on 2009-05-21 Cricket 2009-05-21T14:22:22Z 2009-05-21T14:22:22Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.10788-comment:88970 Comment from JW on 2009-05-21 JW Looks like some kind of pins for the track or wheels of a vehicle. 2009-05-21T14:11:59Z 2009-05-21T14:11:59Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.10788-comment:88969 Comment from MikeD on 2009-05-21 MikeD ]]> 2009-05-21T13:59:35Z 2009-05-21T13:59:35Z tag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.10788-comment:88968 Comment from fdcol63 on 2009-05-21 fdcol63 2009-05-21T13:34:28Z 2009-05-21T13:34:28Z