Curator at Home | Tank Crew Headgear | The Tank Museum
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@britishmuzzleloaders 4 жыл бұрын
"The Great Taste of Little Willy" ,..... this sir, is the stuff of legend.
@jmullner76 4 жыл бұрын
You should model a few of those for the video. I think you have some experience with that .
@potterendergaming5335 4 жыл бұрын
You sir are also the stuff of legend.
@chexquest87 4 жыл бұрын
Just watched your lee Metford bayonet video britishmuzzleloaders- great stuff!
@britishmuzzleloaders 4 жыл бұрын
@@chexquest87 Thanks!
@britishmuzzleloaders 4 жыл бұрын
@@jmullner76 A bit....
@lElSanxl 4 жыл бұрын
Curator Time. Come on grab your friends We'll go to see some tank stuff. With Finn the dog and David the human The fun will never end. Curator Time!
@Orcman666 4 жыл бұрын
Best comment on the internet!
@ChenAnPin 4 жыл бұрын
Somebody should make a jingle of that!
@dr.getter7118 4 жыл бұрын
As soon as he said "Finn the dog" I had to check the comments for something like this lol, thank you
@hughledger7835 4 жыл бұрын
The dog almost needs his own video.
@chrisneedham5803 4 жыл бұрын
🐶🐾🐾🐶 👍
@_tertle3892 4 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@Forestmarko 4 жыл бұрын
scratch the *almost* part and you are right
@Whybunnys 4 жыл бұрын
almost?
@billspence1799 4 жыл бұрын
39.14 the dog freezes .... alas no more?
@Caratacus1 4 жыл бұрын
Cheers David you certainly earned that beer talking non-stop for 40 minutes on a hot day. Nice nod to the health workers 👍
@tobywenman4769 4 жыл бұрын
We need a crossover with forgotten weapons and his hat collection
@kohinarec6580 3 жыл бұрын
We need Ian at the tank museum. I'm sure he'd dissect the armament side.
@matthewlabombard1890 3 жыл бұрын
Forgotten hats
@alexmccauley503 4 жыл бұрын
I love how they include the audio marker clap in every video, makes it feel even more British for some reason.
@quinnthespin5407 4 жыл бұрын
*David Sees a helmet* "This will make a fine addition to my collection"
@simonholley4110 4 жыл бұрын
"The History Guy" has a detailed video about the developement of the French helmet. He too is a collector of headgear.
@tedse21 4 жыл бұрын
My great grand father survived a head wound in his Brodie in France in 1917. He had a head injury but made it out alive. We still have the helmet with the shrapnel damage.
@lambrokedrc5998 4 жыл бұрын
The Curator was invaded at 18:00 in But, they didn't spot him... The dog was on watch!...
@kometkamerat 4 жыл бұрын
"The great taste of Little Willie" - EPIC! :)
@gertvanpeet3120 4 жыл бұрын
Having a Nice time seeing this during lockdown.... Like these stories... From the Netherlands!
@LaserSeQ 4 жыл бұрын
Helmet, the one thing that saves you from getting alot of headache (literally) when moving around inside unfamiliar armored vehicles. the 2nd best thing is ear protection to avoid longer term headaches xD
@QqJcrsStbt 4 жыл бұрын
Nobody has wiped nitroglycerine onto your headband then! Not funny.
@ArnoSchmidt70 4 жыл бұрын
Mr. Willey seems to have a quite nice private collection.
@wierdalien1 4 жыл бұрын
@Paul Alexander uhh
@wierdalien1 4 жыл бұрын
@Paul Alexander ok
@teomanmetehan7469 4 жыл бұрын
Maybe he has got also a couple of tanks in his garage.
@CraigLYoung 4 жыл бұрын
Bet "The History Guy" is jealous.
@thurin84 4 жыл бұрын
@Paul Alexander not kleptomaniac- "creative requisitionist"
@pjclark8624 4 жыл бұрын
Wonderful 3/4 of an hour history lesson. Definitely deserved a beer. Looking forward to the next one. Thank you.
@scoutdogfsr 4 жыл бұрын
¡Salud! To you too sir. Thank you for the extensive and informative content. It is a nice way too spend a few minutes in the morning with a cup of coffee, a refined British voice, and some seldom seen military kit. Keep up the fine work.
@whiskeytangosierra6 4 жыл бұрын
Love the way your dog wanders in and out, just hanging with Dad while he talks to a box. Interesting presentation too.
@hsgunderson3152 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you, these videos have been a great comfort during these times.
@kriegguardsman9117 4 жыл бұрын
I’m really liking these at home videos. Keep up the hard work, we’re all appreciating it
@ferallion3546 4 жыл бұрын
Here here Curator. Well everyone raise a glass. So we started with The Challenger and The Chieftain and now we have The Curator. Outstanding. Love these videos. Great series.
@justinreilly6619 4 жыл бұрын
Great post, lovely to raise a toast to the keyworkers at the end 👏
@JayEmSea 4 жыл бұрын
These vids have been a highlight of this lockdown! Its lovely to hear you talk about these things you are clearly so knowledgable and passionate about, and that cheeky dry humour of yours really makes my day.
@grandporter01 4 жыл бұрын
Great vlog David,thanks looking forward to more,and am enjoying the three books I ordered from the shop and arrived at the start of this week. Thank you.
@mikekalingart8436 3 жыл бұрын
Every video I have seen is great fun to watch. Thank you very much.
@peteroneill5426 4 жыл бұрын
My beautiful Adrian helmet! My favourite helmet in all of history!! Be it French, Russian or Belgian. Incredible design, even Churchill liked it 😊
@thurin84 4 жыл бұрын
what? no love for italian, serbian, yugoslavian, romanian, mexican, peruvian, etc,etc,etc adrians????
@2adamast 4 жыл бұрын
Also Adrian pauldrons, made a few million
@stevenbreach2561 4 жыл бұрын
The only good thing about the "bone dome" was that you could pull it down over your browline,lean forward,and rest your head on the TLS ,and sleep on the move,head gently moving back and for with the stabilised gun
@douglasparkinson4123 3 жыл бұрын
i love the look of the adrian.
@ZeroBoyComedy 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you David for that shout out to the essential people. Thank you for the videos they help here in NYCovid.
@dennisdempsey6011 4 жыл бұрын
David thank You so much for this content!
@michaelamos4651 4 жыл бұрын
Well done David. Nice sentiments at the end. Thankyou
@charlesflint9048 4 жыл бұрын
These videos are a highlight of the day. Thank you for this information, presented as always in an engaging way.
@chrisemmett8635 2 жыл бұрын
Have you ever considered going on Just A Minute?! You're ability to talk interestingly for 45 minutes is amazing
@ricklotter 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your time, and providing such great information and entertainment, in your back yard. :-)
@loupiscanis9449 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you , Mr Willey .
@chrisjordan4210 4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliant, it's almost worth suffering lockdown to see David's videos.
@carlkinsey8736 4 жыл бұрын
These videos are brill, many thanks
@pusspussmckitten 4 жыл бұрын
Cheers 🍻! Great episode, thank you 👍
@indizzlewizzle465 2 жыл бұрын
Just jumped up and down and texted my parents when I realised the legendary David Willey is from my home town of Eastbourne!!
@Anlushac11 4 жыл бұрын
At this time when everyone is in quarantine many thanks for keeping us in contact and entertained and informed. Many thanks. Cheers on your Beer and bottoms up. Im in the USA and one of the places I want to visit before I get to old to travel is Bovington.
@teaurn 4 жыл бұрын
'The taste of Little Willy' - lol 😂
@Lortagreb Жыл бұрын
The way his voice broke up in the end talking about healthcare workers 45:30 ~ish, so sweet
@b.o.353 4 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this!
@jus10reed 4 жыл бұрын
I could watch Mr Willey talk for a long time on the history of flower picking, I love these curator videos!
@matthayward7889 4 жыл бұрын
I’ll happily look after a kit bag full of David’s spare stuff! Also, what a cool guy to have as a grandad 👍
@Aelric78 4 жыл бұрын
I, too love headgear. My hat collection confuses and irritates the wife...
@thomashambly3718 4 жыл бұрын
I have an original ottoman fez that I wear to special occasions
@Aelric78 4 жыл бұрын
@@thomashambly3718 huzzah! A man of quality!
@douglasparkinson4123 3 жыл бұрын
@@thomashambly3718 fezzes are cool
@carld1250 4 жыл бұрын
Not going to lie I was really excited for this video when I saw the title and I was really hoping he would talk about helmets they were what got me interested in military history as well
@hostileocelot 4 жыл бұрын
During this period of social distancing, I'm increasingly loving your videos. Fantastic 46 minutes.
@raseli4066 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for uploading these videos
@sigurdivar4227 4 жыл бұрын
Intersting as always, and a bit of fun too. A great help in these days. Many thanks! :)
@krumble104 4 жыл бұрын
Fascinating video as usual ... but the dog really does it for me!😄
@CthulhuInc 4 жыл бұрын
haha i always like it when you clap - i don't know why, but there's something comforting about it
@aussie_sol 4 жыл бұрын
Would be for sound check. If he is recording using separate audio to video. Same as the old school movie clacker board. To align video to audio.
@stevetaylor5933 4 жыл бұрын
First off, cheers! Second, again, thank you for giving up your time and knowledge, please don't think these videos are not appreciated, they are, very much so, they say the very young have a memory like a sponge, I say as we get older (I'm 62) our hunger for knowledge grows, again, thank you.
@slartybartfarst55 4 жыл бұрын
Ice Cold Beer in a lovely Garden on a Beautiful Sunny Day! Aaaah! Nice one on the Cheers at the end, & thanks for another great Video.
@gwtpictgwtpict4214 4 жыл бұрын
Hopefully not ice cold, it wasn't a lager. Most British beers are meant to drunk at what's called cellar temperature, about 12 degrees celsius.
@doublemeasure 4 жыл бұрын
Classic! Helmets and Little Willie!
@madmoses7830 4 жыл бұрын
Tank Museum... DOUBLE THIS MAN'S SALARY!... or at least a nice fat bonus! The main reason I (probably many others) donate to the museum is because of this man. David, I can listen to you speak and enlighten for hours on end. THANK YOU & KEEP UP THE FINE WORK!
@forthleft 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your efforts.
@TheGameCamer360 Жыл бұрын
Just watching these curator at home videos now in 2023 long since Covid restrictions have disappeared. I have to say bravo for the work that David has done here, these videos are excellent and every bit as good (better in my opinion) than the usual content well done for keeping content going in a difficult situation and keeping your viewers well entertained!
@mpersad 4 жыл бұрын
"Finn the dog" is a star!
@rvail136 4 жыл бұрын
As always, thanks for taking the time to produce these videos. If I hadn't been out of work for the past 4 weeks, I'd certainly donate something. Hopefully by summer I can.
@gunner678 4 жыл бұрын
Extremely interesting video. Thank you!
@haroldellis9721 4 жыл бұрын
The content you all are creating is so good, I opine that the one think Covid-19 has not ruined is the The Tank Museum KZfaq channel.
@einbucherwurm8039 4 жыл бұрын
As probably additional content to the explanations of David Wiley the German Tank Museum Munster published a video-series related to their current special exhibition about the history of the German Steel-helmet in the first World war a few weeks ago. Definitely worth seeing! kzfaq.info/sun/PL6k5QyECppTcOfhqXfzHvW5qmdHjCvDzt
@thurin84 4 жыл бұрын
its aweome. but the auto translate leaves a bit to be desired lol.
@dukesofdevon 4 жыл бұрын
Superb talk, great stuff!
@scottwood4756 4 жыл бұрын
I love how much content this channel is cranking out during the quarantine! Keep up the great work! The modern army helmets were inexpensive in surplus because the kevlar fibers of the shell and the resin that binds the fibers together, can degrade over time. Many pieces of equipment can survive for years and perform as if they were new, but for the army it's a better safe than sorry practice to limit helmets to a service life of 5 years or so. Also if there is any shock absorbing foam under the shell, the foam will gradually lose its ability to absorb shocks and just transmits them to the head of the wearer. Modern racing helmets and bicycle helmets have shelf lives because of this too.
@Patrickmc_92 4 жыл бұрын
Improvised or not these are absolutely brilliant.. Give the doggo a treat!!
@PibrochPonder 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome collection of hats.
@roderickhamilton9891 4 жыл бұрын
Lovely video! Thank you.
@denisdavies5985 4 жыл бұрын
Cheers Mr Curator enjoy the beer
@thomasborgsmidt9801 4 жыл бұрын
Doggo: "There he drones on and on about protecting his bats in the belfry........"
@vilnisdarbs1597 4 жыл бұрын
Thank You so much. I believe these curator at home series are one of the top 10 best things has happened due to extra time at home cause of covid :) Also I am fascinated that these longer videos with David Willey are so much better that those shorter ones before pandemic when in 5 min frame he needed to push in so much material that his personality was subdued. now there is time and space and Mr. Willey has so many characteristics as Mr.Fletcher. and of course - the dog :) Thank You very much. Small suggestion: if there are some information bits about Italy, Poland, USSR, Sweden within announced theme, it would be great to hear them, otherwise WW2 was between two countries. Please keep up this great work!
@scrubsrc4084 4 жыл бұрын
I've a copy of a fantastic report about high ups watching casualty rates and head injuries went up 5 fold and they almost took limits away saying they were causing injuries until someone pointed out that those head injury increases tallied with a fall in deaths so they proved they were working
@CanalTremocos 4 жыл бұрын
That is a classic case of why everyone should study math before learning any statistical data and comes to my mind every time I see someone saying "data shows..."
@IanSinclair77 4 жыл бұрын
Lindybeige has a video about this as well
@AshleyBlackwater 4 жыл бұрын
I'm a young militaria collector who also shares your love of helmets. Its eerily how much what you say about your own path into this area lines up so well with mine. Only real difference in my case if that I also collect gas masks to the same degree. They just seem to complete the display.
@ZekeGraal 4 жыл бұрын
Both you and Richard have a fascination with military headgear! Thanks for the continued content David!
@HanSolo__ 4 жыл бұрын
Go for head gear collection of the Gun Jesus
@thurin84 4 жыл бұрын
@@HanSolo__ or the history guy.
@gertjanmoens4188 4 жыл бұрын
Great videos guys, keep it up. The views/likes ratios on this clip is amazing btw.
@Domas-yu6ep 4 жыл бұрын
Love the videos keep it up and stay strong
@dougstubbs9637 4 жыл бұрын
As a former Australian Infantryman, I can tell you that the steel shell on an M1 US helmet is very useful for shaving in, or in a defensive situation, shitting in.
@thurin84 4 жыл бұрын
as an avid m1 collector your comment makes me both happy and sad lol.
@tyronedlisle4412 4 жыл бұрын
Loving this content!
@sfjp1 2 жыл бұрын
Can't believe I had missed this, what a nice surprise.
@VampiroGaming 4 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video, thank you. The dog is great, too! Lots of the Manganese for the British helmets came from North Wales :)
@NoOnionsUK 4 жыл бұрын
10/10 for the content. 11/10 for Finn the dog!
@theogantenbein7870 4 жыл бұрын
43:20 The goggles, known as „Puck“ to german soldiers. Because it's supposed to make you look like Puck, the fly from the Maya the Bee cartoon 😄
@Sturminfantrist 4 жыл бұрын
Thats atomic flash protection/googles, had one as part of my equipment in the late 70s early 80s, on the con sides is u see nearly nothing on a cloudy day.
@theogantenbein7870 4 жыл бұрын
Right. I still carry them in the glovebox of my Kübelwagen (a.k.a. The Thing). But only for the show. As sunglasses they are useless.
@daguard411 4 жыл бұрын
Love the dog, and how you didn't let that upset you or lead to the dog being punished. Good on you. One thing I always liked to point out is that a great deal of effort and money was spent by the US DOD on developing the first iteration of the Kevlar helmet, and it was almost identical to the German WW1 and WW2 helmet.
@99IronDuke 4 жыл бұрын
Most interesting video and a cool dog too.
@hughmcclanahan2048 4 жыл бұрын
Tank crew side arms, good show!
@jsma9999 4 жыл бұрын
Curator at Home Stuff is great when lock down is Over Could used this a based for show Curator at Large or Crew Chats But base on this set up. Love the show
@egallagher41 4 жыл бұрын
Cheers Sir, and Thank you
@southerncross86 2 жыл бұрын
Great video, and brw, Loyal beautiful dog, taking rest at the feet of his master
@314299 4 жыл бұрын
Interesting presentation, thanks.
@KingAlpaca 4 жыл бұрын
I love this man
@augustopinochet2495 4 жыл бұрын
I'd love to see a video of your collection of all your helmets sometime, helmets are what got me into militaria too
@thurin84 4 жыл бұрын
patches got me into it, but helmets definitely hijacked things lol.
@CPD0123a 4 жыл бұрын
When this is all over, we need a doggy tour of the museum!! Get a camera and follow Finn as he walks around and sniffs at all of the tanks!
@gabe1ist 3 жыл бұрын
Super late, but David we do like these more personal videos. Curators are interesting people, yourself included. Cheers from Seattle!
@chrissilsby4312 4 жыл бұрын
I was watching a U-tube channel and the show about British Military Headgear, from the tall Bear Skin of the Royal Guard, the Metal Type with long Horse like tails. I remember when I seen US ARMY TANKER and APC Crew's wearing the US helmet with the oversized ear covering for a speaker and mic for intercom and radio.
@plunder1956 2 жыл бұрын
During your "Curator at Home" chats, We've grown accustomed to the company of Tank Dog Finn. He even did a Fins Favorite 5 Tanks at one point. It's always nice to see him. I do think the Military Apparel and equipment issue is a plus for the Tank collection itself. I even know a young boy who still has his father's Helmet from military operations, during which unfortunately his dad was killed. So these items carry a lot of emotional importance for people. Headgear seems to represent the individual.
@mickles1975 4 жыл бұрын
Hearing somebody like David say "The great taste of little willy" makes it all the funnier.
@mefinlay1780 4 жыл бұрын
Cracked me right up 🙂
@juliusdream2683 2 жыл бұрын
Very nice informative peaceful video cheers 🍻…
@stuartwoodburn2653 4 жыл бұрын
I would of liked some info on the Russian head wear as it looked so practical for in a tank.
@silvesby 4 жыл бұрын
They look much more comfortable than a tin lid, too.
@thurin84 4 жыл бұрын
pretty similar idea to the german ww1 aircraft/tank crash helmets with extra pads added.
@silvesby 4 жыл бұрын
@@thurin84 They almost look like early rugby helmets except with headphones
@thurin84 4 жыл бұрын
@@silvesby havent seen a rugby helmet so ill have to take your word for it.
@tonyjauncey2373 4 жыл бұрын
Google scrum cap
@finncarlbomholtsrensen1188 3 жыл бұрын
I visited Stockholm many years ago and saw the changing of the guard, but still using this old type German type helmet!
@Milleneum 4 жыл бұрын
So David loves helmets too. I bet he the the director have had many long conversations on military headgear over their years working together.
@2011woodlands 4 жыл бұрын
In 1918, there were at least two helmet manufacturing companies in Michigan, many of them were supplied to the CEF & British Army, as American troops were issued both British & French helmets during 1917. Having worn both modern US helmets, the standard M1 WWII helmet weighs much less than the 1980s US Kevlar helmet, as much as a whole pound since the Kevlar helmets came in 3 sizes.
@NSYresearch 4 жыл бұрын
Hi David... thank you for these " lockdown videos" An intetesting subject well presented without the help of a big team behind you. And I'd like to join you in thanking EVERYONE who is still working to keep Britain going. Not just the incredible NHS but people like refuse collectors whos jobs have become harder... the armed forces who are onceagain proving they are the masters of adeptation.
@StuSaville 4 жыл бұрын
16:47 If you're curious what the German helmet with the additional frontal armor plate looks like, search KZfaq for "Beneath Hill 60 - Sniper Scene"
@Dave_Sisson 4 жыл бұрын
The full film is fairly good too. It's a reminder of the role of miners and tunnelers on the Western Front.
@dariuszrutkowski420 4 жыл бұрын
They also used them for machine gunners in trenches. The "Frankenstein" bolts were attachments for an extra front armor plate that could stop a rifle bullet from a relatively close range.