The Englishman who sold the helmet of the Argentine soldier of the Falklands has eliminated today the online auction

The helmet, pierced by fragments of mortar, bears the name of its owner in 1982: Jorge "Beto" Altieri. The publication stated that the soldier was alive and that his price was £ 10,500 sterling, a little more than $ 13,000 or half a million Argentine pesos.

But the sale has been suspended. The seller, named Bruce or blackrottie, according to your user collector, he eliminated it 36 ​​minutes before the end of the auction. Veteran of other wars and collector of war objects, the Brit has received innumerable intimidation messages and threats that led him to make this decision.

"For me, it was and it's very important to have it, it's the headphones that saved my life, which allowed me to found a family, who allowed me to travel the country talking with everyone in the Falklands "he confessed with emotion to this medium.

This morning at nine o'clock, while there was an hour left to close the auction, the Argentine veteran sat in front of the computer to see what was going on with his helmet. He did not have the money to buy it, but he needed to know the final destination of this object that had saved him from certain death during the war. His surprise was great when he realized that no one could bid: the publication had been deleted.

"I do not know what happened, I waited 37 years to recover it, I can wait a little longer, I dreamed of having it in my hands, to show it to my children and to go to Corrientes to talk to the governor and tell him that we had done it during the war, and that the families of the deceased in their province do not charge the provincial pension, "he said. he declares. Infobae.

The note of Infobae She made her story public and many call her to show solidarity: "They offered me collections to buy the headphones, but I felt I could not ask for so much," he said. -he admits.

Looking at the images, he reports each of the wounds on his helmet. Remember how the shards of a British mortar sent him to the top of the mountain. "I felt the blood running down my face, I caught my head because the pain was unbearable, I wanted to stop but I could not," he said. Infobae.

Thirty years after the war, Altieri discovered for the first time that his helmet was on sale online.

"He called me a little boy and told me that he was being auctioned in London. & # 39; It has its name, it's its helmet & # 39;he told me. When I saw the picture, I immediately recognized it: The impact was marked. I wanted to buy it at the auction and, missing a minute to close the sale, an Englishman offered a lot more money and I won, "he said. he recalled.

This is the British Bruce who bought the war trophy at that time, almost 7 years ago. And it's the same man who had it on sale on eBay until this morning. The Englishman says he has other helmets with a value ranging from 5,000 to 6,000 pounds. "But this helmet also has the perforation of the impacts that caused the serious injury to the soldier, making it a unique piece"he said Infobae while he had it for sale.

The decision to eliminate the publication was made after receiving more than 12 messages of insults and threats that began since the release of the information. The English badured that it was not the first time that his online shop user – and even on his mobile phone – was receiving offensive messages regarding the Altieri helmet.

"A helmet of the Second World War alone, without name, has just been auctioned at 55,000 pounds," he said yesterday at Infobae as an explanation to the sale of Malvinas hull. "The military or collectible objects of the Falklands war have an infinitely lower price, but this case is special. It combines the soldier's story, the fact that he is alive and bears his name, and that the Battle of Monte Longdon was the most important for the British III Parachute Regiment, "he said.

The publication Bruce invited buyers to bid: "A rare opportunity to own an impressive piece of military history from the infamous and bloody Battle of Mount Longdon, which took place on June 11 and 12, 1982 during VGM war Jorge Beto Altieri, VGM, was seriously injured in the head by British mortar shrapnel. "And below, the price of 10,500 pounds.

"Now, no one is going to buy it, and it's a new opportunity for me", Altieri was deceived in front of this medium.

He wears his military jacket with the medals won during the war. "Defend my country," he says. When he returned to the mainland, the severity of his injuries caused him to undergo surgery at the Comodoro Rivadavia Regional Hospital, where he was photographed with his father during his recovery.

"This photo has become a symbol: it's one that reminds me every day of the miracle of being alive."He admits.

Today we can see the consequences of the impact of these splinters that pierced his helmet. Beto can not move his right arm and leg, lost his left eye and lost part of the hearing. "It's like if the water is down"he explains.

"The Malvinas are present every day of my life, because when I get up, I have to dress with one hand, tie my shoe with one hand, wipe my eye, with one hand. I look at myself in the mirror and see Malvinas. Despite the terrible aftermath that I face every day, I know that without this helmet, I would not be alive. And that's why I dream of having it with me again, "he concludes.