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marius-iulian
Posted: September 01, 2005 03:08 pm
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I have 3 helmets, i colect stell helmets, but i am not sure about une on that helmet.
I have one romanian , one american and last i think is german .
Because i am not sure about i atach some pictures with them.
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If you know for sure something about please write me to iulihostiuc@hotmail.com
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Posted: September 01, 2005 05:13 pm
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Helmet 1 looks like one from DDR.
Nr 3 is a Dutch helmet -Romanian
nr 2 is hard to tell by the photos
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Posted: September 02, 2005 06:20 am
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HI!

I am collecting helmets I am from Bulgaria.
I am sure that helmet #1 is not from DDR.It looks like a hungarian M37 helmet. wink.gif

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Posted: September 02, 2005 10:48 am
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QUOTE (Sturmpionier @ Sep 2 2005, 06:20 AM)
HI!

I am collecting helmets I am from Bulgaria.
I am sure that helmet #1 is not from DDR.It looks like a hungarian M37 helmet. wink.gif

helmet 1
I think i found,is from Suisse 1918.
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Posted: September 02, 2005 02:26 pm
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This is articel about M37 (in russian) with very good photos!Here
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Posted: September 02, 2005 02:44 pm
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Articelooooooops unsure.gif I made a check up.....you are right-this is Swiss M18 helmet
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Posted: September 02, 2005 02:55 pm
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QUOTE (Sturmpionier @ Sep 2 2005, 02:44 PM)
Articelooooooops unsure.gif I made a check up.....you are right-this is Swiss M18 helmet

Is ok, for that this forum is.....to learn about , and i find the right answer in the end... wink.gif
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Posted: September 02, 2005 04:12 pm
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Course smile.gif...just it looks very like a hungarian M37 from WW2

P.S Are you collector like me? smile.gif
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Posted: September 02, 2005 07:13 pm
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It's hard to be sure from the pics presented, but No 2 does look like an American helmet without a liner. But other countries copied this pattern, and some of the copies are very good.

It looks unissued, or at most very lightly used.
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Posted: September 03, 2005 06:04 am
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QUOTE (Jeff_S @ Sep 2 2005, 07:13 PM)
It's hard to be sure from the pics presented, but No 2 does look like an American helmet without a liner. But other countries copied this pattern, and some of the copies are very good.

It looks unissued, or at most very lightly used.

I look to all details , from few sources and is american M-1 A-1 year 1942-1945.
Without doubt; soon i make some pictures; good one and you`l see .
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Ruy Aballe
Posted: September 03, 2005 09:14 pm
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I am not sure about No. 2 identity... The U.S. M1 helmet, yes, maybe. But genuine U.S.-made helmets usually had a matt olive drab finish. A positive identification is more difficult in this because the sub-helmet lining is missing. wink.gif
It could be a French M. 51 (although the later has a much pronouced brim on the back, thus making it the most "independent" M1 look-alike). The German M 54-56, on the other hand was almost a carbon copy of the American original, but with a leather liner and not a sub-helmet...

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Posted: September 04, 2005 06:55 am
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QUOTE (Ruy Aballe @ Sep 3 2005, 09:14 PM)
I am not sure about No. 2 identity... The U.S. M1 helmet, yes, maybe. But genuine U.S.-made helmets usually had a matt olive drab finish. A positive identification is more difficult in this because the sub-helmet lining is missing. wink.gif
It could be a French M. 51 (although the later has a much pronouced brim on the back, thus making it the most "independent" M1 look-alike). The German M 54-56, on the other hand was almost a carbon copy of the American original, but with a leather liner and not a sub-helmet...

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Is not Franch because the belt from helmet in not franch;is M1 american helmet.Look the belt.
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Posted: September 05, 2005 08:06 am
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The brim is not like the French M.51 either; however, the French made use of a very similar chin strap. The helmet can be a US-made one or some European copy; without the liner, is difficult to tell.
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