horridohutch Posted January 23, 2018 Share #1 Posted January 23, 2018 I may buy this helmet, I have never seen one before. Advertised as a Iraq war bringback.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horridohutch Posted January 23, 2018 Author Share #2 Posted January 23, 2018 Ok so its a Guneau helicopter helmet, so are they collectable? Or kind of ho-hum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlok Posted January 24, 2018 Share #3 Posted January 24, 2018 Paint it green to match the bike in the face shield...install ear buds for the iPod...good to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultra Hog Posted January 25, 2018 Share #4 Posted January 25, 2018 This is a Gueneau 316, jet fighter shell. No comms & no visor actuating buttons. Worn on Mirage F1 & MiG in Iraqi AF. Good luck to complete it & find the right mask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horridohutch Posted January 25, 2018 Author Share #5 Posted January 25, 2018 This is a Gueneau 316, jet fighter shell. No comms & no visor actuating buttons. Worn on Mirage F1 & MiG in Iraqi AF. Good luck to complete it & find the right mask. Thanks Hog, I appreciate your comments. I think I may still get the helmet. It was brought back by a Marine and I think it is a great piece of history. As for the parts.... I am a patient man. Thank you again sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultra Hog Posted January 25, 2018 Share #6 Posted January 25, 2018 I used to have one from IAF, it was not a 316 but a PK 75 (Yougoslavian licensed) I have at least 2 friends who have one complete. I'd like to get one too with modified Ulmer mask, maybe one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohawkALSE Posted January 25, 2018 Share #7 Posted January 25, 2018 Would be a cool piece of history. How much are they asking for it if you don't mind me asking? I got a survival kit bag (NAZ-7M) and some form of parachute, it think a drogue from a Russian ejection seat that came from Iraq. Both had that fine desert sand all over. The survival kit bag was cool as it was Russian origin, but since it was for a export contract, all the writing on it was in English vs Russian. Hog, are those the oxygen mask receivers on the inside of the shell? Dont know much about foreign helmets other than manufacturer names, and countries of origin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horridohutch Posted January 26, 2018 Author Share #8 Posted January 26, 2018 I am still on the fence as to what I will do with it, I pick it up Saturday for 80 bucks. Don't mind you asking at all Mohawk.... I have been looking around for parts and found some. What I have not found is the adjustment knobs for the visor. When I have it in hand I will be able to confirm the helmet type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horridohutch Posted January 26, 2018 Author Share #9 Posted January 26, 2018 Looks like it is named too.... Mohmned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohawkALSE Posted January 27, 2018 Share #10 Posted January 27, 2018 Interesting, Think they would write in English? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultra Hog Posted January 27, 2018 Share #11 Posted January 27, 2018 Yes, Mohawk. Receivers are seen inside near edgeroll. As a French guy, i have some knowledge on French flightgear. I have 22 Gueneau, from various types + a PK-75. On ebay.fr you can find visors buttons. There's actually a pair for 458 type (screw is plastic). https://m.ebay.fr/itm/Boutons-Gueneau-458/152881710919?hash=item239875c747:g:nrwAAOSwXYtYu-EU Chin strap is local made, never seen before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horridohutch Posted January 29, 2018 Author Share #12 Posted January 29, 2018 I bought the helmet Saturday...it came from a Marine with a Wing security outfit at Al-Assad airfield in 2007. Said he found it in a building there. I am 99 percent certain I will leave it as it is.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horridohutch Posted January 29, 2018 Author Share #13 Posted January 29, 2018 On ebay.fr you can find visors buttons. There's actually a pair for 458 type (screw is plastic). https://m.ebay.fr/itm/Boutons-Gueneau-458/152881710919?hash=item239875c747:g:nrwAAOSwXYtYu-EU I am not sure that these would be what I would find on this helmet. The 316 "Boutons" have a black washer behind them, don't they? Thanks for your comments Hog.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlegto Posted February 4, 2018 Share #14 Posted February 4, 2018 I saw that on Craigslist when I was in San Diego the week before last. Cool find! I'm glad someone on here grabbed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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