Fratlanta Posted August 22, 2020 Share #1 Posted August 22, 2020 got all these helmets as part of a lot and was trying to identify and date them. Some of them are clearly not US but I'd appreciate if you guys could help Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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644td Posted August 22, 2020 Share #4 Posted August 22, 2020 Nice pickup but I do not see a US m1 helmet in the lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith Posted August 22, 2020 Share #5 Posted August 22, 2020 You should post these on World Militaria Forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant G. Posted August 22, 2020 Share #6 Posted August 22, 2020 Agreed. The only U.S.-produced item I see is a cloth cover from the Vietnam War. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Camouflage Pattern I Posted August 22, 2020 Share #7 Posted August 22, 2020 Top to Bottom Left to Right Polish Wz. 67, Polish Wz. 50, East German M56, looks similar to a commonwealth dispatch rider helmet but I''m not sure, don't know with US mitchell cover, Hungarian M70, Vietnamese "pith"/sun helmet, Swiss M18 , UK MKIII, MKIV or MKV, don't know somewhat close to Chinese GK 80 don't know , Yugoslavian M59, Swiss M18/40, maybe a Soviet SSh 68 but i'm not not sure, maybe a German Luftshutz helmet, Italian M33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
644td Posted August 22, 2020 Share #8 Posted August 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, Cap Camouflage Pattern I said: Top to Bottom Left to Right Polish Wz. 67, Polish Wz. 50, East German M56, looks similar to a commonwealth dispatch rider helmet but I''m not sure, don't know with US mitchell cover, don't know, don't know , Vietnamese "pith"/sun helmet, don't know , don't know, maybe a Soviet SSh 68 but i'm not not sure Yugoslavian M59, Swiss M18, don't know, maybe a German Luftshutz helmet, Italian M33 Great job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmar836 Posted August 22, 2020 Share #9 Posted August 22, 2020 The Vietnamese “pith” helmet looks like one I bought long ago that was identified as just a tourist item. Fortunately, it was crushed in shipping and UPS paid for it and got the damaged shell to sell for salvage. The authentic ones had a more substantial suspension but I don’t recall the details. Agree the rest are primarily eastern block helmets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Camouflage Pattern I Posted August 23, 2020 Share #10 Posted August 23, 2020 9 minutes ago, dmar836 said: The Vietnamese “pith” helmet looks like one I bought long ago that was identified as just a tourist item. Fortunately, it was crushed in shipping and UPS paid for it and got the damaged shell to sell for salvage. The authentic ones had a more substantial suspension but I don’t recall the details. Agree the rest are primarily eastern block helmets. I agree it is post-Vietnam War, however it is not necessarily a tourist item, the sun helmet is still used by the QDND to this day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Camouflage Pattern I Posted August 23, 2020 Share #11 Posted August 23, 2020 The time to edit my previous comment has run out so here are my updates / corrections Top to Bottom Left to Right Polish Wz. 67, Polish Wz. 50, East German M56, looks similar to a commonwealth dispatch rider helmet but I''m not sure, maybe Austrian M75 with US mitchell cover, Hungarian M70, Vietnamese "pith"/sun helmet, Swiss M18 , UK MKIV, don't know but somewhat close to Chinese GK 80 probably some euroclone m1 , Yugoslavian M59, Swiss M18/40, maybe a Soviet SSh 68 but i'm not not sure, something along the liners of a Nazi Luftshutz, Italian M33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobS. Posted August 23, 2020 Share #12 Posted August 23, 2020 The last 2 helmets are Bulgarian Model 38 black and model 51/72 with the purple ink 58 size stampSent from my moto z3 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmar836 Posted August 23, 2020 Share #13 Posted August 23, 2020 Yeah, I'm not aware of all the Vietnamese pith variants. You do see a lot of them even in recent footage. I guess I was advised that the one I had bought was likely sold to a tourist as a VC helmet. I really thought I had a shot at a real one in the 90s. Pretty rare birds, I guess. Good stuff. Thanks. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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