A Few Very Special Tanker Helmets

[Guy56]

Here are a few of my very special finds. It includes an Infantry Pattern Tanker Helmet with its box, a 1919-pattern Tanker Helmet (AKA Chafee helmet), a Rawlings-pattern Tanker Helmet (AKA M1938) in its box, a tagged Rawlings-pattern and, just because, my double decal 2nd style Fallschirmjäger helmet. The FJ helmet is the one found on p. 224 of Baer’s “The History of the German Steel Helmet, 1916 -1945.”
 
Enjoy. 

[M24 Chaffee]

Cool tanker helmet history displays! I’ve never seen the original boxes. 

 

Frank

[Nack]

Wow - great display!

[Guy56]

Thanks. 

[17thairborne]

beautiful

[Guy56]

12 hours ago, M24 Chaffee said:

Cool tanker helmet history displays! I’ve never seen the original boxes. 

 

Frank

Thanks!!! The boxed unused Infantry Pattern helmet find really caught me by surprise.  

[Manky bandage]

Id be very interested in some detailed images of the inside of the 1919 if you get a chance.  Some very nice helmets indeed. 

[Guy56]

13 hours ago, Manky bandage said:

Id be very interested in some detailed images of the inside of the 1919 if you get a chance.  Some very nice helmets indeed. 

No problem. I’ll take some today. 

[Guy56]

18 hours ago, 17thairborne said:

beautiful

I like to think so. 

[Guy56]

51 minutes ago, Guy56 said:

No problem. I’ll take some today. 

Here are a few pics of the 1919-pattern helmet’s interior. I also made a separate posting. 

[Lightning Tiger]

Stunning collection of tanker helmets @Guy56! It’s amazing you also have the boxes they came in.

[Paul Reijnders]

In one word ..... FANTASTIC    Congrats Guy with these very nice and rare US Tanker Helmets

 

Regards, Paul