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What kind of helmet is this?????

Discussion in 'Uniforms, Personal Gear (Kit) and Accessories' started by colletorww2, Nov 20, 2008.

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  1. colletorww2

    colletorww2 Ace

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    I have had this helmet about a year and i havnt found out what kind of helemet it is.

    Anyone know what kind it is???
     

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  2. Harry Morant

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    Looks like someone cut down a Luftschutz helmet to make it look like a Fallschirmjager one

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  3. A-58

    A-58 Cool Dude

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    I think it is a German civil fireman's helmet, but I could be wrong.
     
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    jagdpanther44 Battlefield wanderer

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    Harry is correct, it is part of a German Luftschutz helmet.

    The helmets were produced in one, two and three piece variants. The latter two models had their individual pieces brazed together to form a complete helmet.

    The brazing could easily have been ground off and the rimmed part of the helmet removed.
     
  5. drgeorge

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    We know that that's a "luftschutz" fireman"s helmet, but I recently bought ($35) the helmet below, which also is supposedly a fireman's helmet (aluminum, no lining, no stamps; with chinstrap though) from the same era.
    What's your opinion....??
     

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    i have this helmet and its defenitely not this one.
     
  7. JCFalkenbergIII

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    Looks like Deutsche Polizei Parade helmet or Civic model helmet.
     
  8. JCFalkenbergIII

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    Oddly enough there is an article in the APR 2009 issue of Miliatry Heritage magazine in pages# 21-23 by Brian Bell on the various helmets of the Nazi Police organizations.
     

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