Achtung! The Post Pics of your Army Helmet from any Country! Dig up that Lid!
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DJdeadlyDALEK
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Waterloo Region of Ontario
Here's my one and only. I let the kids play with it every now and then:
US M1 helmet in display case.
Given to me by a good friend on my retirement to commemorate a WW1/WWII battelfield trip we made to Europe in May/June 2009.
The last 7 days of our excursion was spent in Ste Marie du Mont in Normandy.
Other 'stuff' in dispay: Battlemap, GI wrist watch, barb wire from Utah beach, vial of sand from Omaha beach, 101st AB patch, jump wings.
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Given to me by a good friend on my retirement to commemorate a WW1/WWII battelfield trip we made to Europe in May/June 2009.
The last 7 days of our excursion was spent in Ste Marie du Mont in Normandy.
Other 'stuff' in dispay: Battlemap, GI wrist watch, barb wire from Utah beach, vial of sand from Omaha beach, 101st AB patch, jump wings.
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- Location
- Leduc County, Alberta
The two I'll put up here are my favorites. The first is my WW1 M16 Named Camo Stahlhelm. It's all original, though the liner pads and leather have seen better days, it's missing the chin strap too. (The paint is correct and original, my camera flash makes it look much brighter than it actually is). This helmet goes great with my 1914 MO Gewehr98.
The other one is my WW2 M35 Stahlhelm with original German liner. This one is interesting as it has been one of the many hundreds of thousands captured by the Norwegians following the surrender of German troops in that country at the end of WW2. The Norwegians added their own Royal Norwegian shield decals to it and dyed the liner a darker color. A very interesting piece. It goes well with my Norwegian Captured and rechambered/reissued K98 in 7.62x63mm.
Now all I really want is a Pickelhaube!
I have about 4 other WW1 and WW2 Kraut lids, but these are my faves.
Nice collections all around gentlemen!
The other one is my WW2 M35 Stahlhelm with original German liner. This one is interesting as it has been one of the many hundreds of thousands captured by the Norwegians following the surrender of German troops in that country at the end of WW2. The Norwegians added their own Royal Norwegian shield decals to it and dyed the liner a darker color. A very interesting piece. It goes well with my Norwegian Captured and rechambered/reissued K98 in 7.62x63mm.
Now all I really want is a Pickelhaube!
I have about 4 other WW1 and WW2 Kraut lids, but these are my faves.
Nice collections all around gentlemen!
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- Location
- Beaverlodge, Alberta
MkI with post war decal
MkIII, 65,000 produced, all worn on d-day and most by Canadians
British dispatch rider's helmet
My other MkIII
MkIII, 65,000 produced, all worn on d-day and most by Canadians
British dispatch rider's helmet
My other MkIII
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- Location
- Beaverlodge, Alberta
I'd like to see it! Both of my MkIIIs are reprints but I still really enjoy them. If it got painted it must have been used or it wouldn't have been painted. Just adds to the history.
Can I Play???
WW1 group from the 2nd Division 2nd Engineers, 2nd battalion
Three WW1 helmets, 88th Division, 41st Division, and a condemned helmet used for training
A WW1 Camo painted lid, a 3rd Army lid, and 33rd Division lid
A display case of a few helmets...top row WW1 camo painted lids, Next row, WW2 M-1 pots and flak helmets
WW1 group from the 2nd Division 2nd Engineers, 2nd battalion
Three WW1 helmets, 88th Division, 41st Division, and a condemned helmet used for training
A WW1 Camo painted lid, a 3rd Army lid, and 33rd Division lid
A display case of a few helmets...top row WW1 camo painted lids, Next row, WW2 M-1 pots and flak helmets
