After I bought this helmet I did the research to find out what I had bought…perhaps not the right way to do it….but I had never tripped over one before.
I went to the War relics Forum in Europe and this is what I found.
The Kaska M-36 "Khalkingolka"
This helmet is referred to in the book as the "Shvartz" to designate it by the name of its designer. However, within the Soviet Red Army of the 1939-1941 era, the helmet was known as the “Khalkingolka”.
Forum response from Michael Baskette –former U.S. sales manager for Ostfront.
The helmet is an interesting example... It is not an M39 liner exactly, but what you might call and M39 style liner. You find Ssh-36 and 39 helmets from time to time that have been relined with this liner system. While superficially similar to the Ssh-39 liner, they are not constructed the same as a factory Ssh-39 liner.
Why were they relined? The helmets were relined due to damage or having the original liners removed for winter wear. These liners are all very similar in construction and material make up. Likely they were all done at a single depot location. It is possible that because of the use of crude material and the non-standard construction and installation that these type helmets were relined in Leningrad during the siege.
I assume that English is not this fellow’s first language.
Forum response from Dimas- Tech Support fellow on the WW2 militaria collectors-War relics forum. Uniforms, Guns, helmets, battlefield archeology [forum@warrelics.eu]
Michael is right, but there most of that helmet was relined in Leningrad, during blockade, approx 5000 helmet was redone, the helmets was removed from recycling, and due of that all the liners was removed before sending them to recycle. Then due of absolutely no resources in blockaded town all the liners was made both for German M 16 helmets ( very rare reissue), SSch- 39 ( surrogate copy of SSch 39 helmet - tin made in the Leningrad) and other helmets which was sent for recycling, battledamaged Ssch 39-40 and Ssch 36 and M 15,17 and other helmets.
Your is typical Leningrad redone. They are very rare, but they was found in one of the Leningrad's factories Air Protection bunker approx a 500 pieces( In the Soviet time all of the factories and even the one from 4 civil houses has a air protection bunkers, but only the factories has a helmets, due of needs of the factory guard in war time.) . I think the helmets like that was sent to the Civil defence as per order to built the civil defence bunkers due of Cold war.
David
I went to the War relics Forum in Europe and this is what I found.
The Kaska M-36 "Khalkingolka"
This helmet is referred to in the book as the "Shvartz" to designate it by the name of its designer. However, within the Soviet Red Army of the 1939-1941 era, the helmet was known as the “Khalkingolka”.
Forum response from Michael Baskette –former U.S. sales manager for Ostfront.
The helmet is an interesting example... It is not an M39 liner exactly, but what you might call and M39 style liner. You find Ssh-36 and 39 helmets from time to time that have been relined with this liner system. While superficially similar to the Ssh-39 liner, they are not constructed the same as a factory Ssh-39 liner.
Why were they relined? The helmets were relined due to damage or having the original liners removed for winter wear. These liners are all very similar in construction and material make up. Likely they were all done at a single depot location. It is possible that because of the use of crude material and the non-standard construction and installation that these type helmets were relined in Leningrad during the siege.
I assume that English is not this fellow’s first language.
Forum response from Dimas- Tech Support fellow on the WW2 militaria collectors-War relics forum. Uniforms, Guns, helmets, battlefield archeology [forum@warrelics.eu]
Michael is right, but there most of that helmet was relined in Leningrad, during blockade, approx 5000 helmet was redone, the helmets was removed from recycling, and due of that all the liners was removed before sending them to recycle. Then due of absolutely no resources in blockaded town all the liners was made both for German M 16 helmets ( very rare reissue), SSch- 39 ( surrogate copy of SSch 39 helmet - tin made in the Leningrad) and other helmets which was sent for recycling, battledamaged Ssch 39-40 and Ssch 36 and M 15,17 and other helmets.
Your is typical Leningrad redone. They are very rare, but they was found in one of the Leningrad's factories Air Protection bunker approx a 500 pieces( In the Soviet time all of the factories and even the one from 4 civil houses has a air protection bunkers, but only the factories has a helmets, due of needs of the factory guard in war time.) . I think the helmets like that was sent to the Civil defence as per order to built the civil defence bunkers due of Cold war.
David
