How old is this helmet

steffe · 02-01-2007, 06:54 AM

Hi! Could anybody tell how old this helmet is? The configuration of the chinstraps seems weird... (Y-straps?). Also, does anybody have a comment about the rather bright green colour? Apparently it was found close to the Shukov bunker at the Seelow heigths, but my suspicion is that it is a after-WW II model... Thanks for any comment!

DougD · 02-01-2007, 09:35 AM

Hello steffe,

welcome to the forum! I have to say I am not a 'helmet' guy, but I agree that the helmet (and the paint job) looks quite postwar. I am sure one of our regular members who is better versed in helmets can give a more definitive answer.

DougD
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Dzerzhinsky · 02-02-2007, 12:00 AM

It looks to have a chinstrap used in the model 43 examples. I am sure Doug is correct about the post-war status. My guess would a be a 1950's piece, but I am not an expert on Soviet helmets.

Al-muell · 02-02-2007, 11:32 AM

If it's from 40's it should have a star stamped on the bottom of the "visor" and a number on the rear side (may be hard to find, esp. if the shell was repainted) and may have a black stamp with four digit date. If it's later - it should have a black, visible stamps without date.
As for the straps - from what I know soldiers from guards units worn helmets with this kind of straps untill at least 1968.

02-01-2007, 09:35 AM	#2
DougD Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: NJ Age: 50 Posts: 2,060	helmet Hello steffe, welcome to the forum! I have to say I am not a 'helmet' guy, but I agree that the helmet (and the paint job) looks quite postwar. I am sure one of our regular members who is better versed in helmets can give a more definitive answer. DougD Moderator-cloth

02-02-2007, 12:00 AM	#3
Dzerzhinsky Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Land of Lincoln Posts: 44	Helmet It looks to have a chinstrap used in the model 43 examples. I am sure Doug is correct about the post-war status. My guess would a be a 1950's piece, but I am not an expert on Soviet helmets. __________________ "The ideal Chekist is a man with a warm heart, cool head and clean hands." "We stand for organised terror . . . Terror is an absolute necessity during times of revolution . . . The Cheka is obliged to defend the revolution and conquer the enemy even if its sword does by chance sometimes fall on the heads of the innocent." Felix Dzerzhinsky

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02-02-2007, 11:32 AM	#4
Al-muell Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Wrocław, Poland Posts: 1,828	If it's from 40's it should have a star stamped on the bottom of the "visor" and a number on the rear side (may be hard to find, esp. if the shell was repainted) and may have a black stamp with four digit date. If it's later - it should have a black, visible stamps without date. As for the straps - from what I know soldiers from guards units worn helmets with this kind of straps untill at least 1968.

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