Egyptian Helmet Arab-Israeli War of 1973 Czechoslovakian Vz53 For Sale
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Egyptian Helmet Arab-Israeli War of 1973 Czechoslovakian Vz53:
$50.00
Specs: * There is carved marking on the outside, looks like “17999A” (see 2nd photo) * Weight: 2 Lbs. 12 Oz. * Good condition: The inside liner is missing & the supporting brackets rustedHistory: Recoveredfrom the battlefield in the Sinai Peninsula, this Egyptian helmet isfrom the 1973 Yom Kippur War. It is a Czechoslovakian Vz53 helmetworn by a soldier in the Egyptian Third Army during the 1960s and1970s. These helmets were sent to Czechoslovakia by the USSR inthe early 1950s as a way to support their renewed military.
Titles of Distinction
- Hero of the Soviet Union
- Hero of Socialist Labor
- Pilot-Cosmonaut of USSR
- Dist. Military Pilot USSR
- Dist. Military Navigator USSR
- Dist. Test Pilot USSR
- Dist. Test Navigator USSR
- Distinguished Pilot USSR
- Dist. Navigator USSR
Orders of Distinction
- Order of Lenin
- Order of October Revolution
- Order of the Red Banner
- Order of Suvorov
- Order of Ushakov
- Order of Kutuzov
- Order of Nakhimov
- Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky
- Order of Alexander Nevsky
- Order of the Patriotic War
- Order of Red Banner of Labor
- Order of Friendship
- Order of the Red Star
- Order Service to Motherland
- Order of the Badge of Honor
- Order of Honor
- Order of Personal Courage
- Order of Glory
- Order of Labor Glory
- Order of Mother Heroine
- Order of Maternal Glory