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THE HELMET THREAD
Gulf91- Colonel
- Age : 52
Location : Wales
Registration date : 2011-05-13
Number of posts : 3858
- Post n°727
Re: THE HELMET THREAD
Very good nick James compared to a lot I have seen.
Are there repro liners available for these or are you leaving as is?
Are there repro liners available for these or are you leaving as is?
Guest- Guest
- Post n°728
Re: THE HELMET THREAD
ideally i would like to retro fit liners to both the 36 and 39 if any became available and yes i do think you can buy repro's i would never have them repainted though as i like there rusty patina
Gulf91- Colonel
- Age : 52
Location : Wales
Registration date : 2011-05-13
Number of posts : 3858
- Post n°729
Re: THE HELMET THREAD
It looks a prime candidate to restore to its former glory James due to its sound condition,most are rusted through and full of holes.
Necrolust- Sergeant
- Name : Rumen Simeonov
Location : Bulgaria
Registration date : 2010-08-15
Number of posts : 226
- Post n°730
Re: THE HELMET THREAD
jaycee wrote:ok so not a helmet as such but still iconic in design and something ive wanted an example of for a long time the eastern block tanker headgear this one has the crossed swords acceptance stamp so is czech in origin but identical to the soviet design ive heard better materials used on the czech version
"ОТК25"-"Отговорник Технически Контрол-25"-Responsible technical control-25. Soviet or Bulgarian..
Cheers
Guest- Guest
- Post n°731
Re: THE HELMET THREAD
thanks for your input necrolust ,i never realised bulgaria used this type also
Easy Gee- Colonel
- Name : Gary
Age : 55
Location : UK
Registration date : 2010-06-12
Number of posts : 3591
- Post n°732
Re: THE HELMET THREAD
Hi James.
Liking your latest Commie lid collection/display, it is very nice comrade!!!
Liking your latest Commie lid collection/display, it is very nice comrade!!!
sh4pak- Junior Lieutenant
- Age : 50
Location : Washington, DC
Registration date : 2012-04-23
Number of posts : 626
- Post n°734
Re: THE HELMET THREAD
jaycee wrote:ideally i would like to retro fit liners to both the 36 and 39 if any became available and yes i do think you can buy repro's i would never have them repainted though as i like there rusty patina
Hi, Jaycee.
I don't know if this guy can help you out-- but I can say from experience that his wares are tip-top.:
http://www.pflco.com/belgian.htm
Good luck!
--Dan
Guest- Guest
- Post n°735
Re: THE HELMET THREAD
many thanks for the link dan its worth asking if its possible to reproduce for soviet liners and i do remember you posting your prairie flower liner a while back wasnt it on a doughboy us lid thanks again james
sh4pak- Junior Lieutenant
- Age : 50
Location : Washington, DC
Registration date : 2012-04-23
Number of posts : 626
- Post n°736
Re: THE HELMET THREAD
Whups... I wondered for a sec. if it was you I had that dialogue with. Sorry for the redundancy-- I'm really *not* a zealot. =]
Guest- Guest
- Post n°737
Re: THE HELMET THREAD
oh dear did you have a run in with somebody ,it definately wasnt me pal
sh4pak- Junior Lieutenant
- Age : 50
Location : Washington, DC
Registration date : 2012-04-23
Number of posts : 626
- Post n°738
Re: THE HELMET THREAD
Oh, no... I just couldn't remember with whom I'd spoken about the leather co. earlier in the thread. I hate being the guy who says the same thing all of the time, but I am sometimes.
Guest- Guest
- Post n°739
Re: THE HELMET THREAD
no problemo dan thanks for reminding me about this company
Guest- Guest
- Post n°740
Re: THE HELMET THREAD
heres my m1 a1 LL paratrooper lid you can see the amount of jumps on the liner and if i carefully peel back the liner i can see this writting which states a very large size 71 and i believe dated 1977 acording to the shell markings and the pencil markings
Alfie73- Junior Sergeant
- Name : Alan
Location : Ireland
Registration date : 2012-08-29
Number of posts : 83
- Post n°741
Helmet ID
I picked this up today not sure where it's from maybe someone can shed some light on it.
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Guest- Guest
- Post n°742
Re: THE HELMET THREAD
these more modern ones are a bit out of my scope as i can only id the last of the pasgt models but it looks like the us ach (advanced combat helmet ) fitted with the comfort pad upgrade the only niggling doubt though is the lack of a small hole in the front above the rim for nightvision equipt etc im sure others on here will confirm either way or maybe it could be an off the shell version for civilian use ie press ,hope this helps james
Easy Gee- Colonel
- Name : Gary
Age : 55
Location : UK
Registration date : 2010-06-12
Number of posts : 3591
- Post n°744
Re: THE HELMET THREAD
Alfie your lid looks to me to be an mich/ach, I've seen examples like this used by private contractors,Uk and US, I like it as it looks like it's seen some action.Does it have any labels or stamps in the crown?
James, where on earth do you keep finding your lids ( No do not disclose this on-line LOL) ,love your latest Spanish lid mate, she's a beaut!!!
James, where on earth do you keep finding your lids ( No do not disclose this on-line LOL) ,love your latest Spanish lid mate, she's a beaut!!!
Guest- Guest
- Post n°745
Re: THE HELMET THREAD
cheers gary another steely on my most wanted list, do you think the ach is private purchase i always thought these us lids had a pre drilled hole in front applied during manufacture
Gulf91- Colonel
- Age : 52
Location : Wales
Registration date : 2011-05-13
Number of posts : 3858
- Post n°746
Re: THE HELMET THREAD
Nice James,used to have one and the earlier model-M1921?
Guest- Guest
- Post n°747
Re: THE HELMET THREAD
cheers gulf its a shame you parted with them ,i can see germanic influences in the design and is very similar to the bulgarian m36 when placed side by side its a pity these spanish lids have no date stamps but ive heard this style was used up untill the 1950's
Gulf91- Colonel
- Age : 52
Location : Wales
Registration date : 2011-05-13
Number of posts : 3858
- Post n°748
Re: THE HELMET THREAD
Used to concentrate on Helmets/Headgear at one stage but now all got out of control so sold all my Spanish Helmets a while back Im afraid.
Guest- Guest
- Post n°749
Re: THE HELMET THREAD
i know exactly what you mean gulf i need professional help on my addiction and more storage space
Easy Gee- Colonel
- Name : Gary
Age : 55
Location : UK
Registration date : 2010-06-12
Number of posts : 3591
- Post n°750
Re: THE HELMET THREAD
jaycee wrote:cheers gary another steely on my most wanted list, do you think the ach is private purchase i always thought these us lids had a pre drilled hole in front applied during manufacture
No worries James great to see when you get a lid on your wishlist,one to tick off eh , and yeah the lack of NVG mounting hole is unusual, but I'm pretty sure I've seen these lids without the pre-drilled holes before, I'm not even convinced this one is US,either way I like it.
I do wonder what the letters on the front relate too?
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