Here is my new BW para helmet with a camo cover that has been sewn together from three pieces of Liebermuster (if that is the right term).


Hi Gulf Do you still have it and what are you asking for itGulf91 wrote:I have a nice one(no cover) for sale if anyone interested.
CollectinSteve wrote:Nice. These helmets come up fairly frequently, as opposed to the earlier WW2 type. They were also exported to Belgium and (IIRC) South Africa. Some were further modified by police forces (in particular Baden-Württemberg) for their special operations units (SEK).
The cover is made from shelter half material, known as either M56 or Amoebatarn. Leibermuster was developed at the end of WW2 and was used briefly by the Bundeswehr. The Swiss "Alpenflage" is almost a straight copy of Leibermuster. So when you think Leibermuster, think Swiss.
The helmet net was standard issue and can be found on BW helmets in general.
Steve
masive wrote:Nice helmet. Could you please Show a Photo from the interior?
Wolverine wrote:halves as amoeba, I was once corrected by a German who said that everyone he knew also referred to amoeba as Liebermuster.
Wolverine wrote:And here is the Belgian one, showing the Belgian NSN:
Wolverine wrote:I hear you Steve - no arguments here. And yes, I am embarrassed that I spelled Leibermuster incorrectly.
About the Belgian jump helmet, I strongly suspect that these were ordered through a proper contract from one of the three or four manufacturers that made them in Germany. Two of the German makers were Schuberth and Vereinigte Deutsche Nikkelwerke - Belgium ordered M51 helmets from VDN for sure, so they might also have ordered the jump helmets. I think PSL and possibly one other company also made the jump helmets in Germany. In any case, BW examples are normally marked with German NSNs, in contrast to the Belgian ones like mine that has a factory-applied Belgian NSN. Without removing the liner, I cannot read the maker's name.
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