The color is slate grey RAL7015 "Schiefer Grau".
This is how the helm looks like completely painted.
The color is slate grey RAL7015 "Schiefer Grau".
The color is slate grey RAL7015 "Schiefer Grau".
Now the helmet is painted I wanted to complete it with a liner. I considered buying an old original liner but these are hard to find and very expensive. Besides that, I have done so much work on the helmet I no longer see it as completely original and I think it's better to use old original liners on helmets that are not worked on so much. So I spent time looking around on the internet. The first thing I needed to do was to learn about German Helmet liners. I found a lot of information the internet like on my favorite website World War Helmets
http://world-war-helmets.com/home.php
I found a reproduction liner at a militaria website that ordered together with 3 rivets.
After installation of the liner, it was found a little too small:
This picture shows the markings on the liner:
The measurements of this reproduction liner are: 62cm and between the front holes 14cm.
I wasn't really happy with this liner so I spent more time studying liners.
Some measurements on my helmet:
The outside measures 65,5cm, the distance between the front holes is 17cm.
The inside is not easy to measure but is between 63 and 64 cm. So this is a size 64 helmet.
So dispite the markings 64nA/56 on the liner, the measurements are not correct.
This is a lesson learned. I'm not going to mention the sellers website of this liner in this article since I'm using this seller a lot but I do want to advise to measure your helmet and ask a seller about his product measurements before you actually buy. I have used this liner in another German size 62 M35 helmet after drilling 2 new holes in the liner for the front rivets.
After spending some time searching on the internet I found a reproduction liner on the Dutch website:
www.marktplaats.nl. I contacted the seller and asked him about the liner measurements, he informed me and gave me all information I needed.
I bought a liner, 3 rivets and a chinstrap.
www.marktplaats.nl. I contacted the seller and asked him about the liner measurements, he informed me and gave me all information I needed.
I bought a liner, 3 rivets and a chinstrap.
This is a German M35 helmet. When I got it in my possession it had a strange liner. This helmet also has 2 little holes in the front.
I have posted a question on the world war helmets forum to find out about this helmet, see:
http://www.world-war-helmets.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=6146
I found a lot of information on https://germanhelmetvault.com/
Another interesting website: https://www.forum-historicum.de/pickelhaube-und-stahlhelm.html
These holes are possibly made after the war to install an emblem, it's possible this helmet has been used by a Czech fire brigade.Like this on in cascomundi's blog http://cascomundi.skyrock.com/photo.html?id_article=3311928360&id_article_media=63777997
The picture below shows the strange liner, trough the same forum I found out this liner is from a Belgium FN49 helmet.
This picture shows the ET62 inscription,
ET is the manufacturer Eisenhüttenwerke, the factory was located at Thale.
62 = the size of the helmet.
The picture above shows this helmet is a M35, the air vent hole is finished with a ring pressed in to it.
The picture below shows the liner installed. This is the reproduction liner that didn't fit into the M40.
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These are pictures from a Belgian Gendarmerie / Rijkswacht M31 Helmet.
It is complete with liner and chinstrap.
I considered using the parts of this helmet to complete other M31 helmets.
It is complete with liner and chinstrap.
I considered using the parts of this helmet to complete other M31 helmets.
The chinstrap and the liner look to me like they are made after the WW2. I have tried the liner in the green army M31 previously shown in this blog but it didn't give me the right look and feel for a M31 helmet from that era.
I decided to restore this helmet as a Gendarmerie / Rijkswacht helmet.
First I cleaned it and de-rusted it with HG Roest-oplosser.
I removed the lion head to get all rust removed. This picture shows there was no paint underneath the lion head and this tells me the emblem was installed before the helmet was painted.
I decided the re-install the emblem again after removing the rust and before the painting.
Next I filled the hole in the comb with filler.
The helmet got sanded and sprayed with grey primer paint.
I decided to restore this helmet as a Gendarmerie / Rijkswacht helmet.
First I cleaned it and de-rusted it with HG Roest-oplosser.
I removed the lion head to get all rust removed. This picture shows there was no paint underneath the lion head and this tells me the emblem was installed before the helmet was painted.
I decided the re-install the emblem again after removing the rust and before the painting.
Next I filled the hole in the comb with filler.
The helmet got sanded and sprayed with grey primer paint.
The helmet is ready for its final layer of black paint. If you can read French you should read the blog of a fellow
helmet collector: http://casquescollection.skyrock.com/4.html
This guy is an expert on helmets and I just adore his stories and information about helmets.
helmet collector: http://casquescollection.skyrock.com/4.html
This guy is an expert on helmets and I just adore his stories and information about helmets.
The following Belgian M31 helmet was used by the Belgian civil defense.
I found information from a real helmet expert. at:
http://casquescollection.skyrock.com/3038112889-763-BELGIQUE-Defense-Passive.html
See also: Belgian Beret Korps Burger Bescherming -Corps Protection Civil
Moto: Impavidum ferient ruinae =
part of 'Si fractus illabatur orbis impavidum ferient ruinae' and means: 'Should the world break and fall about him, its ruins will strike him unafraid'.
I found information from a real helmet expert. at:
http://casquescollection.skyrock.com/3038112889-763-BELGIQUE-Defense-Passive.html
See also: Belgian Beret Korps Burger Bescherming -Corps Protection Civil
Moto: Impavidum ferient ruinae =
part of 'Si fractus illabatur orbis impavidum ferient ruinae' and means: 'Should the world break and fall about him, its ruins will strike him unafraid'.
There are also M31 helmets made for civil use this helmet is my example.
Belgian Helmet model 49 used by Civil Defence. This is actually a normal green army helmet, ABL,
painted dark blue.Someone wrote BRUTUS on the front, I have no idea why and what it means.
Normally the Belgian flag is overpainted as well but on this helmet, the paint started to fade off.
Note the text in the liner: ABL 1949 X.B. 1951.
Model 1949 made by Xavier Buisset made in 1951.
painted dark blue.Someone wrote BRUTUS on the front, I have no idea why and what it means.
Normally the Belgian flag is overpainted as well but on this helmet, the paint started to fade off.
Note the text in the liner: ABL 1949 X.B. 1951.
Model 1949 made by Xavier Buisset made in 1951.
This is my next Belgian helmet, Belgium used a lot of different helmet models, wich makes them very interesting for collectors like myself. This example has been used by the Belgian army.
This type of helmet has been produced and used since 1951 up to the nineties.
It looks like the US M1 but is mainly manufactured in Belgium by Belgian companies. I don't know who made the shell of my helmet but the liner has been made by the company NV Menten SA: http://www.levior.com/site/frames.htm from Tongeren. Levior is one of their brand names.
Almost every Belgian helmet has a flag sticker at the left side.
In the liner there is also a stamp ABL 1979, ABL = Armee Belge, Belgisch Leger.
more pictures see https://helmliefhebber.skyrock.com/3346111320-Belgian-M1-Army-helmet-part-2.html
for the liner see https://helmliefhebber.skyrock.com/3346111390-Belgian-M1-Army-helmet-part-3.html
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Another example of the Belgian US M1 helmet clone. This one has no inscriptions in the metal shell but the inscription HL80 in the liner. At this moment I do not know what it stands for. 80 could be the production year, HL?
Notice that the paint finish of this helmet is a lot smoother than the previous helmet
For more pictures of the liner see: HL80 helmet liner
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Notice that the paint finish of this helmet is a lot smoother than the previous helmet
For more pictures of the liner see: HL80 helmet liner
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These pictures show a Belgian M1 clone used by the Belgian Airforce. The helmet is painted light blue and has a rough texture.
Inside the rim its stamped LS80, I think this means LS = "Linnemann-Schnetzer" a German manufacturer. Still producing sheet metal products.
see: https://www.linnemannschnetzer.de.
VDP 80-4 is possibly VanDePutte year 1980, could have been an intermediary.
I found an website: https://www.vdp.com/NL/hoofdbescherming/risicos-toepassingen/militaire-helmen
and https://www.vdp.com/EN/Referenties
The Liner is brand name = WWe for pictures see Airforce liner
I now know these letters stand for Ulbricht Witwe . This company still exists see: http://www.ulbrichts.com/protection/produkte/
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Inside the rim its stamped LS80, I think this means LS = "Linnemann-Schnetzer" a German manufacturer. Still producing sheet metal products.
see: https://www.linnemannschnetzer.de.
VDP 80-4 is possibly VanDePutte year 1980, could have been an intermediary.
I found an website: https://www.vdp.com/NL/hoofdbescherming/risicos-toepassingen/militaire-helmen
and https://www.vdp.com/EN/Referenties
The Liner is brand name = WWe for pictures see Airforce liner
I now know these letters stand for Ulbricht Witwe . This company still exists see: http://www.ulbrichts.com/protection/produkte/
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These are pictures of my second Belgian Airforce helmet. It is painted light blue with a smooth finish.
In the rim is stamped VDN 88/1. This helmet is made by the German company
VDN = Vereinigte Deutsche Nickel-Werke. in the year 1988
I got this helmet shell from a neigbour who had been using this shell as a flower pot for some years.
These pictures show the uncleaned helmet, it did not have a liner.
I cleaned the helmet shell and made new pictures see: Belgian M1 helmet for the Airforce #2new pictures
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In the rim is stamped VDN 88/1. This helmet is made by the German company
VDN = Vereinigte Deutsche Nickel-Werke. in the year 1988
I got this helmet shell from a neigbour who had been using this shell as a flower pot for some years.
These pictures show the uncleaned helmet, it did not have a liner.
I cleaned the helmet shell and made new pictures see: Belgian M1 helmet for the Airforce #2new pictures
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These pictures show a Belgian M1 helmet used by the Gendarmerie / Rijkswacht.
It is painted dark blue with a rough finish.
The helmet is made by the Belgian company UMAL = Usine Métallurgique Aluminium et Métaux Légers.
UMAL manufactured metal and aluminium products like canteens as shown in pictures 7 and 8.
For the liner see: Belgian M1 helmet liner used by the Gendarmerie/Rijkswacht
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It is painted dark blue with a rough finish.
The helmet is made by the Belgian company UMAL = Usine Métallurgique Aluminium et Métaux Légers.
UMAL manufactured metal and aluminium products like canteens as shown in pictures 7 and 8.
For the liner see: Belgian M1 helmet liner used by the Gendarmerie/Rijkswacht
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continued from Belgium M51 Helmet Gendarmerie
These pictures show a liner that could be used within the previously presented shell. It fits nicely into the UMAL shell however I obtained both pieces separately. The shell was made in 1963 and this liner in 1975 by SW, Schuberth Werke. SW 75
Schuberth Werke. SW 75
GD = Gendarmerie
RW = Rijkswacht
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These pictures show a liner that could be used within the previously presented shell. It fits nicely into the UMAL shell however I obtained both pieces separately. The shell was made in 1963 and this liner in 1975 by SW, Schuberth Werke. SW 75
Schuberth Werke. SW 75
GD = Gendarmerie
RW = Rijkswacht
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This helmet has been used by the Belgian paratroopers. I don't have a lot of information about it and I haven't found any markings inside. The liner looks a lot like the one used in the French model F-1 series 1 helmets.
This helmet is designated Model 71 and equal to the Germany Luftlandetruppenstahlhelm 1A1 LL and
Belgium Paratrooper helmet 1972
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Now I want to present you my next Belgian Helmet. This is a Model 95 or Schuberth 826 composite helmet.See for a lot more information about composite helmets: http://www.gostak.co.uk/composites/index.htm
see also my second 2nd Belgian Helmet Model 95 or Schuberth 826
More pictures from my Belgian 826
The company still exists and still manufactures helmets.
They still make the model 826 for several countries.
You can visit their website: https://www.schuberth.com/en/products/military/combat-826.html
The company still exists and still manufactures helmets.
They still make the model 826 for several countries.
You can visit their website: https://www.schuberth.com/en/products/military/combat-826.html
The Bulgarian Model 36A looks like the German Model 35. I found information saying these helmets were also manufactured in Germany.
'This helmet has been reconditioned after the WW2. The paint is no longer the dark green colour it had before the war. The liner is also post-war maybe some day I get lucky and I will find myself a M36A in pre-war condition. The M36A has a rolled edge like the German M35 and M40. see picture 8 for a close up of the edge.
'This helmet has been reconditioned after the WW2. The paint is no longer the dark green colour it had before the war. The liner is also post-war maybe some day I get lucky and I will find myself a M36A in pre-war condition. The M36A has a rolled edge like the German M35 and M40. see picture 8 for a close up of the edge.
The third Bulgarian helmet the Model 36C
I followed up on the advice of Thierry, I cleaned the helmet and I removed the rust see
Bulgarian Model 36C
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I followed up on the advice of Thierry, I cleaned the helmet and I removed the rust see
Bulgarian Model 36C
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