Under a three-year contract worth almost PLN 50 million, concluded in 2016 with Maskopol, the military will receive 19,000 Kevlar helmets this year, and 22,000 next year. They will go to operational units and territorial defense forces. In addition, in 2018 the army will renovate - mainly for the needs of the reservists - 14,000 pieces of steel helmets wz. 67.
Polish soldiers have been using Kevlar helmets since 1994. For the needs of our army, the wz. 93 was produced by several companies, incl. Resal, Bella and PZL Mielec. In 2001, a new model of the helmet, the wz. 2000. Since 2006, both designs have been replaced by the model wz. 2005. The disadvantage of all Kevlar helmets used in the world (not only Polish ones) is the relatively short time of their use. - The warranty period for composite helmets is 10 years - explains the Media Department of the Ministry of National Defense. Unfortunately, after this time, helmets cannot, as in the case of vehicles, aircraft, weapons, and even gas masks, extend the service life. Due to the loss of some of the protective properties of the material from which they were made, they must be withdrawn from combat use. Fortunately, after appropriate marking, they can be used for exercises and training outside shooting ranges or training areas.
However, losses in warehouses must be replaced and that is why the Polish army has to buy new helmets every year. In 2016, a contract worth PLN 50 million was signed with Maskpol for the delivery of several dozen thousand helmets. According to its provisions, this year the army will receive 19,000 helmets for the needs of the territorial defense forces and operational units, and next 22,000. In 2018, the military also wants to use its own repair units to renew 14,000 steel helmets wz. 67. Why? - They are mainly equipment for reserve soldiers. They are also substitutes for composite helmets if it is impossible to provide them, especially in the process of training personnel reserves in training centers - explains the Media Department of the Ministry of National Defense. Unlike Kevlar helmets, steel structures can be stored in warehouses indefinitely. from http://nowa.polska-zbrojna.pl/home/articleshow/25388?t=Kevlar-w-polskiej-armii
Label in the helm: WOJSKOWY HELM = MILITARY HELM COMPOSITE KOMPOZYTOWY = COMPOSITE WZ.2000 = model 2000 rozmiar 2 () = Size 2 (55 - 58) RESAL-SERVICE = RESAL is de manufacturer 00-958 Warszawa 66 skr.poczl.123 tel. 22-8684000
I present you my Russian Ssh 40M helmet. This helmet is in a good condition despite his age. I found Ssh stands for stalnoy shlyem and means steel helmet. The model 40 has been in use from 1940 into the seventies. The Ssh40M was ment for use by motorised troops.
I am trying to find information about the unit who was wearing this helmet: I now know that it was used by Military traffic controllers in Russian Каска военного регулировщика (СШ-40)
https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/He%C5%82m_wz._93 Helmet wz. 93 - the first composite combat helmet used by the Polish Army. It was the first composite serial helmet (before it there was also a prototype helmet of Aleksander Dutka). The helmet was to replace the older steel helmets wz. 50 and wz. 67. The shape of the skull is quite original, the fascia is made of artificial leather dyed black [1]. The helmet was painted green and came in two sizes: small (M) and large (D). The helmet was equipped with covers in the wz. 93 or black (police service). Helmet wz. 93 manufactured by Bella is certified by WITU and the German Center for Shooting Research in Mellrichstadt No. B-940049. The helmet was manufactured from 1994 by several companies (including the most popular Resal, Bella, and PZL Mielec). Currently being withdrawn in favor of the wz. 2005.
Camouflage Pantera has become the standard camouflage of the Polish Armed Forces. It is the successor of Camouflage wz. 89 Puma, and entered service in 1993. It differs from Puma in having stronger contrast, resulting in better disruptive camouflage. History[edit] Camouflage wz. 93 Pantera was created for JW GROM. In the middle of the 1990s, Pantera was introduced for all branches of the Polish Armed Forces, after Lech Wałęsa appeared with GROM's camouflage on military trainings.[1] Pantera's baptism by fire was in UNPROFOR during the Yugoslav wars. At the beginning of the 21st century, because of the involvement of the Polish Armed Forces in international operations in deserts, it was decided to introduce a desert version of Pantera. This has identically shaped marks but different colors.[2] In Pantera military uniform there are also in production individual equipments for soldiers, for example: bulletproof vests and bags
The Polish Wz70 helmet has the same shape as the Wz67 and it uses the same liner. However the helmet is not made of steel but some sort of fiber and therefore lightweight. It was not meant for use as a combat helmet. This one is painted in blue as used by United Nations forces. I do not know if this particular helmet was used by Polish UN troops.
L' École pour sous-officiers Dinant l'Ecole Royale des Sous-Officiers No 1 "ERSO" School voor Onderofficieren Zedelgem Koninklijke School voor Onderofficeren No 2 "KSOO"
The school for Non Commisioned Officers was located in Zedelgem from 1951 till 2007 and L' École pour sous-officiers at Dinant from 1953 till 2007, than the were united and transfered to Saffraanberg.
Made by COFABEBA: Mutsfabriek van Cofabeba from Mouscron Manufacture Belge de Bérets Basques (COFABEBA) rue de Dixmude 24 in 1995 Toujours en activité in 2007 Démolition, habitat en partie
Year 1963 MITIN is the product used to protect against moths.
The Domestic Armed Forces Belgium transled from: https://www.ablhistoryforum.be/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=318&p=1213&hilit=9de+regiment+lansiers#p1213 Post by marcbrans »May 31, 2011 3:00 PM First "Domestic Defense Forces", called BVS from 1951. These were under a national command and consisted of a HQ, the BVS, the Defense Forces of the Military Descriptions (Guard Battalions), the Air Defense Artillery of the Territory and the Territorial Anti-Aircraft Defense. During a reorganization in 1975 it absorbed the Basic Army and the mobilization organisms, to be called Domestic Forces, BS, from then on with a Command including the Operations Division, Training Division, Logistics Division and Mobilization Division. Provincially organized with reserve units, BS looked like this: - 11th Regiment: o 6th Line (active, training recruits NL language role) o 3rd Cyclists o 7th Line o Squadron scouts (coming from the Military Territory Defense units, the MVG) - 13th Regiment: o 3rd Ardennes Hunters (active, training recruits FR language role) o 4th Cyclists o 5th Hunters o Eskadron scouts (ditto) - The province of Antwerp: o 20th Line o 28th Line o 10th Lancers - Province of Brabant: o 18th Line o 4th Carabiniers - Province of West Flanders: o 24th Line o 6th Lancers - Province of East Flanders: o 2nd Line o 9th Lancers - Province of Hainaut: o 1st Hunters o 3rd Guides - Province of Liège: o 6th Ardennes Hunters o 1st Frontier Cyclists o 2nd Frontier Cyclists o 7th Lancers - Province of Limburg: o 11th Line o 5th Hunters on Horseback - Province of Luxembourg: o 4th Ardennes Hunters o 11th Lancers - Province of Namur: o 19th Line o 16th Lancers - Guard battalions: o 2nd Grenadiers (Palaces) o 1st Line (SHAPE) o 3rd Carabiniers (General Staff Evere) o 17th Line (NATO HK) Engineer Battalions: o 11th Engineer (active) o 27th Engineer (reserve) o 31st Engineer (reserve) - Transmission battalions: o 5th TTR (General Staff and Internal Armed Forces) o 10th TTR (Territorial Communication Network) The Regiment Para was attached to BS. In this order the provinces had organized their MVG - Military Defense of the Territory. This numbering of the MVG consisted of three digits: first the order of the province, then the type of company / squadron and then the numbering of that company / squadron, which could never exceed 9. For example, the 923rd Guard Company: - 9 = province of Namur - 2 = Guard Company - 3 = the third of that province types (the middle digit): 1 = Light Infantry Company 2 = Guard Company 3 = Compagnie Para-Commando 4 = Light Reconnaissance Squadron 5 = Service company 6 = Medical Company
MAR = Marine PRETA = 1999 = Year of production Beret made by preta in the year 1999. PRETA according to Google still exists as manufacturer of professional clothing. "Pre"vost-"Ta"vernier BVBA; Oude Tieltstraat 118 A Meulebeke .
MAR = Marine PRETA = 1999 = Year of production Beret made by preta in the year 1999. PRETA according to Google still exists as manufacturer of professional clothing. "Pre"vost-"Ta"vernier BVBA; Oude Tieltstraat 118 A Meulebeke .
Normally a Navy helmet is dark blue but some one sprayed this one green. I do not know if this was done by an official organization or by by a someone who wanted to change it into an army helmet. This liner is from 1960. In the picture above you cane see the dark blue below the green.
My second Belgian M51 Army helmet painted in the United Nations colors. Only the outside of the helmet shell was painted in this UN blue, the inside stayed green. It wasn't necessarily that the letters UN where painted at the side of the helmet.
I haven't found any liners painted in this specific color, so I don't know if these exist.
I noticed something about Belgium helmets, see the stamp QC9, I think this has been done after repainting the helmet, notice that the inside painting is not the original paintl, the inside was repainted. There is no heat stamp in the rim of this helmet showing its manufacturer and lot code, I have pictures of a Belgium helmet where the manufacturer and lot code is painted. see https://helmliefhebber.skyrock.com/3340963614-Une-bidouille.html
You can see the difference in the blue color used.
Further there are no differences. The Belgian helmet dus not have any heat stamp in the rim so I do not know the manufacturer but I would not be surprised if it was Linnemann-Schnetzer just like the Netherlands helmet.
The Netherlands "M53 troepenhelm" used by United Nations, #2
This is my second Netherlands UN helmet.
This helmet was originaly used by the Royal Netherlands Airforce, see the grey inside and the grey chinstrap.
I am not sure if this one actually has been used as UN helmet or if someone painted it to make it look like the real thing, the color and the decals are correct.
The heat stamp within the shell is LS79 8, again a Linnemann-Schnetzer, This helmet is made in the year 1979
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