Hi all, I found on eBay an interesting helmet, is not estrictly a german helmet, but is a copy that the british MofD made for training and used also in special operation in ocupied land.
The liner is an adaptation of the ww2 MK2 liner, but specially made for this helmet, besides some collection is also an example in the Canadian Military Museum.
Acording to collector and author Roger Lucy:
-...Judging from early 1943 correspondence between
HQ First Canadian Army and the Britsh Ministry of Supply they were
made by a company called Grimson & Slater Ltd of Long Eaton
Nottinghamshire (manufacturers - according to their letterhead - of
springs and steel furnishings) and cost 15 shillings each...-
The eBay seller description is not correct of course.
Nice and interesting helmet I think!
the link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ksid=p3907.m29
The liner is an adaptation of the ww2 MK2 liner, but specially made for this helmet, besides some collection is also an example in the Canadian Military Museum.
Acording to collector and author Roger Lucy:
-...Judging from early 1943 correspondence between
HQ First Canadian Army and the Britsh Ministry of Supply they were
made by a company called Grimson & Slater Ltd of Long Eaton
Nottinghamshire (manufacturers - according to their letterhead - of
springs and steel furnishings) and cost 15 shillings each...-
The eBay seller description is not correct of course.
Nice and interesting helmet I think!
the link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ksid=p3907.m29
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