Irish Emergency helmets ?

[SMP]

Does anyone know where all these Irish Emergency helmets are coming from, or how many are out there ?

I see the internet and some dealers are selling lots of them. So far I've seen W, CS, AFS, AF, D, and St John's Ambulance versions.

I presume they are all post-war Irish repaints ?

Any info ?

[Marc Sherriff]

The Irish Army have been selling their stuff off for the last couple of years.

Marc

[DJT]

Got a link to any of these helmets in question?

[SMP]

Got a link to any of these helmets in question?

Here are a few photos :

[SMP]

And another:

[SMP]

A green Warden's helmet, and a FS.

[DJT]

Not sure where those types are coming from Steve. I do know that large numbers of the standard army ones with Irish command flashes on the front were sold to US surplus dealers decades ago and you still see them popping up regularly on US eBay.