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    #1

    desert MKII

    Hey guys i want too buy this helmet do you guys like it too?
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    South African. Looks good.

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      #3
      The liner is in wonderful condition, is it marked Jager rand?

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        #4
        I doubt it saw any service in WW2 , Rob
        God please take justin bieber and gave us dio back

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          #5
          Here's an interesting piece of info' about these helmets, probably why so many are in good condition.

          Once the requirement of the Union Defence Forces had been met (unknown amount but probably in the region of 300 000), production continued and on 9 April 1945 the Transvaal Steel Pressing Syndicate pressed their one and half millionth helmet. The excess helmets were supplied to the Eastern Group Supply Council (EGSC). This council was formed as a result of a conference held in Delhi India between October 25 and November 25 1940. At this conference delegates from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Southern Rhodesia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika, Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, Zanzibar, Burma, Ceylon, Hong Kong Malaya and Palestine agreed to a joint war supply policy which would make use of the existing and potential capacity for war supply of each country. This would prevent duplication of effort and wasteful shipping from Great Britain. South Africa became the principal supplier of steel helmets to the EGSC. It is estimated that from February 1941 most helmets made in South Africa at a continued rate of 10 000 a week were sent to the EGSC. About one million, two hundred thousand helmets were thus exported to the EGSC.

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            #6
            Yes, that looks to be a nice South African Mk II helmet in unissued condition. Try looking on the cross pieces of the liner for a date, size and manufacturer stamp.

            I have always wondered why so many of these helmets pop up in such good condition - that story seems to explain how batches of them may have ended up in various places. There were a crop of these appearing in Germany a few years ago, then they ran out and people now pay much more for them.

            I seem to remember a SA Mk II just like this selling for a crazy price 2 - 3 years ago. Something in the region of 200 - 300 pounds. Crazy.

            Matthew

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              Originally posted by tubist73 View Post
              Y There were a crop of these appearing in Germany a few years ago, then they ran out and people now pay much more for them.


              Matthew

              Indeed, about 5 years ago in German I turned down 3 for EUR100 !!!

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                #8
                I have 2 of these helmets and they are marked 7 H.S II 1941 the shell is marked 649 and the other is marked 644.They are in exc. cond.

                Dennis J

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