The Bundeswehr M1 Helmet

[Bernhard]

Here two detail pics of the chinstrap .
Very similar to the wartime model.

[Reibert-Austria]

Ja , Ennsdorf 😀

Tät´ ma g´foll´n !

[comune1aclasse]

Tät´ ma g´foll´n !

mia och

[121212]

Hi Bernhard,
hope you´re doing well?!
I´m newly into West German helmet covers... What´s the story of these particular rubber olive/snow camo covers? Did they belong to a certain snow camo suit? Were they the trial of 500 pieces mentioned by Baer? When were they introduced and used?

LG Stefan

Hi fellow collectors ,

I just stumbled across these pics from the issue helmet cover for
the M1A1 helmet adopted in very slow quantities.
I was silly enough to let this one go
Never saw another one for sale !!

Regards

Bernhard

[uscob]

I bought a box of them about 30yrs. ago in a Bavarian Army Shop as NBC Covers for the Helmet.
What confused me during all these yrs., they had Vent Holes at the sides, if I recall right, 6 in a circle with another one in the middle.
Never made sense to me.
I really need to find them in Storage, if I'm right 2 or 3 must be left from the Lot. All unused.
But everybody who knows my Storages, know's it might take a while.

[121212]

Hi Nico,
do you remember the stampings on the covers?
Please let me know when you found them, I would be glad to get one!

LG Stefan

[uscob]

Hi Nico,
do you remember the stampings on the covers?
Please let me know when you found them, I would be glad to get one!

LG Stefan

I can't remember any stamping, but this means nothing.
Let's see where and when I find them.

Maybe when I have some wholesale shipments from the other Storage.

[Oberbootsmann]

Hello, great thread.

I collect early Bw photo albums and just found this picture with a helmet type I haven't seen so far.

What exactly is it?

Regards, Matthias

[Asbjoern]

I think the guy is wearing the grey helmet liner on its own without the steel shell...

Jens

[Collectinsteve]

Yes, that is the liner being worn without the steel shell. It is a common practice to do this for certain events, such as parades and awards ceremonies. More comfortable for the soldiers.

Steve

[uscob]

Don't know when they introduced the Types, but there was a Dull Liner for the Shell and a shiny one, called, "Helm, Repäsentation", so for Parades, Ceremonies etc.

[Oberbootsmann]

Thank you very much!

Regards, Matthias

[uscob]

Yesterday I fund one with Helmet in my Storage.
Rented another one for easier sorting, so I can go tthrough hundreds of Boxes.


Here's the Snow Side.
Note the real large size Stamp

[uscob]

olive
note the Vent holes, wich allway's let me think if it's an NBC Cover.

[uscob]

Mentioned also here, Post 43.
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...=705466&page=3


Must say it fit's the M1 Exactly, so what is it for.