The Italian M42/60 is the post-WWII modernized version of the iconic M42 paratrooper helmet. It served as the primary headgear for Italian airborne troops (Paracadutisti) from roughly 1960 into the 1990s.

Key Features &…

The Swedish M37-65 is a modernized version of the classic Swedish M37 steel helmet. It served as the standard combat helmet for the Swedish Armed Forces for several decades.

Key Features

∙ Foundation: It uses the original…

The Dutch M40C helmet is a rare type of World War II helmet that continued to be worn after the war by the Korps Rijkspolitie (State Police). Below are the key characteristics and the context of this helmet:

Characteristics and…

A British Air Raid Precautionary (ARP) helmet is a Mk II steel helmet, produced by Briggs Motor Bodies (B.M.B.) in 1940. These helmets were standard equipment for civil defense during the Second World War, designed to protect…

This is an original Model 1942 (M42) Stahlhelm, produced by Vereinigte Deutsche Nickelwerke in Schwerte.

Production Details

∙ Manufacturer (NS): The "NS" stamp stands for the manufacturer Vereinigte Deutsche Nickelwerke.
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This specific configuration of the M1 helmet—a McCord front-seam shell with swivel bales and a Firestone high-pressure liner—is a classic example of a helmet from the mid-to-late war years (WWII).

Shell Identification: McCord…

A classic mid-1944 McCord M1 infantry helmet. This is a highly sought-after configuration because it perfectly represents the transition period in WWII production.

Shell Identification: McCord Radiator Co.

∙ Batch Number 862D:…

The M1 helmet, commonly nicknamed the "steel pot," was the standard head protection for U.S. infantry during the Vietnam War. It consisted of a manganese steel outer shell and a removable liner with an adjustable suspension…

The American M1 helmet saw its last large-scale combat use during the 1983 invasion of Grenada (Operation Urgent Fury) before being completely phased out in favor of the Kevlar PASGT helmet.

Characteristics of the "Grenada-era"…

The American M1 helmet saw its last large-scale combat use during the 1983 invasion of Grenada (Operation Urgent Fury) before being completely phased out in favor of the Kevlar PASGT helmet.

Characteristics of the "Grenada-era"…

The American M1 helmet with an ERDL cover (also known as "RDF") was a common sight during Operation Urgent Fury in Grenada (1983). Although the modern PASGT "Kevlar" helmet had already been introduced by that time, many…

A complete M1 helmet (Type I Infantry) from the Vietnam era, without a cover, consists of specific components produced between the early 1960s and the mid-1970s.

Essential Components

∙ M1 Steel Shell (The "Pot"): Authentic…

The Dutch B.B. helmet from 1955, produced by Verblifa (Vereenigde Blikfabrieken), is a post-war version of the British MK II Brodie helmet. These helmets were specifically manufactured for the Bescherming Bevolking (B.B.), a civil…

The Danish A.F.V. (Armoured Fighting Vehicle) Crewman Helmet, often identified by the British designation AFV-73, was a protective headset-helmet system used by Danish tank and armored vehicle crews starting in the 1970s. Produced…

Dutch M53 Troop Helmet with a Linnemans-Schnetzer GmbH outer shell from 1956 and a Verblifa liner.

Configuration Features

∙ Outer Shell: Manufactured by the German firm Linnemans-Schnetzer (LS) in 1956. LS was a major supplier…