Please help me to identify four helmets!!

[Belgrade]

Dear "people who know how to identify WWII helmets" *:-)

Please help me identify or give me some hints for the following helmets. They were found in Greece and they are to be diplayed in a museum. The info I have so far is

Helmet No 1: a helmet of the greek army (is it?)
Helmet No 2: a german helmet (1941 - 44)
Helmet No 3: a german SS helmet
Helmet No 4: an english helmet

I attach some photos..

Thanx very much for sharing your knowledge with the novice

[GasMasksUK]

I'm not too sure about the other ones to be exact, but the helmet you think is the SS one is actually Bulgarian to which someone has added or painted on a very crude decal. Also the plastic helmet on the second and last photo's is actually a liner for an M1 type helmet, from looking at it I'd say its a Belgian one but I could be wrong.

Hopefully this helps

Thanks

Danny

[theotherhomer]

Well the first helmet looks to be a WW1 Doughboy helmet I think.. the German one is a M40 or M35, and the ss helmet is actually a Bulgarian helmet ( I think )

[longues]

yes ,the last is a bulgarian helmet

[gi0rgos p]

First helmet is indeed British (or of another Commonwealth country's manufacture), a view of the liner would clear up if it is a Greek post-war modified one. Second one is not a helmet per se, but a liner of an M1 clone, used by the Greek army from the 60s up to the present day. Third one appears to be a relic condition, repainted German M40, while the last one is a Bulgarian M36 with fake, hand-painted SS insignia. Which museum were these found in?

Regards, Giorgos

[gi0rgos p]

Where these actually found in Thessaloniki, by chance? I wonder if faking these Bulgarian M36 helmets is widely practiced, I have ever only seen one like this. If the actual source was Thessaloniki, I might know it, they were offering one for sale for 300 euro about 8 years ago... I also have the feeling that this M40 came from another dealer of the same city. I would suggest that if it is possible, that the Bulgarian helmet would better not be put for display in a museum and if my suspicions are right, that the interested part would claim a refund.

Regards, Giorgos

[Rommel1942]

I dont really think that these should be put in a museum, not as a group atleast. And definatley not the Bulgarian one..

Regards,
Finn

[tampalam]

I don't see museum quality in any of these with the possible exception of the Brit/Commonwealth helmet. The Bulgarian lid is really ugly and a kid's fantasy fake paintjob. Sorry, I don't mean to be negative, but whoever paid for these should get a full refund.

[Belgrade]

Hi there!

The "SS helmet" was bought from a bazzar in Poland. About the rest, I know that some locals donated them to the museum, but that is all..
The colection is in larisa.

However, I find interesting the fact that you have an Axis Power helmet -the bulgarian- painted with the symbols of the Nazi's. Any chance this could have happen during the WWII??

Or you think is an artistic expression?

I am looking foerawrd to hearing your opinions!

Thanx very much for the valuable information!

[Sokol]

The chance for that is Zero. It is a fake/fantasy helmet, worthless. Notice that dark green paint, it was used on everything in the Socialist army. Postwar paintwork under the painted shield