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04-20-2010 02:52 PM
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Re: West German M/71 Paratrooper helmet
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HARRY THE MOLE
Here's the latest addition to my collection of Para helmets. Inner liner and straps are in very good condition. I assume that this one is Bundeswehr issue as well as being German made. The code to the shell is... 8415-12-127-1077...SH57-61 6/89. I think the last numbers may well be the production date, but I'm not sure. there is also a name to the liner, which may be... D Vollode...
Hi Mate.
In my humble opinion,this is a really nice, M1A1 LL, the LL stands for, Luftlandtruppe (air land troops airborne)
Really nice German para helmet, and a quality piece of kit too!!
I think the 57 is the shell size,and the 61 is the year of manafacture.
These type of lids were also used by the Belgians too,but with a Belgian chinstrap.
Thanks for showing this one, great collectable in my books
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Re: West German M/71 Paratrooper helmet
nice helmets guys
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Re: West German M/71 Paratrooper helmet
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battle gear
the markings inside mine are
8415 - 12 - 127 - 0508
H.R. 2/78
the liner is a size
60
I think it was made in FEB 1978
these are nice quality steel helmets
Mein Gott! It looks unissued!
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Re: West German M/71 Paratrooper helmet
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HARRY THE MOLE
Mein Gott! It looks unissued!
it has a soldiers name written inside "J HUNDT"
also RUTA or HUTA?
the shell has a few scuffs and appears to have been used on a few jumps
I think you should add a clip on West German helmet net like mine, they usually had some type of camo cover or net.
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Re: West German M/71 Paratrooper helmet
I don't think one should call this helmet a M71, since they were in use already in the sixties.
As Gaz says M1A1LL is the correct nomenclature.
As far as I know they used bij Gernany, Belgium and Dutch Special Forces.
Is there any knowledge in this forum about additional users?
Cheers,
Emile
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Re: West German M/71 Paratrooper helmet
No additional knowledge on the users but on the markings: the 6/89 is definitely the manufacture date while the 57-61 shows the size range of the helmet. I think these LL helmets have fixed sizes so this should be the size range of the shell. The usual german steel helmets have adjustable liners and 57-61 (cm) is the most common. The long number is - as you might know - the article number. The 12 in it being the code for Germany, i.e. German manufacture.
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