True about the East-German helmet. But, when they disigned that type of helmet,... something went terrible wrong. But that's my taste. :-)by bigmacglenn1966
True about the East-German helmet. But, when they disigned that type of helmet,... something went terrible wrong. But that's my taste. :-)
you are a very lucky man brian ,i would love to see more detailed pictures of it
A beauty it aint, thats for sure.
What was the reason behind the design of the East German helmet (formerly of the TR) - ease of manufacture or what?
Increased ballistic protection, ease of manufacture (several shell sizes were to be eliminated), no rolled edge, no air vents, and a simplified liner system (M44) which used less steel.
There should be some more photos at this link:
LATE WAR HELMETS OF THE THIRD REICH THALe BRIAN ICE by Brian Ice: History | Blurb Books
thanks for the link to your book brian ,nice to have you here
I think the M45 gets a bad rap because if the war had lasted any longer ( and they had been issued ) then the Germans would not have been able to be called "squareheads" any more - they would have to be called "coneheads" ...... and that just doesn't have the same sort of ring to it, does it
Dan
" I'm putting off procrastination until next week "
oh another rule, keep the helmets pre 45 LOL that prototype is an ugly duck but I can understand the increased ballistics aspect with the design, I wonder if doug could sort his helmets by batch numbers, would probably take him a few years to do so!!!
Glad to be here, James. Thanks. I have another late war helmets book at this link:thanks for the link to your book brian ,nice to have you here
STEEL HELMETS OF THE THIRD REICH LATE WAR Brian Ice by Brian Ice: History | Blurb Books
love your line up maximus71. and yours to james and brian. one of my helmet collecting goals. is to get a representation of each era. ive always loved the ww1 german helmet. so hope to get one. some day.
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