Ventless M40? Need help!

[Farradin]

Hi. What kind of helmet is this? Postwar? Value?

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[helmet2id]

Post war Bundeswehr - as to value I don't know as I don't collect them.

[Mil Spec]

It has vents... just no liner rivets. Looks like suspension is anchored at the crown. Odd.

[WOODSNAKE]

I agree, Post war Bundeswehr helmet dating from around the 1950's looks in pretty good condition but as to its value i wouldn't even hazard a guess, see what the other guys think.

[WOODSNAKE]

I like it

[emileverbunt]

Not Bundeswehr but Bundesgrenzschutz (Border Police) or Police.

The Bundeswehr was not allowed to adopt the symbol of German militarism after WW2. So they adopted a M-1 variant.

The postwar M35/M40 helmets were produced for Police and Bundesgrenzschutz, with and without rivets, with and without vents. There were several types of suspension. Some markings read LS (Linnemann & Schnetzer).

These helmets would do something like Euro 80,- to Euro 100,-.

Cheers,

Emile

[helmet2id]

Not Bundeswehr but Bundesgrenzschutz (Border Police) or Police.

The Bundeswehr was not allowed to adopt the symbol of German militarism after WW2. So they adopted a M-1 variant.

The postwar M35/M40 helmets were produced for Police and Bundesgrenzschutz, with and without rivets, with and without vents. There were several types of suspension. Some markings read LS (Linnemann & Schnetzer).

These helmets would do something like Euro 80,- to Euro 100,-.

Cheers,

Emile

Emile, Thanks for the information. I knew it was post war due to the liner attachment, but was unaware of the information that you provided. I have a few of the M-1 variants that I picked up at a flea market years ago for $10 each (how can you go wrong?), and always wondered why there were post war German helmets that looked like WWII models AND the M1 look a likes! Now I know. Thanks again. Jim G.