What is this helmet?

[Filip Bernatowicz]

Is this helmet an original German M40 used by the Danish post-war or is it Danish made?

link: Original D

[Neil Hever]

CF is the Danish letters for civil defense - Civil Forsvaret. I have only seen this on M1 clones from 1948 but maybe these were interim examples using the Stahlhelm style? NH

[FALLSCHIRMJAGER]

Hi, please upload the images to the forum, the thread will become obsolete without them in the future when the link dies. Leon.

[Filip Bernatowicz]

Sorry Leon. Here you go:









And yes CF is indeed Danish civil defence. I never seen Danish/Scandinavian M40 clones before

[FALLSCHIRMJAGER]

Thanks for the images Filip, I must admit I have not seen one like this before. The "ripples" to the surface of the shell, plus the two weld spots that I can see suggest something like a comb was attached to this at some point? I cannot recall seeing a combat grade helmet used with a comb for Civil use, but looking at the interior shot, I do not think that this is a Reich period produced helmet. The rear lot number is clear, but where the makers mark and size would be located, it seems to be more like a "symbol" rather than ET64 or Q66 for example. So for me it is a post war, probably East German made shell.
As to whether the Danish ever used old Third Reich war stock helmets, I have no idea, I will leave that to those who know more. Leon.

[meyle77]

Danish did use German made WWII helmets along with Czechoslovak vz.32/34 for railroad protection / civil defence.