can you ID the helmets used by these Iranian soldiers?

**battle gear** · 09-21-2013, 05:46 PM

Iranian Helmet Shell with painted insignia on ebay

judging by the liner holes this appears to be a West German M61 paratrooper helmet shell

Iranian Helmet Shell | eBay

**battle gear** · 02-20-2017, 07:29 PM

this Iranian has a British MK4 type helmet used during the Iran Iraq War.

**James C** · 02-20-2017, 07:40 PM

An interesting picture Battlgear ,i like the crude use of the tape tabs holding the safe passage if martyred headband ,the chinstrap looks like an earlier ww 2 period example perhaps a MK11 strap but cant be 100% percent

**MAP** · 02-20-2017, 08:01 PM

by battle gear

this Iranian has a British MK4 type helmet used during the Iran Iraq War.

And a tin of snuff in his pocket

LoL

**battle gear** · 02-20-2017, 10:58 PM

many of the helmets probably ended up at the victory arch in Iraq or reused in the later Gulf Wars

http://media.gettyimages.com/photos/...ure-id73382707

**battle gear** · 02-25-2017, 12:14 AM

by James C

An interesting picture Battlgear ,i like the crude use of the tape tabs holding the safe passage if martyred headband ,the chinstrap looks like an earlier ww 2 period example perhaps a MK11 strap but cant be 100% percent

he's probably wearing the MKIII helmet? with the same liner as the MKII with a screw and nut instead of the lift the dot type fastener

**Tinhat** · 07-31-2019, 04:59 PM

Adding these images to the thread. I'm not sure about it, it looks clean, but does have a similar texture to post #14.

can you ID the helmets used by these Iranian soldiers?

**Watchdog** · 07-31-2019, 06:08 PM

by emileverbunt

clumsy guy loading a G3 magazine with his barrel stuck in the dirt, Emile

That is impressive skill at arms!! Off topic I know and I can't help with the helmets but that level of incompetence has to be highlighted

Mark

**battle gear** · 12-23-2019, 12:53 AM

here's an interesting wartime photo showing Iranian soldiers with steel helmets, probably modified West German shells.

**Composite** · 12-24-2019, 09:07 AM

...interesting long-running thread.....

Assuming #22 IS a Brit Turtle I'd say it's a 4 or 5 as the chin-strap attaches low down on the shell....and yes James...an old Brit strap too. I think one could build up one hell of a collection of lids from just Iran & Iraq...apparently they only went to war because they kept getting each others mail..... :-)