Close up from my steel helmet collection in detail

[hellschickie]

Well guys my blue M53 helmet has arrived, like I first said its not a popular helmet but you have to admit! when I place the green M53 next to the blue air force M53 they make such a handsome couple. What really catch my eye was that when they made this helmet, they took it not so seriously with the symmetrical of this helmet. The same thing I also saw with the first type DDR M56 helmet in my collection.
The code that's stamped in the rim is LS30 8VDP80 - 4 -
At the end of the code theres a arrow stamped pointing up? why is that?...I am guessing that the year its been made is 1980.

[hellschickie]

My M1 collection so far

[hellschickie]

Modell 1A1 Luftlandetruppenstahlhelm.

Too bad that a part of the chinstrap had been torn off, If anyone can help me make it complete again I would be happy with that.[ATTACH=CONFIG]

[hellschickie]

A inner helmet liner from Vietnam I guess, the chin strap is different and also the webbing is it a airborn liner?. It has a snap on liner is easily removed, so I could clean the insides that was really dirty as hell. Then I putt some oil on the metal parts because the rust devil had its way... way too long. There I saw the stamp inside wich I had photographed. More information really would be appreciated...thanksThe Vietnam liner next to the VB1955 liner

[James C]

hi HC i notice now going back to your first thread page i see your polish wz50 with carefull viewing i notice it this time round initially i thought it was czech vz 53 i also like your hessian covered dutch m53 very similar to my example now the last liner you post is a bit of a mystery dsa stamped ground troops liner but fitted with 3 point chinstrap of a bundeswehr or austrian origin these are the only 2 countries that use this style of breakfree catch that i know of ,its a bit of a puzzler for sure

[Ryan Ballout]

did you find this things or did you but them

[James C]

i dont follow ?ryan "but them"

[James C]

Well a civil defense helmet, don't know if its something special but I do know I don't see much of these so I bought it, anyone knows more... whats in been through? Attachment 443757Attachment 443758Attachment 443759

i believe tht liner on these is called type153 the alloy frame and crown fixing is similar to the german bgs helmet ,yours is the economy version with vinyl headband

[Ryan Ballout]

yeah sorry i meant buy them

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yeah sorry i meant buy them

[James C]

Also coming soon another low budget helmet, seems like not a very popular helmet by collectors I got the idea. The dutch helmet model 53, yea I got 2 of them but those are green painted this one is a blue one so thats why I bought it, now I got a Air Force M53 helmet soon Attachment 444688Attachment 444689

im not sure if this is the correct liner for the helmet ,i know the royal military police (gendarmerie)m53,s have a dark blue finish ,maybe im wrong