Well, you need to be careful here. Danish civil defence (Civilforsvaret) issue liners are grey inside and out and usually (not always) have a large CF inkstamp. But with a specific exception! Early military-issue liners were also grey outside but a peculiar shade of reddish-brown inside (and they stink, due to the composition of the resins used to solidify the fibre strips the thing is made of). Because of that smell they were phased out of military service - in the direction of the CF! - and replaced by new helmets with the green plastic liner, which so far as I know is essentially the same whether it be issued in Norway or Denmark. If there is an obvious way of telling them apart I haven't noticed it yet (I am not infallible....!) Anyway, therefore some CF liners are grey outside and red(ish) inside.
I believe - though there are good arguments against this - that the CF helmets that are magnetic, with the red-interior liners, and usually a stamped number on the rim at the rear, are actually the original M48 helmets made in Denmark. Repainted for CF. I'm almost inclined to bet money on it, but Other Authorities have other ideas. You'd think it would be easy to prove this one way or another, but OH NO.....
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