Soviet M40 Dated 1950!

[Dom]

Mark, your helmet is'nt repainted, that is a very nice factory painted helmet, to be true, I never thought about the chinstrap fastening period.

Hello Dimas ,
Chinstrap Green 16mm on this one

[Markratz1]

Dimas & Dom,

I hate to say that I have thought about chinstrap construction and period. Just trying to get an idea if there are any patterns with helmet manufacture dates. Why pay a premium for a war time helmet that is represented as all original period if the chinstrap is postwar. Maybe it is not possible to put together a data base. I try to look at all helmets photos I see for sale, especially lates 1940s and all 1950s web straps. Color, width, buckle, rivits, it's a start and just a thought.

My LMZ 1950 example is 20 mm wide, dark green web, Buckle is 26mm wide by 29mm grren painted, end tab is a "C" type in the white. Like I say just a twisted thought!!

Thanks all, Mark

[Wesley's Dad]

Ok . Here it is Dom . I got it from shalito in Moscow back in 1994 .
Its a big size with the brushed cotton lining looking like material left over from late style budionovkas. Theres a faint ink stamp ive tried to photograph,' May 1942 ' at rear inside. the other stamps have rubbed away .

Nice one ... I'll have to dig around in my boxes and fine my month older brother.

[Bernhard]

Very nice and interresting information . Gentlemen.

Regards

Bernhard

[Mapuche Warrior]

I just got an identical 1950 helmet from the ukraine.. with the same stamp.. one thing that i am curious about is that it looks repainted, and below the paint it seems there were areas of deep wear or even cleaned rust.. i read in another thread that these lyksva's may be direct descendants of war time helmets.. so let me ask you, are these ww2 shells repainted and remarked in 1950?

[Wesley's Dad]

I'm not sure there is a way to know for certain unless a factory directive could be located that speaks of disassembly and rebuilding of helmets in military stocks. However, what you suggest is highly possible in my opinion.

[Dom]

As Mike said, hard to say, the topic is discussed here ремонтирует-repaired helmet

Below is a helmet dated 1949 noting the very low batch number near the wartime .