I'm sorry, disregard that if you saw it.
Looks unissued to me, too.
195?
Regards,
Bas
Disregard what Bas ?
Its an original un-issued postwar helmet, and it does look like a 1950's date. They are quiet often found in this condition, I have one myself.
Hi douglas. How does one from WW2 look like compared to this or how do the stamps differ ?
Very late war helmets are nearly identical to this. Firstly the chinstrap is different, wartime ones tend to be whiteish or khaki. At some point in the early 50s the chinstraps changed from being rivetted at the ends, (by the helmets chinstrap loops) to being stitched. I cant tell from the pictures which your is, but it looks stitched. Also the date stamp is partially legible and you can see the top of the 5 for a 1950's date. I have drawn it in here so you can see it. Its a nice helmet.
Yeah but not wartime sadly
With this mark, these helmets are manufactured between 1954 and 1960
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