Unknown Russian Helmet

[Dean]

Hey Dan, I dont believe yours came w/ a chin pad. Here's my one and only Russian helmet dated 1948..just after the war and it has the hammer and sickle inside a red and yellow star.Thanks
~Dean

[danhashman]

hey Totenkopf..
You´ve got a pretty exciting helmet, man.. but i think yours is an original russian ssh39/40.. mine seems to be an czech 50´s Vz-53 (or M53).. you´ve got the real stuff.. mine is the czech version.. you could call it a copy.. but a quite cool man.. Thanx for sharing, bro..
I see i must place pic´s rather soon, on this thread and as a new one too, to enlighten people about e-bay scammers... (new word for my incomplete english vocabulary..)
I need a beer..
Thanx Skullman

[danhashman]

Buenos dias amigos...

I finally got the helmet,and it was quite a little surprise... Specially after the little discussions we had in this Post. So i posted it as a new Thread in this forum. If anyone should be interested in it, here´s the link ..

Czech Vz-53 (M53, Ssh39) helmet - An EBay Story

May the power be with you all !!!

cheers... Danhashman

[battle gear]

Danhashman,

take a look at this guys helmet collection, he has lots of interesting variations

Czech Vz53/80 - Brendon's Helmets