This helmet was found last year on a Battlefield where the Finnish were fighting it was found inside a Finnish bunker , has anyone seen these decals before , they look to be hand painted , maybe a Finnish unit ?
This helmet was found last year on a Battlefield where the Finnish were fighting it was found inside a Finnish bunker , has anyone seen these decals before , they look to be hand painted , maybe a Finnish unit ?
Great find , a bird on skies maybe ?
Yes does look like a bird on ski's,look at alot of Finnish web sites but can't find anything like this on them
I spent half an hour searching as well. No luck..
It's obviously a hand painted symbol-no doubt referring to the Finnish Ski troops and perhaps even mingling the German Eagle in with it as well. Finnish helmets can be a real nightmare to collect and research, due to the large number of hand embellished pieces that were used. Here is a link to a short article on them that speaks of this abit more.
Finnish War Helmets:
William
"Much that once was, is lost. For none now live who remember it."
Great link William , I've always Loved those Skull helmets .
And if you found it personally you know it's good , so that helps .
Where in Finland was this found, Lapland?
Yes not far from Salla
Another helmet from the same area
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