Helmet Mk III Black painted
Article about: G'day All Here's one I've had for lots of years, liner is 42 dated and I'm 100% sure its been replaced and the chin strap I just replaced with a later type Mk II helmet type. I can't find an
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Helmet Mk III Black painted
G'day All
Here's one I've had for lots of years, liner is 42 dated and I'm 100% sure its been replaced and the chin strap I just replaced with a later type Mk II helmet type. I can't find any shell maker marks. What's the go with the black paint? (it's a bit dusty)
Thanks in advance
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Re: Helmet Mk III Black painted
I'm not sure about the black paint, but I do know a lot of the next model of helmet were painted black at the factory, 1952-ish dates usually. Perhaps this was reissued along the same lines after the war?
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Re: Helmet Mk III Black painted
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KradSpam
I'm not sure about the black paint, but I do know a lot of the next model of helmet were painted black at the factory, 1952-ish dates usually. Perhaps this was reissued along the same lines after the war?
Cheers Mate that was quick
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Re: Helmet Mk III Black painted
No worries, I just happened to refresh the top threads at that moment
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Re: Helmet Mk III Black painted
I had three MkIII shells that came from Dutch CD stocks. One had a PTT decal on the front. Just a possibility.
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Re: Helmet Mk III Black painted
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mk1rceme
I had three MkIII shells that came from Dutch CD stocks. One had a PTT decal on the front. Just a possibility.
Cheers mk1rceme,
CD is civil defence yes? and PTT is the Dutch postal service yes?
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Re: Helmet Mk III Black painted
Looks to be a BMB made one which means the date/maker with be vertical to the rim & about in line with the liner probably at the rear. If it was used post war for CD maybe black was a way of showing better who they were than being army colour?
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Re: Helmet Mk III Black painted
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reneblacky
Cheers mk1rceme,
CD is civil defence yes? and PTT is the Dutch postal service yes?
Your correct. Guess I should mention that they were all painted black.
I stripped one of them and it still had the original brown paint underneath...with a Canadian service number written on the inside.
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