Another M56 Stahlhelm

[Watchdog]

Good afternoon gents,

I already had a couple of M56 that differed in detail;

NVA Type M56 x2 for opinion please

and a couple of M56/76 for comparison but then I found this M56 that has the slotted rather than stitched cheek pads thus differing from the others.

It is in practically mint condition which, whilst I tend to prefer some useage to be evident tends to make it a useful comparison piece. I believe the shell marking is; II 5 62 although I am not entirely sure of the 5 (May).

These helmets are the closest most of us will get to the Type B of late WWII. I would love to find a really early one with the three colour decal (KVP I thnk).

Regards

Mark
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[Rik.S]

I agree with you that a helmet needs some useage, but this M56 looks great. It's a beauty

[Watchdog]

I just added this one purely because of the paint finish which I have not seen before.
The colour is normal (within the tendency for shades to vary) but it appears of have something like aluminium oxide added to the paint to give a rough texture to the surface.

It is another size II and dates to March 1960 so maybe even a Berlin Wall veteran



Regards

Mark
PS I don't know what the hell is going on with the picture uploader, if you don't get it spot on first time and try to edit/delete pics you end up with the ones you tried to delete repeated

[HARRY THE MOLE]

Never mind... twice the pictures - twice as good!