Early Austrian M58 liners
Article about: Hi all Two new acquisitions for my collection arrived yesterday!!! Both were bought as Austrian M1 clones... now one has the first pattern 1959 dated fibre type liner with a nice Vizeleutnan
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Well, if someone sold me that liner as Austrian I would believe them. It certainly looks right according to your photo, and I would not have thought it anything else, certainly not Dutch. remember, of all the Eutroclones of the M1 only the Austrian has the insignia grommet on the lefthand side. A pretty sure indicator.
On the other hand, if someone told me the liner from your first posting above was from a West German M56, I'd be inclined to accept that, barring closer examination. But it does indeed have the Austrian stamp. Funny things, helmets.
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Thanks Greg
I wasn't aware that only Austrian M1 clone liners have the insignia grommet on the left and not at the front.. good news then!! that would make it the M58 second pattern plastic liner!!! and the one I was originally after!!!! ...would have been nice to find some nice makers marks and or some HBA stamps.. but hey- ho... you can't have everything
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Hi, a very lucky win indeed, the first liner shown is the first model Stahlhelm (M-58) liner, and the fixed bale M1 is an absolute bonus in it'self.
Check out this link for more details on the Stahlhelm variations
.: World War Helmets - Casque Modèle 58 :.
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Very nice helmets here !
Congrats to the fixed bale M1 helmet.
It took me years to find one of these helmets that could be clearly linked to the
early Bundesheer.
The early liners are not easy finds also. The grey all plastic liners appeared in 1963.
So you did well in obtainig these !
Best regards
Bernhard
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Thanks Bernhard
Next I'm after an Early 57' shell and first type helmet band (with metal clips).....just as hard if not harder to find I think!!! I do have some interesting M 75 liner varients to post ...but best put them under the other (M75) thread!!
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