Irish M 27 Vickers Helmet

[Martin C]

Hello Friends,

I recently acquired this and thought you might find it interesting. As always, i look forward to your input.


Take Care,

Mart

[MAP]

Mart,

A nice find indeed. A rare helmet. Sure you already did your research. Around 10k made, vast majority bulldozed as landfill. Very few examples survived. Most of these were then painted white for civil defence use (forget which).

A good resource site: THE IRISH

A keeper in relatively good condition IMHO. It's all there.

I have one, but it is completely refurbished. A nice complement to have alongside other German helmets. These are extremely light and quite flimsy however.

Mine:

Irish M1927 Helmet

[Wagriff]

Nice piece of Irish history and untouched! Excellent find!

[helmet2id]

[QUOTE=MAP;1746308]Mart,

A nice find indeed. A rare helmet. Sure you already did your research. Around 10k made, vast majority bulldozed as landfill. Very few examples survived. Most of these were then painted white for civil defence use (forget which).

A good resource site: THE IRISH

A keeper in relatively good condition IMHO. It's all there.


I agree Mike, these are really neat helmets, and to tell you the truth, I like the ones that were repainted white more than the ones that were not reissued (although most collectors want them in the original color with the badge). These are quite rare, nice find Martin. Jim G.

[Martin C]

Thank you all for your interest and response, i appreciate it!

Mart

[James C]

Very nice Example Martin and your helmets individual number is 7591 out of 10k manufactured
Thanks for sharing

[Redstalker]

Still a piece I need to add to my collection. Very nice addition to yours Martin