VIET MINH spotted wearing Swedish M26 helmet in "WE WERE SOLDIERS" movie

[battle gear]

I just noticed while watching the movie WE WERE SOLDIERS in the first battle scene around 2 min 54 seconds into the scene a Viet Minh soldier is seen wearing what appears to be a Swedish Model 1926 steel helmet, has the same type of leather strap & buckle and rivet in same area as a M26

[talltom]

never noticed that will have to dig it out and watch again

tom

[battle gear]

a better photo showing the side profile of the helmet

[HARRY THE MOLE]

There was one being sold on ebay which had been used in the film. It had the paperwork from the film studio to prove the claim.

[battle gear]

There was one being sold on ebay which had been used in the film. It had the paperwork from the film studio to prove the claim.

I also remember seeing a Swedish M26 on ebay a while back that was used in the movie "WINDTALKERS" and they made it look like a Japanese helmet with a cover and star



Viet Minh in "We Were Soldiers" with a NVA star painted on the front of their Swedish M26 helmets

[battle gear]

Chinese PLA Steel Helmet Unit Marked Copy of Japanese | eBay

here's another Swedish M26 helmet somebody tried to make into a Chinese helmet

definitely a FAKE

[meyle77]

Japanese Civil Defence helmet model 1918