Austrian M34 Double Decal Police Helmet

[helmet2id]

The box with the Austrian Civic helmets came out of the storage bin this week. I don’t think I have posted this one before. It is the squat styled M34 shell, of Austrian manufacture I believe. These might be my favorite M34 shell type. The steel is of poor quality and the shells were cheaply made. I just like the look. This one retains the factory applied gloss black paint, and a paint run is prominent on the rear of the shell. The liner is a rat and the chinstraps are gone to time. What I really like about this one though are the Austrian styled decals - the distinctive Police Adler and the elongated unbordered as party shield. These decals aren’t often encountered. Hope you like it. Jim G.

[TheGoon]

Nice one Jim! You don’t ever see these. Great addition.

[AndyM35]

Never seen one of these before. A very interesting helmet. Looks almost like it wasn’t full pressed when being manufactured! I really like the paint runs too! Someone obviously had a case of ‘Whisky trigger’ with the spray gun!

Thank for showing!

Andy

[ruddersrangers44]

Always see something different on this Forum.very nice Jim and a first also for me.thanks for sharing..........

[Schwerpunkt]

Jim always pulls out nice pots out of his boxes , makes me wonder about the ones selected not to be stored away in boxes :-)

[MAP]

Always nice to see photos of Austrian style decals!