the Iraqis did use the Polish Wz63 paratrooper helmet, here are a couple photos of them during the Iran - Iraq War period
the Iraqis did use the Polish Wz63 paratrooper helmet, here are a couple photos of them during the Iran - Iraq War period
Really happy with this information!
more photos of the Wz63 para helmet in use by Iraq
battle gear i have to agree with you ,both these lids are showing signs of paint that has endured extreme weather ,mainly high temperatures these have to be from middle east judging by the chalky paint condition iraq was well known to have imported huge quantity's of polish wz50's ,so well worth 20 pounds indeed
Regards James
very interesting ,keep us posted vicky
Regards James
So these helmets got delivered today and certainly have some character. The Polish Para Helmet appears to be dated 1954 and certainly has that salty been there feel it, it looks to me like there is a bit of arabic script inside which is shown in the photo. The other Polish Helmet has a very dried liner which makes me agree with the previous comment about them being from iraq. If you run your finger around the liner you can still feel sand, so unless some 7 year old has been playing with this in his sand pit... Im going to go for Iraq. And finally, the free helmet which i got given becasue the seller was a day late posted turned out to be a M56 Stahlhelm and the shell is dated 1962. All in all, im happy with the buy and look great alongside my other Iraq helmets.
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