Afghan Army Ssh 68 helmet.
Article about: Found that wonderful Afghan Ssh 68 helmet by pure luck, it was out of sight, sitting in the shade on the bottom of a shelf. The helmet's symbol outlines caught my eye while passing by a vend
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Hello,
Were these helmets captured from Soviet troops?
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Hi Sleepwalker,
I believed that when the Soviets got out of Afghanistan in 1989 they left tons of supplies including Ssh 68 helmet's to the Communist regime still in power. Once out of Afghanistan the Soviets still supplied the Afghan's Communist regime with huge amount of material & ammunition hopping that on the long run the aid to the rebels would diminish & stop. From what I can see the Afghans used whatever helmets were available. The governement forces used helmets, the rebels did use captured helmets but on a small scale.
Regards
Jack
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Nice lids James, the camo one is great, the Afghan police (I beleive) with script & the green line stands out for me nicely. Nice photos also.
Regards
Jack
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Nice set James, your Wz 67/75 stands out with its camo & former user national insignia. Your Soviet/Afghan lids are all welcome, great to look at & keeps the thread alive, thanks.
Jack
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