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I just realized your is a 410 406 179, my 1989 looks to have exactly the same liner set up. Could you weigh yours? mine is 3lb 9oz, with a cover.

Little things as the saying goes.

Steve

I can add a bit me to the label translation.

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Around the Tzahal symbol it says ‘Supply Corps’
1. Helmet, Multi-Layer, Model B
2. Size B
3. Date of Manufacture
4. Serial Number...

201, it’s missing the front and rear rubber bumpers and had a rough life, nothing special except that it is dated Nov 12 1978, I believe making it one of the earliest Orlite helmets. Tama in 1976...

Thanks Jack, it's the middle two numbers, not the start that I think are the year of manufacture, the earliest I've seen is 68 and the latest 77 which aligns with the period of use. There is a clear...

Jack,
The writing is name or nickname, in the bottom photo they are all the same 'Guli' or 'Goli', the top of the helmet has the full name but I can't make it out form the photos. Second photo up,...

Time to add another one to this thread, getting harder to find helmets not shown here.
I bought this back end of last year, it’s unusual in the fact that its unit marked, but talking to the seller...

Nice welcome to the club! Is there as series of numbers ink stamped on the inside of the liner crown.

Steve.

I almost bought this but was shell only and with shipping it didn't pencil out. Unusual to see a MP in white, so worth posting here.

Steve.

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Nice James, I picked up a couple of these last year, a US liner and a Tama Liner. I posted one here.

Israeli M1 helmets, variants and clones

I also bought this M51 MP helmet off eBay. When I...

Hi James, good to see you back, you may be right about export, it wouldn't surprise me at all. I don't think they were made for long. the two I've seen for sale both came out of Israel, and with the...

I have been looking for one of these for a some time, thicker version of the ‘Kasda’ liner with the three point chinstrap fitted. Similar to the Roger’s post #61 (page 7) but without the gray foam...

Israeli 601 AFV helmet, it’s taken me some time to get my hands on one of these. It’s a US made T65-6 that is Israeli used, not sure where the 601 designation comes from, but I have it in at least...

One more for HSAT for the pile, I should stop buying them but they are hard to resist.
It’s not a stunning example but its hard to find them with the original BMB liner and I managed to get it for...

Not many MkIIs posted here so I thought I would add a recent pick up.

Repainted British MKII shell with burlap cover and net, Israeli copy of the liner and chinstrap.
Its certainly been together...

This photo shows a tank commander with M1 shell back to front, below it you can see the M38 tank helmet, photo was taken in 1967 in a victory parade.

Steve.

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Hi James, my M51 shell is borrowed from my post #154 just to see how it fits, its the same as your MR 1955 so possibly just a different manufacturing spec.

I found another photo which I will post...

I had a chance to do some playing today. I though I would try putting both shells on my tank helmet to see if it actually fits.

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My one also has the side clips removed - there may have...

Thanks for you comments.
I thought that as well, I think some of these are shells over the M38 type helmet but it's almost impossible to say for sure. If you look at Roger's helmet post #64 the side...

Last one, as it is a good one

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Here’s a few more, the first two are Six Day War which contradicts my earlier statement that they were manufactured after this war, unless they were shells worn over M38s.

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Hi James, here are a couple more photos, not brilliant but I believe are 'Ritukh' in use.

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Speculation but it seems to be limited to tank commanders only based on the three...

That is a very nice helmet James and one that is still a gap in my collection. My understanding of this helmet is that it was developed post Six Day War as a replacement for the Israeli made M38 for...

Thanks James, I spotted the stamp on the strap yesterday, the diamond I think is a the Frank manufacturers stamp (all be it on a different manufactures shell), the two round stamps do look very...

Hi James, can you add the link to the other forum review, I would be interested to understand the reason for considering it Israeli used, I'm not passing judgement, as my collection moves...

One more for the pile.

At the back end of last year I saw this photo of an IDF soldier, in Jerusalem at Six Day War wearing a French M51 liner. It got me thinking that I had never seen an M51 that...