"Last Ditch" Ausrian Bundesheer "M-75" -Helmet

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Hi, mates, here in the forum we have already had many threads regarding the two-piece, (dem "Zweiteiligen"), steel helmet M-58 and M-75 of the ÖBH / ( Österreichisches Bundesheer ) .

Some examples:
M-75 Bundesheer United Nations
Austrian M75
Austrian (Bundesheer ) M-58


For the amount of EUR 30,-- (including shipping) I was able to purchase this heavily worn helmet.

Referring to the book by Olivier C. Dorell:
"THE
AUSTRIAN M1
STEEL HELMET"
my helmet is a steel helmet used in the ÖBH with a "6th pattern" liner.

The eyelets of the liner and the brass rivet of the liner chin strap were heavily soiled with verdigris, which I was able to clean gently.

The closure of the chin strap is stamped with the letters OLC, which stands for the manufacturer "Overhoff & Companie, Lüdenscheid".

Inside the shell of the helmet the following is stamped in yellow colour
the logo of the company ULBRICHT´S WITWE, SCHWANENSTADT, and next to it: SCH-85


Here´re some images of the shell:

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Inside the shell of the helmet the following is stamped in Yellow:
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This stamp stands for the manufacturer and the year of manufacture of the helmet: 1985

The logo of the company ULBRICHT´S WITWE, SCHWANENSTADT, and next to it: SCH-85

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Here is the stamp of the manufacturer OLC on the closure of the chin strap:

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Images of the liner (size: 56-58):



The liner features a black nylon bootlace drawstring.

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One of the "tongues" (lobes) of the liner are marked with AJ 90:
AJ 90

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The former wearer of the helmet has "immortalized" himself in the leather of the liner with a ballpoint pen...

Name and rank:
Kpl (Corporal) Kitzmüller

Another inscription (barely legible) can be seen in the liner of the helmet:
... 457 ???
Possibly the soldier's dog tag number?

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On the soldier's unit:


The wearer of the helmet could have been a member of the 1/14th / 1. Panzerkompanie Panzerbataillon 14 (the 1st Panzer Company of the 14th Panzer Battalion) "HESSEN 14".

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Here are some nice photos showing the helmet camouflage net and its use.

Interesting:
One of the soldiers has the patch of a member of the Grenzschutz / border guard sewn onto the sleeve of his camouflage jacket in the "Erbsentarn" camouflage scheme (aka "Fleckerteppich"), in other words, a fairly early photograph.

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Interesting:
One of the soldiers has the patch of a member of the Grenzschutz / border guard sewn onto the sleeve of his camouflage jacket in the "Erbsentarn" camouflage scheme (aka "Fleckerteppich"), in other words, a fairly early photograph.

Btw, my father, born in 1940, was still a member of the Grenzschutz.
The needle shown here is His.

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Here is a nice stamp on the topic of ÖBH