West German Helmet in a Interesting Location
Article about: Today I decided to stop into a local comic shop in the back of some plaza. I'm a big fan of warhammer and other tabletop games, so I figured there had to be something interesting in there. A
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Hello,
yes this is a West German police helmet, probably the Berlin police, in the last version without ventilation and rivet holes and the inner lining M1953 (improved inner lining M31). These helmets were manufactured / worn until 1994.
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So is that red label the original owners name?
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Hello,
Yes. K. Böttcher is the policeman who was given the helmet for service.
He's probably been retired for a while.
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One more thing: you see the mark on the screen? Tangled LS in a circle and 64?
That is the manufacturer Linnemann & Schnetzer from Ahlen. 64 is the shell size.
I cannot make out the color correctly in the pictures.
I guess it's gray is that correct?
That would be the police of the "Free City" West Berlin.
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And if you were a kid in the 60's/70's....you would instantly recognize the label
So I would guess this helmet was used around that time period.
"Please", Thank You" and proper manners appreciated
My greatest fear is that one day I will die and my wife will sell my guns for what I told her I paid for them
"Don't tell me these are investments if you never intend to sell anything" (Quote: Wife)
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This helmet was more akin to a dark charcoal color rather than a gray, I would say. From about 30 feet away on a grayish blue wall, it looked black until I got closer.
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And if you were a kid in the 60's/70's....you would instantly recognize the label
So I would guess this helmet was used around that time period.
Still used in the 80's here.
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reneblacky
Still used in the 80's here.
They actually still make them I think. Or at least until the turn of the century......
"Please", Thank You" and proper manners appreciated
My greatest fear is that one day I will die and my wife will sell my guns for what I told her I paid for them
"Don't tell me these are investments if you never intend to sell anything" (Quote: Wife)
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That's pretty funny you found it there, slap on the Imperial Aquila and an Adrian style comb then you'll have a death korps of krieg helmet. Not saying anyone should actually deface an original helmet though.
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