I am selling an all original World War II US Navy Mk. 2 “Talker” helmet. These unusual looking, intentionally oversized helmets were standard shipboard items during World War II and beyond on US Navy warships. The purpose of these helmets was to allow for crewmen in communications roles be able to have a helmet on…
Helmets
Original M16 helmet
This is an original World War I vintage M16 helmet. These helmets were adopted in 1916 out of a desire to minimize artillery fire casualties. The paint on this helmet is original to the Great War. This helmet is a 66 made by make Si (Eisenhütte Silesia). When introduced in 1916 these helmets featured leather…
Dutch M34 helmet
I am selling a World War II Dutch M34 helmet. This was introduced in 1934 to supersede the previous M23/27 models. These helmets feature a very distinctive blackened copper badge on the front featuring a lion…symbol of the Dutch Army. It is distinguishable by its characteristic swooping shape. These were used in World War II…
Japanese Type 90 helmet shell
I am selling a World War II vintage Imperial Japanese Type 90 helmet with postwar paint. This pattern of helmet was adopted by the Imperial Japanese Army and Imperial Japanese Navy in the 1930s during their campaigns in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War and used by the forces of the Rising Sun in the…
Reconditioned Polish Wz. 31 helmet
I am selling a restored Polish Wz. 31 helmet. This is not one of the replicas that recently hit the market but rather an immediate postwar Polish Wz. 31/50 helmet shell that has been restored to 1930s configuration. It features a faithful replication of the regulation “Salamandra” anti-reflective paint finish. First primed with lighter brown…
Vesicant Paint Camouflage M1 helmet
For sale. Fixed bale front seam early production US GI M1 helmet. This has been professionally fully refurbished by Alexander & Sons Restoration of California using original parts along with new paint and reproduction components. Perfect for reenactment or to fill that space in your collection. Features two-tone green and yellow vesicant paint camouflage over…
Partially restored Bulgarian M36C helmet
I am selling a Bulgarian M36C helmet. Bulgaria used three different models of helmet during World War II. The M36A, M36B and M36C. This is a C model with unfinished raw rim and modified liner system. A distinct and handsome looking helmet with German and French influence, the shell of this helmet has been stripped…
Kriegsmarine ex double decal M35 helmet
Kriegsmarine M35 helmet. This started life as a pre-war double decal naval helmet It retains traces of the service branch decal and the tricolor national shield. At some point I believe this was overpainted and then someone attempted to strip the paint to reveal the decals and factory apple green paint with partial success. Name…