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06-06-11, 02:52 PM
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Unknown helmet German para?
I need some help identifing this unknown helmet, it has German PARA decals but these could have been added. I think its East europe? I don't think it's russian. Any help would be appreciated. The paint job looks like it's recent as well.
Mike 
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06-06-11, 03:00 PM
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At first glance I thought it was Italian, definitely not German.
Simon.
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06-06-11, 03:28 PM
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It looks like an M72 Bulgarian Helmet, which was copied from the M33 Italian helmet
http://www.shopbulgaria.com/products...ever-used.html http://helmet.0catch.com/m51.htm Last edited by daverpol; 06-06-11 at 03:37 PM.
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06-06-11, 03:49 PM
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Para helmet
Do you think the decals are original? Would axis countries use the luftwaffe emblem?
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#5
06-06-11, 03:57 PM
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Not a bad guess on the shape;I knew it had an Italian flair to it.
Simon.
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06-06-11, 04:03 PM
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I would be very wary of it.
Modern copies of decals are easily attached to any helmet that takes your fancy! For a more expert opinion you could try this website http://www.walhalla.se/
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#7
06-06-11, 05:44 PM
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Hi Mike, what you have is a Swiss army M71 helmet trying to pass for a german para helmet.Check the link for the Swiss model.Bottom of the page.
Jo http://www.gostak.demon.co.uk/helmets/switzerland.htm
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#8
06-06-11, 05:46 PM
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I think the last post has put this one to bed.
Simon.
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#9
06-06-11, 05:53 PM
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Swiss helmet
Thanks everybody for your help.
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#10
06-06-11, 07:04 PM
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Odd sense of humour some people have, trying to pass off a modern day helmet from a neutral country as a ww2 German paratroop helmet!
Still, not as bad as the sense of humour that Uday Hussein had. Apparently he was a fan of the Star Wars films & copied a certain design for the helmet to be worn by his Fedayeen troops.
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