ID for this helmet

[A. F Medic]

No identifying marks, size etc, Looks like it has modern suspension.

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[UNPROFOR1994]

I think it's an East German, National People's Army, M56 helmet.

[Tom in N.J.]

They looked like this when in use.


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[A. F Medic]

I did not pick up on it right away but there was a number of Russian things with that helmet.

A very large piece of cardboard with about 50 stick pins of Lenin and two very cheap medals that looked more French then Russian. Thanks again. I never would have been able to ID helmet!

[bolo]

I can see the date of manufacture, the shell was made in March 1970 or 1979?

if you look above these marks you should also see the Roman numerals like a II for the shell size, these were manufactured in 3 shell sizes

this is the late model M56 , M56/76 with adjustable liner and smooth shell without rivets

I = small II = medium III = large

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these were also used in the Vietnam War, here is a photo of a North Vietnamese soldier wearing one of these East German helmets with a captured US airman.