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Can someone help me identify these helmets?
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7 German.WW 1
6 British Tommy helmet could be WW 2
5 French Adrian. WW1 and 2
4 Could be Swiss or maybe later French
3 East German Cold war era
2 Chinese Pith helmet.
1 Some kind of civi construction helmet
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6 US made US M1917 helmet or British contract made in US.
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Same as above except
4) US Navy helmet. Typically seen worn by landing craft operators
1) Civil Defense Helmet
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Thank you all for the information. Amazingly enough these were all from one box and I still have a couple dozen more to unpack! Out of curiosity, are these worth anything?
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The WWI German helmet is definitely worth some money. Authentic ones typically go for a few hundred dollars
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I just wanted to thank everyone for their help. I can only imagine what else I will find when I unpack the rest of thesde boxes. :)
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#7 should have something stamped into the rim by the chinstarp attachment, that should give you a makers code and size. Depending on the maker it could be rarer than most and up the value.
#7 could also could be WW1 Austrian-Hungarian do to the cloth chin strap. They attached the chin strap by rivets to the helmet and the German 1918 had the leather chin strap attached to the liner. I have a German 1917 that uses the old 1891 attachment stud like that found on Picklehaubs so I can't give you a definate answer on this one. I may be wrong but that is what I am reading about these. This makes for a good read and lets you know what you might have. The WW1 Stalhelms look alike but there are small things that you have to look for to tell the difference...Stahlhelm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
You got yourself a very nice start to collecting helmets!!!!!!!
Semper Fi
Phil
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I would love to see them sometime I live down the street in Titusville.
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I apologize for the my absence. I appreciate all of the replies as they have been most helpful. We managed to unpack several more boxes and stumbled upon many more hats, caps and of course helmets. I also now have a massive collection of canvas ammo belts, slings and other assorted items that are dated 1918 and such. I've become so engrossed in researching everything I find! I must say, this has the potential to become quite the addicting habit. :)
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Since you found more, Can we see more.Pic's Please!!!!!
