Original European WWII to Cold War Helmet Lot – 6 Helmets Original Items

Original Items: Only One Lot of 6 Available. This is a very nice collection of helmets from various time periods and countries. A few helmets are complete with liners and are offered in good condition. This is a wonderful lot to pick up if you are looking to either start collecting helmets or are just wanting to add these really nice examples to your already existing ones.

The Following Helmets Are In This Lot:
– German M40 WWII Type Steel Helmet- Finnish M40/55 Contract: Supplied throughout WWII and then under special contract for the Finnish Army in 1955, hence, they have become known as the M40/55 helmet. However, these helmets were made in the same factory, on the same machines and by some of the very same people that produced them for Germany in WWII. They are nearly identical to WWII issue M40 helmets (and are often sold as such) with the classic rolled edge, correct steel thickness, and pressed ventilation holes. Furthermore, we have very good reason to believe that some of these shells are sanitized German WWII M35 and M40 helmets; meaning some are genuine WWII shells that had all stampings rubbed out and original paint removed to avoid the allied ban on West Germany selling war materiel after WW2.

– Bulgarian WWII M36/A: This is the Bulgarian Model 36/A steel helmet with a rolled edge; two vent holes and six rivets. This model was the first type of the Model 36 ever produced. This is the first of three patterns of helmets produced for the Bulgarian army before World War II. We believe this helmet was German produced and remained in use until the 1950s, so the liner is probably postwar in most cases.

– Swedish M1926 Helmet: The m/26 helmet is a steel helmet that was almost exclusively used by the Swedish Civil Defense, “Civilförsvaret”. A successor to the m/21 steel helmet, the m/26 was of a simplified construction to its predecessor and would be used in secondary roles for years after being formally replaced by the m/37 steel helmet.

– Complete US Civil Defense Helmet Dated 1940: World War II, which the United States entered after the Attack on Pearl Harbor, was characterized by a significantly greater use of civil defense. Even before the attack, the Council of National Defense was reactivated by President Roosevelt and created the Division of State and Local Cooperation to further assist the Council’s efforts. Thus, the civil defense of World War II began very much as a continuation of that of World War I. Very soon, however, the idea of local and state councils bearing a significant burden became viewed as untenable and more responsibility was vested at the federal level with the creation of the Office of Civilian Defense (OCD) within the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP) in the Executive Office of the President (EOP) on May 20, 1941. The OCD was originally headed by New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia and was charged with promoting protective measures and elevating national morale.

– French M26 Adrian Helmet: Little to no paint with RF badge and chinstrap, no liner.

– British Mk III Helmet Shell With Chin Strap: The Mk III Helmet was a steel military combat helmet first developed for the British Army in 1941 by the Medical Research Council. First worn in combat by British and Canadian troops on D-Day, the Mk III and Mk IV were used alongside the Brodie helmet for the remainder of the Second World War. It is sometimes referred to as the “turtle” helmet by collectors, because of its vague resemblance to a turtle shell, as well as the 1944 pattern helmet.

All helmets come more than ready for further research and display.