Original Iranian Cold War Era 2nd Pattern M62 Steel Helmet with Liner & Chinstrap - Rare
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Original Item. Only One Available. During the Shah's reign in the 1970s, Iran purchased thousands of M62 helmets from West Germany. After the revolution of 1979, these helmets were still used by the new Iranian Military under Ayatollah Khomeini. However, they began to manufacture their own M62 variant alongside the West German M62 helmet, which are the ones so commonly seen in period photographs from the Iran Iraq War and today.
The first recognized Iranian made M62 helmet sports an imitation leather liner, as observed from period photographs from early on in the Iran Iraq War. This particular example has a very low profile shell, almost flat looking around the brim. I am not sure if this is normal for the 1st pattern but time will tell when more examples surface. The chinstrap is modeled off the West German M62 design and stays the same throughout all patterns during the 1980's.
This is a lovely 2nd Pattern example with a canvas liner but no chincup in the chinstrap. This example has tape holding the small central ring in place. The dome rivet is loose and oxidized. The chinstrap is intact and is stuck together from oxidation. There is fraying in the liner material.
A very worn example of a rare helmet, ready for display.
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