Original Items: Only One Set Available. This is a very nice collection of helmets from various time periods and countries. All helmets are complete with liners and are offered in great condition. One is even a Warner Brothers Hollywood film prop! 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 five helmets are included in this lot:

- WWII McCord Vietnam M1 Helmet Reissue: Vietnam War era M-1 helmet shells have a set of swivel (movable) chinstrap loops called bales and a stainless steel rim. These rims were both rust resistant and had non-magnetic qualities that reduced the chance of error readings when placed around certain sensitive equipment (such as a compass).

This helmet is a fine example and still retains all of its original Vietnam War parts and the shell has all original corked grain paint. Named to a “Sgt Brown” with “B Battery”.

- 1980s U.S. PASGT Kevlar: The Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops Helmet is a combat helmet first employed by the U.S. military in 1983 and eventually adopted by many other military and law enforcement agencies internationally. The shell is made from 19 layers of Kevlar, a ballistic aramid fabric treated with a phenolic resin system and is rated at a Threat Level IIIA as per DARPA, USMC, and U.S. Army and offers protection against shrapnel and ballistic threats. MINT unissued condition

- WWII British MkI Dispatch Rider Helmet Marked BMB 1942: This is a very good condition original WWII British MK I Dispatch Rider helmet. Shell has original paint with no major dents or dings that we can see, just a bit of scuffing due to years of storage. Leather liner and chinstrap assembly are soft and supple, though there is a bit of cracking on the leather chin strap. The leather liner is nicely marked BMB and dated 1942, and is marked with size 7 ¼ inside a shield. BMB is the marking for Briggs Motor Bodies Ltd., who also made Brodie and other helmets for the British war effort. The wool felt padding is still present, which is very rare, as it degrades easily and often suffers moth damage. The MkII paratrooper helmet shell was also used for dispatch riders during and after World War II. It was introduced in 1942 and features a front pad and leader neck flap that forms a double chinstrap.

- Swedish M26 Helmet: A successor to the M1921 steel helmet, the M1926 was of a simplified construction to its predecessor and would be used in secondary roles for years after being formally replaced by the M37 steel helmet. Compared to its previous iteration, the M1926 shares the same basic shape but is simplified through the omission of the crest on the top of the shell, the three-crown crest on the front face of the helmet, the rolled edge, and the metal band that attaches the liner to the shell. The liner being the same as on the M1921 but being attached straight to the shell instead of on a separate band.

Sweden would provide Finland with this model helmet as aid during their conflict with the Soviet Union (known as the Winter War). They would also provide Norway with a helmet identical to the M26, called the M31. It would be used during the Norwegian Campaign. The M26 was also delivered to the Norge Police with a base in Sweden.

- Mark 2 Belgian Clone of the British Brodie helmet: After the end of the Second World War Belgium began manufacturing their own version of the British Mk.II Helmet, which came to be known as the Belgian Mk.II Clone. This helmet was used by all services of the Belgian Military; Army, Navy and Air Force, as well as in Civil Defense.

Mk.II Clones were produced from 1949 to 1952 and were very similar to the British Mk.II in almost every respect. However on closer inspection the differences are obvious, most notably with the liner.

Belgian Mk.IIs have a brown leather liner with five tongues and a brown drawstring. The cross shaped crown pad has black sorbo foam covered by leather. The underside of the leather has the Belgium Crest printed, while British helmets used oilcloth.
Also unlike on British made Mk.IIs, the rims and lugs are made of mild (i.e. magnetic) steel. A Belgium Flag decal was worn on the left hand side of the shell, on all Military issue helmets.

- “French” Plastic Tanker Helmet Film Prop By Warner Brothers: This is a strange one. It’s made of clear plastic, painted black and built around an M1917A1 “Kelly” helmet liner. The liner is stamped “Warner Brothers” and there is a ghosting of a French “RF” Bomb on the front. We believe this helmet to be modeled after a French tanker helmet, or crewman helmet.

This is a wonderful opportunity to add 6 beautiful helmets to your collections. All come ready for display!