Item Description
Original Item: Only One Available. Now this is a wonderful item that had more than just a single life. The helmet started out as a Cold War era Polish Wz50 which was exported to a number of Arab countries due to its low price. The helmet was widely used by both the Iranians and Iraqis during the Iran-Iraq War. This example was used by the Iraqis during this war, being painted with a tan desert paint.
The helmet shell is another Warsaw Pact copy of the Soviet SSh-40 design, along with the Czech M53 and Hungarian M70, the liner and chinstrap was influenced by the Italian M33. The liner is held in place by three rivets and based primarily off the Italian M33 helmet with its eight leather tongues, rivet placement along with the chin strap as well. Starting in 1962 branch specific stenciled insignia would be applied to the front. A variant for use by the civil defense was developed which featured a prominent crest on top and insignia on the side with its respective city.
The helmet retains its original liner and chinstrap which is stretched taut over the brim, with some cracking and crazing in the material. The paint has held up very well, and the earlier green paint can be seen underneath where it is flaking.
Comes ready for further research and display.
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