WW1 helmet shell types - 03/19/2006 04:46 PM
As I alluded to in another thread, perhaps it would be a good idea to show all the known (and there were many) WW1 era German and Austrian shell types based on the individual manufacturers. I think it would be a great reference and it may lead to others becoming collectors of these fine helmets.
Although I do not have any WW1 helmets left in my collection (other than those converted by the SS to blackies ), I do have two images of a couple that I used to own. Both of these are ET64 examples but the first one is the very rare "square-dip" pattern which was quickly redesigned and manufactured once the cracking flaw was discovered in the sharp transition from the visor to the skirt...see Baer, page 38. I wish I still had this one.
Although I do not have any WW1 helmets left in my collection (other than those converted by the SS to blackies ), I do have two images of a couple that I used to own. Both of these are ET64 examples but the first one is the very rare "square-dip" pattern which was quickly redesigned and manufactured once the cracking flaw was discovered in the sharp transition from the visor to the skirt...see Baer, page 38. I wish I still had this one.