The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
German M1942 pattern steel helmet. The helmet is stamped steel with an un-rolled rim. A riveted vent hole is located on either side of the helmet, just below the crown, and a thin metal band has been riveted to the inside of the helmet. The helmet is painted field grey with the 'SS' runes painted in black over a silver shield background which is outlined in black.
Affixed to the left and right of the band are chin strap attachment points. Both pieces of the chin strap are leather. The shorter side has a metal buckle sewn in and the opposite side has buckle holes stamped through the leather. Fixed to the metal ring is a fawn coloured kid leather helmet liner which is secured at the crown by string. There are vent holes punched into the sides of the leather. The liner's size '58' within a circle is stamped onto the rear of the liner.
Type example of a German M1942 pattern steel helmet as worn by all German fighting forces of the Second World War, with this particular example belonging to a member of the Waffen SS.
German Army Model 1916 steel helmet painted in fieldgrey (grey-green) and complete with a pair of ventilation lugs, chinstrap attachment rivets, brown leather headband and a three-piece, two-tongue li
Luftwaffe M.1942 pattern grey painted steel helmet complete with leather liner, black leather chinstrap and second style Luftwaffe eagle and swastika decal on left side. The natural leather liner is s
German Army Model 1916 steel helmet painted in fieldgrey (grey-green) and complete with brown leather headband and a three-piece, two-tongue liner with a leather drawstring. There are fabric pockets f
Khaki painted British pattern steel helmet. The inside of the helmet is padded with foam rubber and has an adjustable cotton chin strap. The chin strap is marked with the name 'D SELLARS' and an illeg
Painted German M 1918 steel helmet with leather chinstrap. A painted protective steel 'stirnpanzer' brow plate is attached to the ventilating lugs on the helmet. The specific history of this helmet
German Model 1916 steel helmet. The helmet is painted field grey. The liner, pads, leather headband, metal liner band and rivets are missing. A pair of ventilating lugs on either side of the helmet al
