The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
British pattern paratrooper's steel helmet. Known as the first pattern, the helmet incorporates a one inch (26 mm) fibre band encircling the external rim. It is complete with the early black heavy leather harness with chin cup which was replaced later with one made from khaki coloured webbing; this was then later replaced with the original leather again, leaving a spare rivet hole at the rear. One rear rivet is also missing. The liner is of one inch sponge rubber, backing a brown leather sweatband, with a white cotton tape and cord adjustment system inside the crown. The sweatband is manufacturer marked 'BMB 1942, 6 7/8'. The external shell of the helmet has been painted a charcoal colour but the interior retains its original khaki; both colours employ sand in the paint mixture.
Not known. British pattern paratrooper's helmet as adopted and used by 1 Australian Paratroop Battalion in their airbourne assault on the Markham Valley, New Guinea in September 1943.
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
British Army issue War Office Pattern steel helmet originally painted inside and out with an apple green finish. The width of the brim is 32mm at the front and back and 43mm at the sides. The original
British army officer's foreign service helmet. The cork helmet is covered with khaki cotton drill on the outside and fine green cotton on the inside. It is complete with a brass ventilator button and
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
1915 Pattern French Army 'Adrian' pattern steel helmet, which has the flaming grenade 'RF' (Republic Francaise) badge worn by French Infantry Regiments on the front. The helmet has an overall grey fin
Australian pattern brown leather flying helmet with a soft beige chamois inner lining and brass zippered, leather headphone cups stitched to either side. There is a thin adjustable strap and buckle ac
