The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 liner with a portion of white cotton drawstring. There are fabric pockets, each with a cotton tie, behind each of the liner pads. Two are empty and one contains a pad filled with horsehair. Stamped in black ink on the inside of the rear apron of the helmet, is '68' [the size] and 'AK' [an acceptance mark]. The chin strap is missing.
The specific history of this helmet is unknown. It is a Model 1916 version which was the first pattern of chromium-nickel steel pressed helmet introduced by the German Army, developed to counter the alarming number of head injuries suffered by troops in the first two years of the war, when the leather pickelhaub was predominant. It differs from later models in having a leather liner band, rather than the later steel band.
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
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
German Model 1917 steel helmet with leather liner. The helmet is painted field grey and has a significant dent on the front of the shell. Three sections of leather spaced equidistant around the inside
Grey green German Model 1917 steel helmet with leather liner pads intact. The cream leather liner pads are attached to the pressed steel liner band which is attached to the helmet by three rivets. The
German Model 1918 steel helmet with leather liner and chinstrap. The helmet has cut-out ear sections in the brim to assist hearing. The exterior and interior are painted in an overall grey green colou
German Model 1916 steel helmet with leather liner and chinstrap. The exterior of the helmet has been camouflaged, after July 1918, in geometric blocks of green, tan and brown paint, separated by black
