The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Netherlands East Indies Forces (Dutch) 1940 pattern green steel helmet with rolled over edge. The helmet is complete with black and brown leather and wool felt liner that has been riveted to helmet with 8 copper rivets. The black leather neck flap has been cut away from the liner and is not with the helmet. The helmet includes a 500mm long plain black leather chin strap.
Associated with VX50279 Lieutenant Michael Laurence Sheehan. Lt. Sheehan served in the 2/6th Independent Company in New Guinea during World War Two. After he was commissioned he commanded No.8 section of the 2/5th Independent Company. In 1943 the unit's title was changed to the 2/5th Cavalry Commando Squadron.
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
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
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 lea
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
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
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
