WWII ORIGINAL SWISS HELMET M-18/40 STEEL COMBAT HELMET LEATHER LINER

ORIGINAL WWII OR POST WAR M-18/40 SWISS MILITARY HELMET. THESE HELMETS WERE MODELED FROM THE GERMAN M-16 STEEL COMBAT HELMET AND ARE VERY SIMILAR. THE SWISS HELMETS WERE PRODUCED IN 1918 DESIGNED BY GESSLER/BOESCH AND WAS 603.000 TOTAL NUMBER OF THEM IN PRODUCTION THEY WERE DISTRIBUTED TO THE SWISS ARMY IN 1924 AND WERE USED IN SERVICE UNTIL THE LATE 1960'S. IN 1943 THE HELMETS WERE RECALLED AND REPAINTED WITH A TEXTURED ANTI-REFLECTIVE GRANULATE SAWDUST ADDED MATT BLACK PAINT. THUS THEY CLASSIFIED THE HELMET AT THAT TIME A M-18/43. THEY ALSO CHANGED THE LINER TO A 3/4 BAND WITH A CLAMP & HOOK QUICK RE-LEASE CHINSTRAP IN 1943 THAT FEATURED THE NEW FLAT OVAL BUCKLE AND THE QUICK RE-LEASE CARABINER WITH INDIAN LEATHER CHINSTRAPS. HELMETS ARE MADE OF NICKEL STEEL WITH TWO REAR VENT HOLES. LINER IS A LEATHER THREE TONGUE PADDED VERSION.  HELMET IS NAMED WITH IDENTIFICATION ON A WHITE TOKEN AND ON THE INSIDE BACK OF THE HELMET. THE CAMOUFLAGE COVERS ARE A M-1931 AND KNOWN AS THE SWISS SUMPFMUSTER SPLINTER PATTERN CAMOUFLAGE. SUMMER PATTERN ON ONE SIDE AND AUTUMN PATTERN ON THE OTHER SIDE AND WERE INTENDED TO BE USED ONLY IN WARTIME. THE COVERS DO HAVE A SEWN ON RIBBON FOR BRANCHES FOR ADDITIONAL CAMOUFLAGE. HELMET AND LINER IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. CAMOUFLAGE COVER IS ALSO IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH NO ISSUES. REAL NICE HELMET DISPLAYS VERY WELL.

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