General Information: After the First World War, the Republic of Austria equipped the Polizei of Vienna and the gendarmerie in other parts of the country with German style steel helmets (see: Austrian Gendarme). The Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1919) prohibited the use of steel helmets for use by forces other than the Austrian federal army.[1] DespiteContinue reading “Polizei/Gendarme Reissue”
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Stirnpanzer*
General Information: From its inception, the German Model 1916 steel helmet was designed to accommodate an additional piece of protective armor called a Stirnpanzer (“forehead armor”). Because of the heavy weight of the stirnpanzers (1.2 kg), they were intended to be used only in special circumstances such as for trench fighting or forward observers.[1] InContinue reading “Stirnpanzer*”
SCW SSh-36*
$595 SOLD
Colombian M16 Clone
$695 ON HOLD
Steel Helmets of the World Wars 