Tag Archives: infantry

Austrian M17*

General Information: After the First World War the newly independent country of Austria continued to produce Austro-Hungarian Model 1917 type helmets. These helmets were nearly identical to their wartime counterparts. A quick differentiator for the collector is that the earlier helmets had cloth chinstraps whereas the later versions had leather chinstraps. The thick headed rearContinue reading “Austrian M17*”

Afghan*

updated 5/29/2025 General Information: The Afghan army equipped soldiers with reissued German First World War helmets starting in the 1930s. They used a variety of German manufactured types including M16, M17, M18, and M18 ear cut out types. They also used Austro-Hungarian M17 and postwar Czechoslovakian vz20s.[1] These helmets were affixed with a badge consisting ofContinue reading “Afghan*”

US M-2 Paratrooper*

General Description: The standard M-1 helmet used by the US army during the Second World War was not appropriate for airborne troops because the steel shells had a tendency to separate from the detachable liners during jumps. The solution was to create a modified version of the M-1 for use by paratroopers. The new model,Continue reading “US M-2 Paratrooper*”