Tag Archives: Stahlhelm

Polizei/Gendarme Reissue

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”

Yugoslavian M17*

Updated June 6, 2025 General Information: After the end of World War One armed forces of the newly created Kingdom of Slovenes, Croats, and Serbs (renamed Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929) used stocks of helmets acquired from former Austro-Hungarian depots in Croatia, Slovenia, and Vojvodina. These were mostly Austro-Hungarian M17 German model helmets, but someContinue reading “Yugoslavian M17*”

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*”