updated 12/18/2025 General Information: The SSh-40[1] was the most widely used helmet in the history of the Red Army and was the basic helmet of the Soviet soldier in the Second World War. It was an improvement over the previous model, the SSh-39. Externally the helmets were nearly identical, but the SSh-40 had a linerContinue reading “Soviet SSh-40*”
Tag Archives: Steel Helmet
Reichswehr
$1,795
French M15 Intendance
$1295
Transitional
$1,595 (Note: The helmet for sale is the on in the second, lower set of gallery photos.)
French M15 Colonial/Navy
$395
French M15 Artillery
$395
Latvian/German M17*
$1,095 SOLD
South African MKII
$290
German M18 ECO*
updated 10/7/2025 General Information: The Helm mit Ohrenausschnitten or “ear cutout helmet” was a variation of the German Model 1918. It is identical to the standard M18 but for the half-moon curved sections adjacent to the location of the wearer’s ears. The purpose of the cutouts was to improve hearing[1], not as was commonly believed,Continue reading “German M18 ECO*”
Portuguese M16*
$595 SOLD
Steel Helmets of the World Wars 