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”
Tag Archives: World War 2
Soviet SSh-40*
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*”
Latvian/German M17*
$1,095 SOLD
South African MKII
$290
German M16 Reissue*
$995
SOLD
Czechoslovakian vz.20
$945
Bulgarian M17*
$595 SOLD
Bulgarian M36-B
$595
Bulgarian M36-C*
$145 SOLD
Bulgarian M36-A
$395 (Note: the helmet for sale is the one in the second, lower set of gallery photos.)
Steel Helmets of the World Wars 