PAIR OF MILITARY STEEL HELMETS - SOVIET SSH-36 AND US M1

A PAIR OF MILITARY STEEL HELMETS COMPRISING A SOVIET SSH-36 PATTERN HELMET AND A US M1 PATTERN HELMET, BOTH IN OLIVE DRAB PAINTED STEEL.

HELMET 1 - SOVIET SSH-36:
A STEEL COMBAT HELMET IN OLIVE DRAB PAINT WITH A DISTINCTIVE ROUNDED DOME PROFILE. A HANDWRITTEN TAG ATTACHED TO THE HELMET READS 'WW2 SOVIET SSH-36 HELMET'. THE HELMET DISPLAYS HEAVY SURFACE WEAR AND SCRATCHING TO THE PAINTED FINISH WITH AREAS OF BARE METAL VISIBLE. A LEATHER CHINSTRAP IS PRESENT.

HELMET 2 - US M1:
A STEEL COMBAT HELMET IN OLIVE DRAB PAINT. A HANDWRITTEN TAG ATTACHED READS 'M1 US HELMET'. THE INTERIOR LINER IS PRESENT WITH OLIVE DRAB CANVAS WEBBING SUSPENSION AND A LEATHER SWEATBAND. THE NAME 'MCLEOD' IS WRITTEN IN BLACK MARKER ON THE INTERIOR CANVAS LINER. A SECOND NAME, 'PTE VALENCIA', IS WRITTEN IN PEN ON THE LEATHER SWEATBAND. A CATALOGUE NUMBER IS PARTIALLY VISIBLE ON THE INTERIOR LINER, READING 'CAT. NO. 8415-50-7??-5792'. THE EXTERIOR FINISH SHOWS LIGHTER SURFACE SCRATCHES COMPARED TO THE SOVIET HELMET.

INTERIOR MARKINGS (US M1):
* 'MCLEOD' WRITTEN IN BLACK MARKER ON INTERIOR CANVAS LINER
* 'PTE VALENCIA' WRITTEN IN PEN ON LEATHER SWEATBAND
* PARTIAL CATALOGUE NUMBER VISIBLE: CAT. NO. 8415-50-7??-5792



Item Size: Height: 15cm, Width: 15cm, Depth: 20cm, Weight: 4.7Kg

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

293645+144

Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia

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