Posted on Dec 18, 2018

West German M35/50 Helmet

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Lt Col Charlie Brown

Posted 6 y ago

Saved a lot of lives. Not very comfortable to wear.

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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth

Posted 6 y ago

Looks like a predecessor to our Kevlar helmet

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SMSgt Thor Merich

6 y

That’s exactly what it was Cowboy. Since these helmets were not from the Nazi era of Germany, it was politically acceptable to copy the design. Which did offer more protection than the previous (WW II design) of US helmets.

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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth

6 y

SMSgt Thor Merich very true, and the bugger was a little awkward feeling to me

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CW5 Jack Cardwell

Posted 6 y ago

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