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Third reich helmet liners, sweat holes in the front?


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Do third reich helmet liners have sweat holes in the liner at the front or is this only a later West german adaptation?

 

Having a discussion with a friend and want to put him out his misery as he says he's found "a minter"

 

Would be grateful for any replies.

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Hi Alex, If you are referring to the sweatholes to the front area of a combat helmet then this is indeed post war West German , however if it is a Fire Police helmet then these have the civic style liner and I have seen these with sweatholes to the front. So your friends helmet could be OK :thumbsup:

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Hi Alex, If you are referring to the sweatholes to the front area of a combat helmet then this is indeed post war West German , however if it is a Fire Police helmet then these have the civic style liner and I have seen these with sweatholes to the front. So your friends helmet could be OK :thumbsup:

 

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Large slice of humble pie for me then haha

Cheers Kenny will really need to go and buy some new books

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Hi Alex, yes the sweatholes to the front can be correct, usually they are smaller than the ones seen on the West German liners , however that still does not mean that the helmet has still not been messed with.

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As to the question of sweat holes in the front of a liner, I have never seen these in a combat helmet, only on postwar firebrigade helmets, these being a lightweight pattern and not suitable as a shrapnel helmet. Hoever, I have a Third Reich Police Tschako, which does have these very fine patterned holes in front of liner.

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