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Old January 4th, 2008, 08:32 AM
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Lightbulb Re: What the heck do I have?
This helmet looks identical to, and may well be, a WWII Hungarian helmet ( which was obviously based on the German pattern ).

A photo can be seen on p.114 of Floyd Tubbs' book 'Stahlhelm' and the positioning of the rear hanging bar and rivets tally exactly.
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