Steel Pickelhaube

Ersatz type of pickelhaube

Gaede Helmet

Fist limited used experimental helmet

Model 1916 with leather liner  (liner M16)

No decals or markings, except medics

Model 1916 with metal liner (liner M17)

No decals or markings, except medics

Model 1918

No decals or markings, except medics

Model 1918 with ear cut away

No decals or markings, except medics

Model 1916/1918 with hand painted shields  or insignia

Handpainted markings for Leib/Guard regiments

Prussian shield (black/white) on the left side,

Regimental number or letter L at the back

Machine gunner sign

Black cross

Red company number on the back

Variations

Model 1918 with removed side vents

LB

M16 Austrian helmet with visor

LB, 348

Austrian mod 1916 helmet

Berndorfer

Austrian model

Irish model 1926 helmet

As from 1926

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Model 18 'Turkish' helmet with cut away visor

Used by the German Army, Freikorps troops, 1919

Model 18 'Turkish' helmet with full visor variant

Used by the German Army, Freikorps troops, 1919

Model 1916, 1918 with shields  with WW1 liners

Either handpainted (early) shields or decals were applied on the helmet

Model 1916, 1918 with mod 31 liner

Pressed canvas covered felt

LB, 91

Vulkanfiber helmet

Around 1933, experimental

Model 1916, 1918 with shields

Model 1916, 1918 with mod 31 liner

Model 35

As from 1935

Model 35/40

As from 1940

Model 42

As from 1942

M18 ventless

Re-issued in 1940   (LB, 113)

Paratrooper – 1st style

As from 1936

Paratrooper – 2^nd style

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Tropenhelm Model 41 (tropical helmet)

As from 1941

Tropenhelm Model 42 (tropical helmet)

As from 1942

Fire Brigades

Vulkan Fiber

As from 1932

Model 34

Model 34 plus leather neck flap

Fire brigade helmet – 35-40

During 1935-1940

Fire brigade helmet – 40-45

During 1940-1945

Parade Helmets

Vulkan Fiber

M18 parade with ear cut away

Aluminum parade helmet

M35 Aluminum Army officers

M35 Vulkanfiber Officers

M18 Aluminum ear cut away

M35 Fiber Plastic

Waffen-SS / SS-Verfugungstruppen

M16, M18

Black painted  with bordered  black-white swastika on the left side , or no insignia at all

Note : the silver SS runes on a black shield introduced on 23 Feb 1934 (right side helmet), while the black/white/red shield appeared on the left.

Note : On 12 Aug 1935, it was ordered to introduce an insignia  of black runes on a silver shield (right) and a Swastika shield (left)

Leightweight Algemeinse-SS, square dip

Satin black finish, LB 186

Leightweight Algemeinse-SS, M35 type

Light green, LB 187

Vulkanfiber Algemeine-SS helmet

Satin black finish, LB 192

SS-VT Chromium Steel

As from 1934

Liner attached with core rivets; RZM and runes stamped in the surface inside; leather liner band with rune markings

M35

Grey-colored helmets were introduced on 11 May 1936 for the Leibstandarte nine infantry companies and SS Standarte 2.

All other SS units received the M35 the next month (LB 182)

M35,M35/40, M42

As from March 1940, the Swastika shield was removed from the helmets

From Nov 1^st 1943, the SS runes (and the Swastika shield) were no longer applied to the helmet and came blank delivered from the factory. 

Police

M16, M18, M16 Austrian , M18 ear cut out

Still in use on April 1934

Medium green, Light green, Satin black, Satin blue, etc…

Note :

1933 – 23 April 1934 : Left side decal with black/white prussian decal , right side white swastika

23 April 1934 – July 1934 : Left side decal with black/white/red pointed national decal , right side white swastika

July 1934 – 28 July 1936 : Left side decal with standard national black/white/red decal , right side larger mobile white swastika with black border

M16, M18, M16 Austrian , M18 ear cut out, M35

As from 28 July 1936 :

For police troops, fire police rural police (gendarmerie) and protection police (Schutzpolizei des Reiches) :

Medium green, Light green, Satin black, Satin blue, etc…

Note :

1936 – 8 May 1945 : Small silver spread-winged eagle inside an oval oakleaf wreath, perched on top a small circular wreath enclosing a mobile swastika, all on a black shield (left side).  A party shield in the form of a black mobile swastika positioned in a white circle on a red shield with a black border (right)

The Police Fire brigades (Feuerwehr)  has similar insignia, but the eagle had a silver border.

Rural Police had green helmets, often without insignia

Marine Costal Police (Marine-Küstenpolizei) and the Water Protection Police (Wasserschutzpolizei) used the same insignia, but had gold colored left side police decal.  (bordered and unbordered)

M16, M18 helmets – Danzig Police

White dead head on the right side

After 1935 : white bordered red shield with 2 white crosses and a yellow crown

M35 -  Danzig Police

As from 1939 with smaller white dead head on the right side

SA Feldjägerkorps (SA Field Police) helmets

Large mobile white swastika (right) and a metal Prussian Police sunburst on the right, LB 250

M16 Austrian

Eg. Satin black finish  (LB, 247), Light field grey, Light green, etc..;

M34 Fire brigade square dip with civil style M31 liner

Note :

M34 had a variety of air vents, eg. 4 clusters of 7 air openings, screened openings, salt shaker vents (LB, 274)

2 large air vents at each side

Satin black finish

M35

Eg. Field-grey (LB, 257)

M40 style with civil M31 style leather liner

Light green parade finish, LB 255

M35/40 (eg. With Y chinstrap)

Eg. Light-green (LB, 258), grey-green, etc...

M32 Czech helmet

With police decal

Lightweight helmet  - civil style M31 leather liner

Eg. Light green parade finish

M40, M42 models

Eg. Light green parade, field-grey (LB, 260), camo mustard-yellow (LB, 260)

16 Austrian with screened air vents

Eg. Light green parade finish  (LB, 247)

Luftschutz-style "Flat-rim" helmet with police decal

Eg. Satin Black (LB, 266)

Luftschutz  (Air-rescue)

Note : various colors possible :

Satin Black, Medium green, Light-green, white (with red cross), Satin Dark-blue, Medium Grey,

Grey-green, Dark blue, Satin Medium Grey-Green

M16 Austrian helmet

With sunburst RLB decal, LB 285

M34 RLB helmet

With sunburst RLB decal, LB 284

M16 Austrian helmet

Luftschutz decal

M16 Austrian helmet with screened air vents

Luftschutz decal

M38 3-piece Luftschutz helmet

M39 2-piece Luftschutz helmet

M44 1-piece Luftschutz helmet

M35 "beaded" helmet

LB 298

M35/40 "beaded" helmet

LB 299

M42 "beaded" helmet

M26 French Adrian Luftschutz

M32 Czech Luftschutz helmet

M40 Russian Luftschutz helmet

M34 square dip

Note :

M34 had a variery of air vents, eg. 4 clusters of 7 air openings, screened openings, salt shaker vents (LB, 274)

Can have sunburst RLB decal, LB 284

Fire Brigades (Fuerwehr) and

Fire Protection Police (FuerwehrPolizei)

Austrian M16 with pair of screened circular vents

Austrian M16 with four sets of seven-hole vent rosettes

Vulkanfiber helmet

LB, 267

M34 helmet with comb

Eg. Satin black with aluminum comb, Aluminum colored finish (LB,270)

M34 helmet with comb removed (leather plugs added)

Satin black (LB, 271)

M34 without comb – civil defense liner

Satin black (LB,271)

Helmet like the M35 with smooth transition between visor and apron

As from 1938

Edelstahl helmet

LB, 274

Short visor model (always without comb)

LB, 274

Comes often with a plastic black chin strap

Note:

Various liners were used : (LB, 274)

• 2-piece strap with a prong buckle
• 1-piece strap with 2 slider buckles
• Y-strapwith prong buckle 

LuftschutzPolizei

As from 1942, helmet of the Luftschuz but with  different decals

Double decal Luftschutzpolizei helmets

Deutsche Volkspolizei

Model 56 – 1^st type

Model 56 – 2nd type

Paratrooper helmet

Panzer helmet

Model M1A1

As from 1954

Model FJ60

As from 1958

Helm-Bodentruppen

As from 1960

Luftlandetruppen (para helmet)

Experimental design

Paratrooper

Panzer

Marine helmet

As from 1959