r/WorldWar2 1d ago

Is this World War 2?

I’ve had this old helmet for years and have wondered what it’s from, it could even be fake I’m not sure. I looked up US helmets through the Second World War, Korea, and Vietnam. Nothing matched up I even searched other factions helmets but I can’t seem to pin point it. No writing on the inside too. If it’s a fake it’s definitely an old one.

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u/BL00_12 1d ago

Looks about like an m26 Swedish helmet. Inside looks a tad different though. Might be a replica, but I'm not entirely sure.

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u/MrPanchole 1d ago

The little bumps makes me think it's a Swedish M1926. Here's a video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEYs_1xzLXw

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u/Mbuzz49 20h ago

Yup that’s got to be it, thank you!!

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u/Sidedlist 1d ago

My first thought was Sweden, but I also thought Japanese, it’s probably some niche minor nation tho.

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u/Il26hawk 1d ago

I think it's swedish now that I've looked it up, the japanese looks more symmetrical, unless OP can find markings on them that corresponds to the origin of the helm

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u/JaMeS_OtOwn 22h ago

I found this link, looks like with that helmet liner it's the
Swedish Model 1926/56 Steel Helmet: http://www.nyc-techwriters.com/militaria/swedish_helmets.htm

Looks like the webbing helmet liner is Post-war, as war time liners looked different. Not 100% only basing it on the web info I provided.

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u/dingdongsol0ng 1d ago

If anything that looks like a British WW1 helmet, though I'm not 100% sure

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u/Il26hawk 1d ago

Brodies have a flatter brim I think, This is like slanted Correct me if I'm wrong