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Recommended Helmet Reference Sites

Recommended Helmet Reference Sites

Referencing & knowledge is the most important aspect to collecting! Knowing the history, units & authenticity of everything collected can be just as important & intriguing. It can be easy...

Recommended Helmet Reference Sites

Referencing & knowledge is the most important aspect to collecting! Knowing the history, units & authenticity of everything collected can be just as important & intriguing. It can be easy...

Book of the Month: March 2025 M1 Helmets of the Argentine Army

Book of the Month: March 2025 M1 Helmets of the...

Written by: Alfredo Girelli; Jorge Pruneda; photographs by Gonzalo Lauda; Patricio Orozco, A wonderful book by a small team, I received this from Argentina and it is a truly a...

Book of the Month: March 2025 M1 Helmets of the...

Written by: Alfredo Girelli; Jorge Pruneda; photographs by Gonzalo Lauda; Patricio Orozco, A wonderful book by a small team, I received this from Argentina and it is a truly a...

Soviet M69 uniform in Afghanistan

Soviet M69 uniform in Afghanistan

Model 1969 uniform (summer version) worn by the Soviet troops deployed in Afghanistan in 1979. Early model with green plastic buttons, later models issued with shining brass buttons! (from 1973)...

Soviet M69 uniform in Afghanistan

Model 1969 uniform (summer version) worn by the Soviet troops deployed in Afghanistan in 1979. Early model with green plastic buttons, later models issued with shining brass buttons! (from 1973)...

Book of the Month: February 2025 Camouflage: Modern International Military Patterns

Book of the Month: February 2025 Camouflage: Mo...

This Month's read is: Camouflage: Modern International Military Patterns Written by Erih H. Larson it's an excellent addition to any camo head! I originally purchased this book to help me...

Book of the Month: February 2025 Camouflage: Mo...

This Month's read is: Camouflage: Modern International Military Patterns Written by Erih H. Larson it's an excellent addition to any camo head! I originally purchased this book to help me...

DRC GK80 Helmet

DRC GK80 Helmet

A steel helmet from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It appears to be a Chinese GK80, or GK80 clone. With what also appears to be a liner similar to...

DRC GK80 Helmet

A steel helmet from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It appears to be a Chinese GK80, or GK80 clone. With what also appears to be a liner similar to...

Swiss TAZ 57 camouflage pattern.

Swiss TAZ 57 camouflage pattern.

The original combat uniform in this pattern is designated the TAZ 57 (from the German Tarnanzug) or TASS 57 (from the French Tenue d'assaut), both meaning Combat Uniform (model) 1957....

Swiss TAZ 57 camouflage pattern.

The original combat uniform in this pattern is designated the TAZ 57 (from the German Tarnanzug) or TASS 57 (from the French Tenue d'assaut), both meaning Combat Uniform (model) 1957....