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Early DDR Feuerwehr Helmet


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Gents,

 

This is an early East German Fire Service (Feuerwehr) helmet. The black painted helmet has a padded internal suspension system very similar to the WWII German Feuerwehr helmets. This helmet was manufactured by VEB Perfect and is so marked on the natural leather liner. It is also unit stamped and numbered on the interior. There is a removable leather neck shield, which is generally missing on FW helmets, that is designed to keep water and hot embers from going down your collar. This particular helmet has a Police (Volkspolizei) decal on the left side of the helmet but I am not certain this insignia is original to the helmet however this is the way it came to me.

DDR FW Helmet side.JPG

DDR FW Helmet front.JPG

DDR FW Helmet back.JPG

DDR FW Helmet interior.JPG

DDR FW Helmet straps.JPG

DDR FW helmet maker.JPG

DDR FW Helmet liner marking.JPG

DDR FW Helmet left straps.JPG

DDR FW Helmet right straps.JPG

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