JPN HELMETS & HEADGEAR

108 topics in this forum

1. Mission Statement

   By Forum Manager, September 22, 2018
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   • Forum Manager
   • September 22, 2018

2. Broken IJN anchor bendable tab

   By War in Pacific, November 8, 2025
   • 18 replies
   • 900 views
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   • War in Pacific
   • November 15, 2025

3. Civil defense or Army helmet!

   By easterneagle87, November 12, 2025
   • 5 replies
   • 430 views
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   • easterneagle87
   • November 15, 2025

4. IJN back /bendable tab broke

   By War in Pacific, November 8, 2025
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   • War in Pacific
   • November 8, 2025

5. Real or fake? My first Type 90 helmet...maybe

   By Bob, October 9, 2023
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   • War in Pacific
   • October 28, 2025

6. helmet ijn type 90 1 2 3

   By tituss, January 7, 2025
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   • War in Pacific
   • September 22, 2025

7. Japanese Fire Helmet Label Translation Please

   By mikie, August 26, 2025
   • 4 replies
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   • mikie
   • August 30, 2025

8. type 90 helmet and sun helmet

   By mbec, August 18, 2025
   • 7 replies
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   • shemp h.
   • August 20, 2025

9. Japanese forgery

   By War in Pacific, July 25, 2025
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   • War in Pacific
   • August 8, 2025

10. Beat up Army cap

    By easterneagle87, October 24, 2018
    • 11 replies
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    • easterneagle87
    • July 22, 2025

11. 20 Years of Japanese Helmets 1 2 3

    By Airborne-Hunter, April 27, 2021
    • 55 replies
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    • Rakkasan187
    • July 14, 2025

12. Helmets

    By Marshallj, June 22, 2025
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    • shemp h.
    • June 23, 2025

13. original navy helmet 1 2

    By War in Pacific, June 17, 2025
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    • shemp h.
    • June 22, 2025

14. Type 90 (?)

    By War in Pacific, May 28, 2025
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    • War in Pacific
    • May 28, 2025

15. helmet type 90

    By tituss, August 31, 2024
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    • War in Pacific
    • April 26, 2025

16. Another Japanese Army Helmet

    By Preppy Picker, January 25, 2025
    • 9 replies
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    • Mr.Jerry
    • April 8, 2025

17. Some Caps

    By RRA227, September 14, 2023
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    • War in Pacific
    • April 4, 2025

18. Visor cap, WWII or repro?

    By Aedthir, August 10, 2024
    • 1 reply
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    • jayhawkhenry
    • February 13, 2025

19. My Japanese Headgear

    By Marine1058, April 28, 2024
    • 4 replies
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    • jayhawkhenry
    • February 13, 2025

20. Civil Defense Helmet from Grandpa's Hometown

    By Hezezilla, August 10, 2023
    • 7 replies
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    • jayhawkhenry
    • February 13, 2025

21. My First WWII Japanese Army Helmet

    By John4022, September 22, 2021
    • 8 replies
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    • jayhawkhenry
    • February 13, 2025

22. WW2 Japanese Army helmet

    By Preppy Picker, January 16, 2023
    • 4 replies
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    • jayhawkhenry
    • February 13, 2025

23. SNLF insignia question

    By Aedthir, January 21, 2025
    • 2 replies
    • 877 views
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    • SV1976
    • January 28, 2025

24. Japanese Factory Guard Helmet

    By DB_Militaria, January 9, 2025
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    • DB_Militaria
    • January 9, 2025

25. All the IJN field caps on a certain auction site

    By Fort Susquehanna, November 18, 2024
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    • shemp h.
    • November 26, 2024

26. Translation needed please

    By daskrieg, November 17, 2024
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    • daskrieg
    • November 18, 2024

27. Civilian Helmet Liner?

    By MarkMcM, September 23, 2024
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    • MarkMcM
    • September 23, 2024

28. SNLF helmet transition from metal to painted insignia

    By themick, August 6, 2024
    • 7 replies
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    • themick
    • September 1, 2024

29. My first Japanese Helmet

    By Aedthir, August 8, 2024
    • 3 replies
    • 1.2k views
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    • Aedthir
    • August 9, 2024

30. Japanese Civil Defense Helmet

    By Bosley, April 7, 2024
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    • Bosley
    • April 7, 2024

31. Japanese Naval Tally

    By max, March 26, 2024
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    • max
    • March 27, 2024

32. My only Japanese helmet

    By Kwc271, August 29, 2023
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    • Preppy Picker
    • September 4, 2023

33. IJN helmet

    By robinb, July 23, 2023
    • 4 replies
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    • SV1976
    • July 28, 2023

34. Japanese helmet liner/star question

    By RegP, March 9, 2023
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    • RegP
    • March 10, 2023

35. Real or Repop?

    By 63cagedfalcon, February 7, 2023
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    • 63cagedfalcon
    • February 10, 2023

36. Very Salty Cap, Need Help W/translation

    By Otter42, September 11, 2022
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    • Otter42
    • September 18, 2022

37. My 1st Japanese Helmet

    By jayhawkhenry, June 26, 2022
    • 14 replies
    • 3.1k views
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    • jayhawkhenry
    • August 30, 2022

38. A Few of My Helmets... 1 2

    By Fortunes Of War, May 15, 2021
    • 32 replies
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    • Fortunes Of War
    • August 26, 2022

39. Salty field cap

    By mvmhm, June 4, 2022
    • 5 replies
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    • Fortunes Of War
    • June 26, 2022

40. A type 90 rescued and saved for the future

    By ScottG, January 10, 2022
    • 18 replies
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    • Willy1690
    • May 9, 2022

41. Civil Helmet With Ribbons

    By RRA227, March 2, 2022
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    • RRA227
    • March 2, 2022

42. Early China-War Helmet and Japanese Soldier's Bring-Backs...

    By Fortunes Of War, January 26, 2022
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    • Dirk
    • February 26, 2022

43. Help with identification on field cap

    By jayhawkhenry, February 15, 2022
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    • St.Lukas
    • February 16, 2022

44. KMT Visor Hat

    By Fortunes Of War, January 31, 2022
    • 3 replies
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    • SARGE
    • February 1, 2022

45. Post-War Japanese Type 90 Steel Helmet

    By Fortunes Of War, January 31, 2022
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    • Fortunes Of War
    • January 31, 2022

46. Rare Kanto Army Winter Hat

    By Fortunes Of War, January 19, 2022
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    • RAB
    • January 22, 2022

47. Imperial Japanese Army Type 90

    By Mark K, November 9, 2021
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    • Mark K
    • November 12, 2021

48. Civil Defense helmet insignia help

    By Carrabassett, September 17, 2021
    • 3 replies
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    • St.Lukas
    • September 19, 2021

49. Navy Camo Helmet

    By Fortunes Of War, July 16, 2021
    • 11 replies
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    • SV1976
    • July 24, 2021

50. Paper? Japanese Field Cap

    By Brian Keith, June 1, 2020
    • 4 replies
    • 2.1k views
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    • Brian Keith
    • July 20, 2021