Re: elmetto m-1 o clone ?
Un 'lavoretto' interessante svolto da un amico collezionista americano sui cloni 'M-1'.
These are the ones I have encountered
Australia
P
GD in front peak body
Austria
U.Sch. Ulbrichts Witwe of Schwanenstadt
Us on some export versions
Belgium
UMAL (does any one know the full name of this firm?
Germany
F.W.Q.E Quist Esslingen
L-S.A. Linnemann & Schnetzer Ahlen
DVN or VDN Vereinigte Deutsche Nickelwerke
PSL (Paul Schulze, Lubeck)
SH Schuberth Helme Brunswick
Israel
צ stamped in a circle in the front peak Tsal=Army}
Netherlands
VB (usually followed by date and a serial) Verenigde Blik Fabriek, Krommenie Verblifa
Spain
no markings but the steel body oy the Mod.65 OTAN is rimless
Also here are a couple more liner markings
Australia
P +1 impressed in top liner
SOLDIER'S STEEL HELMET
1985
PAT.No.8415-50-753-6792 stamped in ink
Iraq
LS in top of a corlon clone
South Korea
Ω Greek letter omega unknown maker
16
Brasil
Diana Paolucci SA is a brazilian Sao Paolo factory, that made helmet liners for M1 brazilian clones., they exported to Chile and Uruguay
> Austria
> mp
> FRANKENBURG - Metaplast
> U.Sch. or U.s. -Ulbrichts Witwe of Schwanenstadt
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> Belgium
> TAWO
> COGEB
> LEVOIR -Le Levoir Tongeren
> SECRT
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> Brazil
> PROTIN
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> Denmark
> Dansk Kunststof Industri - no logo
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> France
> Dunois has exported commercial versions of the M-1 in ballistic plastic.
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> Germany
> H.R.N. Hans Römer Neu-Ulm
> Maury, Schuberth, and Bebra, also made liners for the zweiteilige Helm1 and have similar logs
> SW Schuberth Werk (found on many export helmets)
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India
> Polyfib
> SONERAT Poly-Fibre
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> Israel
> Tama
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> South Korea
> a sybmol like a reversed 2 impressed in the liner top Daewo
> 1 S impressed in body top sometimes accompanied by a label with 2 stylized dolphins in a circle
> Silver Star
> similar impressions in other Korean M1 clones
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> Netherlands
> BEC unknown
> VB Verblifa
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> Philippines
> TROJAN MKTG.
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> Singapore
> D.A.C.
> PT 000547
> Spain
> FEDUR
> ZARAGOZA
> ESPANA
> Turkey
> DONATIM ISTANBUL
> 8470 DNIM 6630
> MADE IN TURKIYE