Posted 9 years ago
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This is a Czech helmet it has a 52 with crossed swords and it has the number 16 on the back of the inner helmet.(Dont know what the 52 or the crossed swords and the 16)
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Need help finding out what marks are in the helmet
Need help with the markings
Please help identify the markings
Please help me with the markings on the helmet
the Czech Vz53 helmet marking with crossed swords and number 52 is the Czech military acceptance mark and year of manufacture 1952.
nice helmet, many of these Czech steel helmets were used in the Vietnam War by the North Vietnamese also known as the PAVN. [People's Army of Vietnam]
http://brendonshelmets.weebly.com/czechoslovakia-vz53.html
here's a Czech M53 that was used in Vietnam
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/133670-czech-m53-used-by-the-north-vietnamese
I wrote a Wikipedia article on this helmet recently. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czechoslovakian_Vz._53_Helmet