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    Posted 9 years ago

    OfficerTor…
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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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    Comments

    1. OfficerTorres, 9 years ago
      Need help finding out what marks are in the helmet
    2. OfficerTorres, 9 years ago
      Need help with the markings
    3. OfficerTorres, 9 years ago
      Please help identify the markings
    4. OfficerTorres, 9 years ago
      Please help me with the markings on the helmet
    5. battlegear battlegear, 9 years ago
      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
    6. battlegear battlegear, 9 years ago
      here's a Czech M53 that was used in Vietnam
      http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/133670-czech-m53-used-by-the-north-vietnamese
    7. jminor, 6 years ago
      I wrote a Wikipedia article on this helmet recently. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czechoslovakian_Vz._53_Helmet

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