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This topic is for identifying Japanese helmets.

Starting with a firefighter helmet from the WWII era.

One of the many civil defense helmets. If some one knows the model of this helmet please report this.

Another police / civil defense helmet. Model unknown

IJA M30/34 helmet.





Repro liner.

Tanker helmet. Model unknown

Pith helmet ( repro )

the civil defense helmets came in a couple of different styles. they were just a cheaper version of the combat helmets.

The tankers helmet is the standard warm weather tanker helmet. there was also the cold weather version which had fur lining anf the extreme cold weather version which had an even thicker lining.

The pith helmet i think may be an un-issued original.

couple of my helmets.

a standard infantry model helmet with helemt net in the rarer large size


and a civil defense helmet with emblem on the front

Last emblem on civil helmet was that used for civil duties?

its the sort of helmet that would be issued to people in factories or schools so it would be the emblem of who ever the person worked for

If i understand you every factory / school had it's own emblem?

not quite, schools might all have the same emblem and just have there school name written in the centre of the emblem. this one does have kanji in the middle of th emblem

Is that a Nakata net on your first pic ?

Which models were standard army issue?

yeah it is a Nakata net on the M1930 helmet

Looks very bright or is it because of the flash?

yeah its the flash it looks alot better in natural light mate