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Well, it's quite difficult to understand if the chinstrap bails of this helmet are made from a brass gauge as in the British Mark I Brodie or from a steel gauge as in the American U.S. P17
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I question the effectiveness of the German Geade Skull cap.
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I agree, it was a palliative, in reality it could be used to shelter from a shrapnell pellet, but the temples, the nape and the ears were not protected
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weren't the Turkish helmets visor-less so they could touch their forehead to the ground during prayer?
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Yes, it was provided by the German allied, as it was for the Bulgarian Army.
The Turkish one was without visor, in accordance with the Turkish custom on hats.
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After the Great War, the Irish Army adopted the Stahlheim, produced by Vickers Ltd. on captured German machinery. These were worn until the start of WWII, when the Brodie was used. Most of the surviving helmets have dents in them because of the thin metal they were made of. They were not designed for combat.
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I've seen a photo of Irish soldiers that wore the Stahlhelm, but I thought they were a british booty of war sold to Ireland.
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It was so much better for a helmet enthisiest back then.
Now the US makes an excessive amount of the same type and everyone else either copies them or uses their surplus.
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I like the Portugal Helm for its archaic design.I think it is the direct descendant of the cabasset .
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Oh fine, I agree with you, I just knew the similar morion!
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Honestly,I would not be surprised to see someone wearing a morion or a cabasset into War World I combat.
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Lol, if they had morning star..........
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Yes,please!And do not forget to bring me my billhook!
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out of all of them I honestly prefer the Austro-Hungarian Berndorfer 
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Italian called it "paperino" that means "little duck", because seen from above it looks so.
I like the Berndorfer too, of course being italian I'can't agree about your favourite Empire, while I agree about Finland.
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As I read from the Osprey Publishing's book about the Arditi,
the Italian-made Adrian modèle 1915 helmets were simpler to make, consisting of two pieces assembled (without counting the crest)
rather than three for the French-made. But it was also, alas, much less sturdy than the French-made example.
I wonder why.
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Oh Yes, You're right, different steel and lesser thickness, there are lots of photos showing dents in the helmet or bent viewers.
In 1917 there was a parliamentary question whether it was better to give the soldiers a trench or if it was cheaper to t treat the sick ones
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What??!
There really a parliamentary question in the Kingdom of Italy that was "Trench or treatment?"
How could such a question even be thought about?!
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Trench raincoat were quite expansive........... a little of aspirin could suffice
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Shameful. Just ... shameful.
Didn't any of those members of the parliament had sons, nephews who were in the armed forces, holding the front lines?
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Yes, a real shame, as the cardbord sole of the Alpini in Russia during WW2.
Sometimes I think that Beresina was a defeat for Italians of the Cisalpine Republic too ............
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Cardboard sole for the Alpini in Russia ... Seriously? O_o
Sorry, but what the fuck were they thinking, the higher-ups? O_o
Defeat for them too? Oh yes.
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There were many frauds and little control, in reality the state paid the shoes for good, while there was very little wool, also because of the sanctions after the Ethiopian war and sweaters were made of synthetic wool, called Lanital, which was produced from casein, and they not very warming.
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The soldiers must have been endlessly bitter, when they came to know the whole thing. :-S
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Many men that had the fortune to come back from Russia went to the mountain as partisan.
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almost all the partisan leaders were former intermediate officers of the Italian army.
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there is also a FN browning and a Carabiner in old uniform with a dogs pulled Maxim
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Yes true, it was quite artigianal and very heavy, it wasn't issued to the soldier, but it was a company's equipment for the pioneers.
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Stahlhelms are my favorite but the pickelhaube is pretty cool too.
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Stahlhelm was the better designed one, is not the case that NATO helmet has the same shape, but the Pickelhaube has a great charme indeed!
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The spike on top just looks so cool. It was just for decoration, wasn't it? I mean, what could they do with it - roast hotdogs?
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Lol........ It was the air vent of the helm, lots of old jokes about in propaganda poster.
Have you ever looked for "destroy this mad brute" in google images?
It's beautiful, the monitor looks like a stamp's album
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Oooooooh, that makes much more sense now! Thanks! I feel smarter already for knowing that...
Wow. I looked it up and must say it's impressive to say the least.
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Lol, of course you are an old fox, if it makes sense as in italian
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I see what you mean. . .
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The Portugese helmet looks hilariously enough like modern construction helmets.
Seriously though, this is all very well. My favourite is probably the Stahlhelm.
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Yes, I agree, the best designed one.
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Omg you drew the Portuguese Helmet, Thank you so very much!
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