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WWII PORTUGESE HELMET! M 40! NOT GERMAN! RARE! EXCELLENT CONDITION!
WWII PORTUGESE HELMET! M 40! NOT GERMAN! RARE! EXCELLENT CONDITION!
WWII PORTUGESE HELMET! M 40! NOT GERMAN! RARE! EXCELLENT CONDITION!
WWII PORTUGESE HELMET! M 40! NOT GERMAN! RARE! EXCELLENT CONDITION!
WWII PORTUGESE HELMET! M 40! NOT GERMAN! RARE! EXCELLENT CONDITION!

WWII PORTUGESE HELMET! M 40! NOT GERMAN! RARE! EXCELLENT CONDITION!

$ 73.91

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days

    Description

    This is an original WWII Portugese model 40 helmet!!  Very nice piece, has a super nice original leather liner too!!
    Until the early 1940s, the standard combat helmet of the Portuguese Army was the Brodie helmet, adopted during World War I, two versions of which were in use, referred in Portuguese service as the M1916 and the M1917.
    In the late 1930s, it was decided to replace the M1916 and M1917 by a new modern helmet. Several foreign helmets were tested and finally a Portuguese design was adopted in 1940, being designated M1940. The M1940 was allegedly inspired in the design of helmets used by the Portuguese soldiers of the 15th century. It was made of steel and manufactured by the Fábrica de Braço de Prata (military factory of Braço de Prata) in Lisbon.