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    • Researching the Name
    • Resources
    • HSH in Film
  • Collection
    • Helmets
    • Uniforms

VARIATION Between HELMETs

When I first started collecting helmets, I would get rather anxious about the smallest details. I have included this section so that I may hopefully save others facing the same predicament from any sense of doubt in the authenticity of their helmets.

The pictures above show different manufacturers labels on some of my helmets. Each manufacturer has a different approach, so it is expected to see slight or even major differences between examples from different manufacturers and over time. 


Below are some of the variations I have found. These Variations have nothing to do with the unit just in how/when the helmet was made.


Rare = Very hard to come by

Less Common = Every once in a while

Common = Most helmets

How the Plate is Attached

Home Service Helmet Plate Leather Wedges

Leather Wedges

Cotter Split Pins

Leather Wedges

Common

Home Service Helmet Plate Screws

Screws

Cotter Split Pins

Leather Wedges

Rare

Cotter Split Pins

Cotter Split Pins

Cotter Split Pins

Less Common

Pointed or Rounded Front Peak

Rounded

Rounded

Rounded

Less Common

Seen on earlier helmets

Pointed

Rounded

Rounded

Common

REar metal Trim

Metal Trim along rear peak of a Home Service helmet

Metal

Leather

Leather

Rare

Back of a home service helmet

Leather

Leather

Leather

Common

CHin Chain/Strap

Home Service helmet chin strap

Scalloped

Scalloped

Scalloped

Rare

Home Service helmet chin strap

Smooth

Scalloped

Scalloped

Common

Cloth Backing to Plate

Maltese cross Home Service helmet plate

No Cloth Backing

No Cloth Backing

No Cloth Backing

Common

Maltese cross Home Service helmet plate

Cloth Backing

No Cloth Backing

No Cloth Backing

Rare

Rossettes

Home Service helmet Rosettes

Rosettes Are Separate Pieces

Rosettes Are Separate Pieces

Rosettes Are Separate Pieces

Common

Single Piece Spike Base

Rosettes Are Separate Pieces

Rosettes Are Separate Pieces

Common

Wreath gap Distance at top

Far

Close

Close

Common

Home Service helmet wreath

Close

Close

Close

Common

Back Bar

Home Service helmet back bar

Stretches Under the liner

Stretches Under the liner

Stretches Under the liner

Common

Stops Short

Stretches Under the liner

Stretches Under the liner

Common

Different Colored Silk Band

Bottom of a Home Service helmet

Purple, Yellow, Black, and Others

Purple, Yellow, Black, and Others

Purple, Yellow, Black, and Others

Less Common

Bottom of a Home Service helmet

Red/Pink

Purple, Yellow, Black, and Others

Purple, Yellow, Black, and Others

Common

Tins

Home Service helmet storage tins

Helmet Tins

Helmet Tins come in varying sizes. They can have name plates. Some have a name painted on. Many are blank. They might even be painted different colors.

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