WWII Bulgarian 1936 COMBAT ARMY HELMET, rare old rolled edge A - type

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WWII Bulgarian 1936 COMBAT ARMY HELMET, rare old rolled edge A - type :
$75.00

WWII 1936 COMBAT ARMY HELMET, rare A-type Kingdom of Bulgaria

This is Bulgarian WWII M36 helmet with royal decal, ofthe earliest 1st model with rolled edge. The liner is attached directly to theshell by means of 4 rivets. The air vents /seen from inside/ are attached in away similar to the German M16 and Czech M30 helmet. 1st model with rolled edgemade in Czechoslovakia and Germany.

Later, during the WWII the liner and chinstraps has beenrenovated and leather parts changed.

Two layers paint and decal are seen, but royal decal got some damages or someone decidedto erase it in communist period.

Liner size:XL

ID#408

HISTORY NOTES : In World War II, Bulgaria saw an alliancewith Germany as an opportunity to satisfy its territorial claims unsatisfiedafter the WWI. As an ally of Austro- Hungarian Empire and Germany, Bulgaria wassupplied with all types of military equipment from these two countries. To meetthe needs of the Bulgarian army the allies imported helmets, bayonets, militarytrucks, arms etc. In 1935 Bulgaria worked out a project for its own modelhelmet, based on the German

M16 and created an unique improved model dated 1936.Although there is scarce information about these helmets, what can be said isthat the M-36 helmets came in 3 versions - named A, B and C type.

Generally, it seems highly probable that the firstversions of the helmet were produced by 3 foreign factories:

- Sandrik - Dolne Hamre, Slovakia

- Bruder Gottlieb und Brauchbar - Brun, Moravia /BratriG&B - Brno, Czechia/

- Eisenhuttenwerk Thale - Thale, Harz, Germany In 1938Bulgaria purchased a helmet matrix machine which was installed in Kazanlakmilitary factory , so we supposed that the last C type Bulgarian helmets weremade in Bulgaria by 1939. By the same period a new Bulgarian model appeared -M39.

What is typical for all the M36 helmets is a 3-colordecal with black border on the side. It should be known that the decal is real,not painted by hand, as it was done in postwar times when M36 were still madeuse of.

Then they were repainted and continued to be employed bythe Communist regime army. Nowadays, it is not very easy to find helmets withtheir authentic decal on. Soon it will be even harder to find any at all afterthe Bulgarian army starts to meet the NATO regulations according to which suchitems are to be align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 0px 5px;\">PAYMENT

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