Der Feuerwehrhelm

Group Portrait
Fire Academy for Women
Tallin
Estonia
1943

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Sweden Metal helmet (˜1935)
In this collection since: 14.05.2008
0308 Fire helmet from Sweden.
The helmet, built in according to the German helmets DIN 14940, was worn in Sweden since approx. 1930. He has some peculiarities opposite the German version. Striking opposite the German helmet e.g. no.: 49 is at first the round form of the neck guard. The winter interior décor has a considerably bigger head flapper opposite German inside helmets (a filled rubber bubble draw lots inserted into the helmet bell) as well as in the area of the ears leather rag. The head strap is fastened to the helmet bell with a distance situation's cork. The silver helmet has at the front a small rund emblem, on this a helmet and two crossed axes can be seen. Nothing is known about the emblem. The city of Stockholm shows on the badges the coat of arms of the town, furthermore the helmets of the city of Stockholm were chromium plated. A small, green badge which can be only recognized shadowily is one printed on the right side in the inside helmet. It shows a circle, into this possibly one fireman (upper part of the body) with helmet, under this mountains? The helmet has presumably been produced at the time at 1935.
Successors of this helmet generation are the helmets 104 and 70.
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Also look at: Third Reich until 1945, 49
Sweden, 70
Sweden, 104
Sweden, 159
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