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dutchhelmets	Posted: December 18, 2008 09:00 am
Soldat Group: Members Posts: 22 Member No.: 1343 Joined: March 11, 2007	can someone confirm if this is a Romanian firebrigade helmet? the creast is "egg" shaped and made of tin. thanks,

Dragos1984	Posted: December 19, 2008 05:15 pm
Sergent Group: Members Posts: 191 Member No.: 168 Joined: December 17, 2003	Hey, The helmet that you have its not a Romanian helmet but in fact it's a Dutch m34, fire brigade with crest on front. If the helmet was Romanian then the crest would have the sign of Carol II which is a double "C" and a crown. hope this helps. Dragos

dutchhelmets	Posted: December 20, 2008 08:43 pm
Soldat Group: Members Posts: 22 Member No.: 1343 Joined: March 11, 2007	hi Dragos, i know that this isn't a Romanian used military helmet. the creast is, as you posted different. i was just wondering if this could be a Romanian firebrigade helmet. the crest is egg shaped and on my point of view this is typical Romanian. the model is indeed m34 but i have never seen a creast on a dutch firebrigade helmet before. cheers,

ANDI	Posted: December 20, 2008 09:19 pm
Plutonier major Group: Members Posts: 332 Member No.: 674 Joined: September 19, 2005	As far as I know, some m34 helmets were in use by the romanian fire brigades after the second world war but they were painted brilliant red inside and outside, had no neck protection and no crest. Nevertheless I will check forward to see if the crest matches any insignia from the past years in fire brigades from Romania.

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