tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6056210507389709335.post2024958160620113784..comments2024-03-26T20:17:26.619-07:00Comments on Mannie Gentile: Combat Helmets of the 20th Century: Irish Free State Vickers m.27 combat helmetMannie Gentilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06225923971073419275noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6056210507389709335.post-7428507054166877362021-05-11T06:22:16.456-07:002021-05-11T06:22:16.456-07:00One of the peculiarities of the M27 is that there ...One of the peculiarities of the M27 is that there doesn't appear to be any surviving examples with their original paintwork.As a result, there is some conjecture about the exact shade of green and the finish of the original. General consensus is that it was a very dark shade of green, in a slightly 'eggshell' finish. Almost black in fact. I had an original helmet badge of good provenance, the paint finish on which matched the above description. Surviving examples of these helmet badges are extremely rare. More often than not the ones that you see on collector owned helmets are converted from the current Irish army officer pattern cap badge, which is similar, but has a bronze finish. The original had two vertical prongs at the back that fitted into the front lugs Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06862778901008923459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6056210507389709335.post-16752393735954302792017-03-30T13:53:59.848-07:002017-03-30T13:53:59.848-07:00Greg,
email me at museumofamerica@myactv.net
Man...Greg,<br /><br />email me at museumofamerica@myactv.net<br /><br />MannieMannie Gentilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06225923971073419275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6056210507389709335.post-20780919433085742232017-03-30T12:20:16.556-07:002017-03-30T12:20:16.556-07:00Another fine piece of work, Mannie. I genuinely en...Another fine piece of work, Mannie. I genuinely envy your work here.<br /><br />Now, regarding the black-painted Vickers (I have one also), in an article in ARMOURER magazine (issue 91, Jan 2009) Chris McNally, the Helmet King of Blaeunau Ffestiniog, states that on issue to the CD in 1940 they were "painted white or sometimes black". And also, usefully, "These helmets have an additional set of numbers stamped into the back skirt - H 40 " <br /><br />The H 40 obviously denoting helmets reissued to CD in 1940. The stamps are often hard to read. The basic is VLTD (Vickers Limited) followed by the alphanumeric H 12345 (Helmet, individual number) and 27 (helmet type). The H 40 is added adjacent to that.Greg Pickersgillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075137058745656775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6056210507389709335.post-60350373170710739942017-02-19T06:25:25.017-08:002017-02-19T06:25:25.017-08:00I love mine dirt was still inside when I recived i...I love mine dirt was still inside when I recived it actually I consider it as the jewel of my collection Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11104749292389213014noreply@blogger.com