Nice video. I have a SSH-40 also authentic 100/100 from the Second World War, probably from the Battle of Stalingrad. gM3 marking manufactured in 41 at the Chelyabinsk Factory. It cost me a lot, a lot, a lot to get hold of it. ALL THE BEST.
i got a ww2 authentic one too, if you are interested, im willing to sell it for cheap (i live in eastern europe) you can respond to this comment if youre interested
Excellent video. Question: Do you think it likely or even possible that the United States copied the ssh39 in their own quest to develop a combat helmet? The resemblance of the basic shape of the ssh 39 & 40 to the U.S. M1 "Steel Pot" are stark. And in other videos about the development of the U.S. steel helmet, it seems they followed the Soviets a lot. For example, prototypes considered before the eventual adoption of the M1 resembled the ssh 36 a great deal.
You may be onto something there. The Soviet helmet is certainly effective and iconic, and was in use before the Americans had switched over to the M1 on a wide scale.
Not even likeky or possible. When developping their USM1 helmet, the US were first inspired by the german helmet, as strange as it may seem. But just have a look to a US helmet from the side, and it will be obvious. The US shell is very like a rounded german helmet
@@laurentdevaux5617 Yes it is a well known fact that the U.S. military considered the German Stahlhelm to be the most superior helmet of the First World War, and to be fair, as well as accurate, ALL countries were heavily inspired and influenced by this practical, and iconic helmet. The various Soviet helmets too tried to find a way of securing the advantages of the German helmet without copying it -- same with the Swiss helmet, and pretty much everyone else EXCEPT the British and the French. In the years AFTER World War I, however, the U.S. considered, and rejected several models designed by Bashford Dean, of the Metropolitan Museum of New York (who also served as a Major in the U.S. Army). Dean's designs were all summarily rejected because they bore too much of a resemblance to the German helmet. His later designs, especially the Model 5, bore a striking resemblance to the Soviet SSh36 , which more or less made me more certain that there HAD to have been either cooperation between the U.S. and Soviet Union (remember this was way BEFORE the Cold War), OR that one or the other party was pilfering ideas off the other. According to popular legend Major Harold G. Sydenham took a Model 5 (Dean's last and preferred model) and an M-1917 Kelley helmet to a shop on Ft. Benning. He had them cut in half and then welded the two halves together, hammering them out until a suitable shape had formed. This story may be true, but I STILL find it a bit of an ODD coincidence that his finished product bore such a striking resemblance to the Soviet's new helmet -- the SSh 39. I guess such a thing IS possible, but it is nonetheless an odd thing.
@@johnking6406 Very interesting hypothesis, thanks ! And we could add that the influence of the Stalhelm lasted a very long time despite its flaws, the most important being too much vertical surfaces (in my opinion, the best helmet of WW2 was the Italian m933) as the sucessor of the M1 helmet, the famous PASGT, strangely looked like a German helmet, hence its well deserved nickname... And many other countries adopted this shape, including mine, France, which is quite ironic !
@@laurentdevaux5617 Yes, I too was a fan of the Italian helmet. I was in the U.S. Army back in 1983-86. When I started we were still using the M1 "Steel Pot" and about a year and a half into my term of service, we got the new Kevlar helmets. We called them "Fritz" helmets due to how much they reminded us of the old German helmet. A lot of us felt kind of "strange" about the Army's new choice of helmet ~ LOL!
Very hard to tell if there's no more ink stamp. I have one of these, which saw much service and whose stamp isn't there anymore, and if I'm sure it's a WW2 helmet, that's only because I know where it was found, in Chinese Manchuria. Indeed, the best and safest way to have a genuine WW2 soviet helmet is to find a Ssh36 or a Ssh39 as they weren't made anymore after the war, but they aren't that easy to grab and rather expensive
Best source of these is from Ukraine stocks. Best size and most valuable is the No. 3 of only three sizes made 1-2-3. Each crate of helmets is composed of 30% of No. 3 size according to Ukrainian sources. The stamping will show the size followed by a dash and the batch number. Stockpiles of these helmets, still in the crate were turned loose to the public just before Russian attacked Kiev. Mine was shipped in a black plastic garbage sack with postage stamps all over it. Made it OK.
Nice video. I have a SSH-40 also authentic 100/100 from the Second World War, probably from the Battle of Stalingrad. gM3 marking manufactured in 41 at the Chelyabinsk Factory. It cost me a lot, a lot, a lot to get hold of it. ALL THE BEST.
i got a ww2 authentic one too, if you are interested, im willing to sell it for cheap (i live in eastern europe) you can respond to this comment if youre interested
Excellent video. Question: Do you think it likely or even possible that the United States copied the ssh39 in their own quest to develop a combat helmet? The resemblance of the basic shape of the ssh 39 & 40 to the U.S. M1 "Steel Pot" are stark. And in other videos about the development of the U.S. steel helmet, it seems they followed the Soviets a lot. For example, prototypes considered before the eventual adoption of the M1 resembled the ssh 36 a great deal.
You may be onto something there. The Soviet helmet is certainly effective and iconic, and was in use before the Americans had switched over to the M1 on a wide scale.
Not even likeky or possible. When developping their USM1 helmet, the US were first inspired by the german helmet, as strange as it may seem. But just have a look to a US helmet from the side, and it will be obvious. The US shell is very like a rounded german helmet
@@laurentdevaux5617 Yes it is a well known fact that the U.S. military considered the German Stahlhelm to be the most superior helmet of the First World War, and to be fair, as well as accurate, ALL countries were heavily inspired and influenced by this practical, and iconic helmet. The various Soviet helmets too tried to find a way of securing the advantages of the German helmet without copying it -- same with the Swiss helmet, and pretty much everyone else EXCEPT the British and the French.
In the years AFTER World War I, however, the U.S. considered, and rejected several models designed by Bashford Dean, of the Metropolitan Museum of New York (who also served as a Major in the U.S. Army). Dean's designs were all summarily rejected because they bore too much of a resemblance to the German helmet.
His later designs, especially the Model 5, bore a striking resemblance to the Soviet SSh36 , which more or less made me more certain that there HAD to have been either cooperation between the U.S. and Soviet Union (remember this was way BEFORE the Cold War), OR that one or the other party was pilfering ideas off the other.
According to popular legend Major Harold G. Sydenham took a Model 5 (Dean's last and preferred model) and an M-1917 Kelley helmet to a shop on Ft. Benning. He had them cut in half and then welded the two halves together, hammering them out until a suitable shape had formed. This story may be true, but I STILL find it a bit of an ODD coincidence that his finished product bore such a striking resemblance to the Soviet's new helmet -- the SSh 39. I guess such a thing IS possible, but it is nonetheless an odd thing.
@@johnking6406 Very interesting hypothesis, thanks ! And we could add that the influence of the Stalhelm lasted a very long time despite its flaws, the most important being too much vertical surfaces (in my opinion, the best helmet of WW2 was the Italian m933) as the sucessor of the M1 helmet, the famous PASGT, strangely looked like a German helmet, hence its well deserved nickname... And many other countries adopted this shape, including mine, France, which is quite ironic !
@@laurentdevaux5617 Yes, I too was a fan of the Italian helmet. I was in the U.S. Army back in 1983-86. When I started we were still using the M1 "Steel Pot" and about a year and a half into my term of service, we got the new Kevlar helmets. We called them "Fritz" helmets due to how much they reminded us of the old German helmet. A lot of us felt kind of "strange" about the Army's new choice of helmet ~ LOL!
Ssh40 is a great helmet, very cheap, one these became my first helmet in collection
Is it wear comfortable?
yesnt
how to tell if its ww2 time or post war?
Very hard to tell if there's no more ink stamp. I have one of these, which saw much service and whose stamp isn't there anymore, and if I'm sure it's a WW2 helmet, that's only because I know where it was found, in Chinese Manchuria. Indeed, the best and safest way to have a genuine WW2 soviet helmet is to find a Ssh36 or a Ssh39 as they weren't made anymore after the war, but they aren't that easy to grab and rather expensive
What Is a good price for an helmet like that
i might be late but i think it would be like $40 if im correct idk
Best source of these is from Ukraine stocks. Best size and most valuable is the No. 3 of only three sizes made 1-2-3. Each crate of helmets is composed of 30% of No. 3 size according to Ukrainian sources. The stamping will show the size followed by a dash and the batch number. Stockpiles of these helmets, still in the crate were turned loose to the public just before Russian attacked Kiev. Mine was shipped in a black plastic garbage sack with postage stamps all over it. Made it OK.
Mine came in a box that was wrapped in a black plastic bag lmao
@@stahlhelmturtle9822 Did it have those beautiful gold and blue stamps all over it?
@@randalldunkley1042 it did. The guy even sent me a card or sheet that had some funny post-invasion stamps on it in the box with the helmet
I have two post war ssh40s helmets, which I bought from the Ukraine.