SWEDEN
The rimmed helmet; it has a much wider and flatter brim than the later M21-18. Introduced in the 1920s
The interior is virtually identical to that of later models.
Flat broad brim quite obvious!
In addition to the obvious broad brim, there is a slightly more raised crest on this version than the later M21-18.
Side view. It's obvious even from the side that the broad brim has been dispensed with.In service from the late 1920s onwards.
Virtually identical to the previous M21-16 model.
The crest is still there, but not so evident as on the M21-16
On this model the brim has been reduced slightly further, and the crest dispensed with. There is also no Swedish three-crown badge on this model.Came into service in the late 1920's, and with different liners remained in use for many decades thereafter.
Front view.
This is the original three-pad leather liner. Later, a web-cradle liner was retrofitted to many examples of this helmet.
Side view. The final evolution - almost bowl shaped, could be mistaken for a British para helmet if you were selling it fraudulently on the web or elsewhere. In service from the late 1930s onwards, until replaced in the 1990s by a ballistic plastic helmet, the Hjalm 90.
No brim, uniform contours, no crest...
...but scarcely any change to the
liner. These helmets were later
relined with web-suspension and webbing chinstraps in the 1960's
and 1970's.
The Finnish Wartsila (M40) is virtually
identical to this, except
for small but important details.