SMGP-0818 Spanish Tanker Helmet M1935

Light wear to the leather and in very good condition overall. No problems with the chin strap or lining. Emblem is firmly in place. The round padded bumper that rings the helmet is loose. In can’t recall if they are supposed to be this way or not. Either way, there is no damage that i can see. The neck leather is stiff and bent upwards but could be remedied with some steam and TLC. The top of the helmet is embossed but i can’t make it out. Im sure a specialist could tell you what it says. These helmets remain a great value for the collector.

Black leather padded helmet, worn by tankers in Spain’s post-civil war fascist army. At the front of the helmet is a brass badge in the form of a crowned eagle, with a painted red cross, the insignia of the Francoist forces. A removable padded leather ring fits around the crown, and a leather neck flap is attached at the bottom rim. The interior features a seven-fingered black leather liner, with a woven liner above, and a wide black leather chin strap. This model of helmet was first developed by the Italians and used heavily in Ethiopia and Libya, and was later adopted by Spain, who used it until the 1960s.