Welcome to Ken’s Bargain Basement

Here you will find cheap helmets.

.

Currently There are no available helmets in the Bargain basement. Everything has been sold. Hopefully I’ll have something new soon. Thank you for looking.

.

Bargain basement # 211

This is a 1940 dated British MK1 helmet that has twine and net on it that appears to have been there for a very long time. $225.00 ON HOLD

.

.

Bargain basement # 210

Here is a front seam swivel-bale WW2 M1 helmet with a tattered late war net (1944-45 style) The liner is named to Floyd. The inside has some damage to the webbing. Overall a good looking combat used example $300.00ON HOLD

.

.

Bargain basement # 209

This is an original size 66 M16 helmet. I cannot make out the maker stamp but I think it’s an Si. The camouflage paint is original. It is shiny; either from a lot of handling or somebody applied a clear coat to it long ago. There are the initials “FL” in a panel at the front. The liner and chinstrap are aged reproductions.  ON HOLD

.

.

Bargain basement # 208

This helmet represents the last generation of military usage of the German M16. After nearly 75 years of use the model was finally retired after the end of the communist government of Bulgaria in 1989. Back in 1917 Germany gave an assistance package to thier ally; Bulgaria as part of the effort to keep the ailing country at war on Germany’s side. Among this assistance package was a few train-loads of brand-new M16 helmets. Bulgaria kept them in military stocks through the 20s, 30s and continued to use them through WW2 and the post war years. After having been re-worked / refurbished repeatedly and relegated to para-military usage, the last stocks were released from Bulgarian military stores in the 1990s. This example had been refurbished for the last time in approximately the 1960s. (there are known examples which are believed to have ben refurbished by the Bulgarians as late as the 1980s) It is painted in a shade of green found on Bulgarian equipment during the middle communist period. The liner and chinstrap are also Bulgarian installed, the chinstrap being riveted onto chinstrap bales which were modified by the Bulgarians. The only remaining feature of this helmet which dayes to pre1918 times is the maker mark originally stamped at the Thale factory; ET64. Overall, this is a fascinating example. $445.00

.

.

.

..

.

.

Be sure to click on this link check out my other website dedicated to other kinds of Militaria

Contact information:

To order or to ask questions:

 E-mail address: wii1944@aol.com

Mailing address: