Click on the banner to join the excellent German Helmet Walhalla forum where you can chat with hundreds of collectors from all over the world. See you there. MenuForum NavigationForumMembersActivityLoginRegisterForum breadcrumbs - You are here:German Helmet Vault - Tracking the Fakes and Q&A forumGerman WW2 Helmets: German Helmets : Questions & AnswersWWI Helmet Identification HelpPost ReplyPost Reply: WWI Helmet Identification Help <blockquote><div class="quotetitle">Quote from <a class="profile-link highlight-default" href="#">MAP</a> on November 19, 2021, 3:56 am</div>The larger helmet does look Austrian M17. The other is a German M16. The Afghans did buy surplus helmets and affixed a badge to the side of the helmet. This can be seen on your examples but the two pin holes near the rivets. Here is an example with the badge (the badge is a repro but it gives you the idea) as well as a photo of the Afghan army in the 1950's wearing them. https://www.warrelics.eu/forum/world-steel-helmets/ground-dug-afghan-helmet-129838/ </blockquote><br> Upload Files:Add another file ...Maximum files: 10 · Maximum file size: 10 MB · Allowed file types: jpg,jpeg,gif,png,bmp,pdfCancel Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Like this:Like Loading...