If you were wondering, I left out the weight on the video by mistake. I weighed this particular example, and it came out to be 2.4 LBS, or 1.1Kg . That is impressive given its size.

@DerpPilot

2 жыл бұрын

Hello i need help identifying my helmet. Mine don’t have the liner and chin strap and it painted light brown and have an anchor instead of a star. it have rust on the top left of the helmet. I think it part of the snlf that is all i know about the helmet No marking

@daltonagre

Жыл бұрын

Here in Brazil, I watched your video.

Welp. Time to start hunting for a Type 99 to add to my collection.

@MikeB128

4 жыл бұрын

Good luck. Took me 18 years to find the right one.

Back in the 1980s my local surplus store had five of these on there shelves plus a parachutists variant Think they were going for £30-45 at the time..

@MikeB128

4 жыл бұрын

Ok.

For your information : the handwritten marking of this helmet is "小"(sho/small), so its a 小号(sho-go/small size) helmet. There are also “大” (dai) marked large sized helmets, but both are becoming rare today. Thansks for posting!

@pinyaaaaaaa

2 жыл бұрын

I saw you in another video where some americans shoot a helmet

@gitfoad8032

Жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks for this post. I have one of these & had had it for over 20yrs before finding a stamped mark on the lower inside rim, which is exactly like the 'small' kanji. Seems to have been one of the helmets repurposed for Thai(?) army use by being fitted for a US M1 liner. Cheers.

It’s very interesting that they made these out of chromoly considering that in the postwar years Japanese manufactures popularized using chromoly in bike frames, resulting in a majority of steel framed bicycles in production today being made out of chromoly

Beautiful helmet!!! I just got a original untouched ww2 danish m23 army helmet. Not in the best condition but it is complete and has a rare “LG” stamp that means it was one of the few used by the danish royal guard.

Nice addition!

It's so hard to find them, luckily my friend found one for me a while back

Just got mine, same liner system as yours and the leather is a little dark but pliable, even has the similar painted cartouche towards the rear of the helmet. It came with a yellow star army helmet cloth cover but has a delicate rip on the front edge, so will not be taking the cloth cover off to verify the inner stamping. Mine has some additional small writing in yellowish white paint inside the helmet brim but it is pretty chipped up and may have been scrapped off if reissued to several people. The broad type chin straps are partially there but 2 are cut at a diagonal probably indicating the helmet was removed from the deceased while they were laying face down.

It's been a minute since I've seen you to a helmets of the World video

I believe also with type 90’s issued in the Japanese navy, I think they also painted them a light blue or used a blue cover.

@danielmedina3094

4 жыл бұрын

John Number 1 khaki/green cover for navy, and used similar paints as Army. Most were used by AA crews and NLF troops I haven’t seen blue paint on them before, but if they exist they exist lol

Nice

Wow, great job! I have a shell only in good shape. Would like an original star that I can not find. Anyway suggestions? Thanks

Got a reproduction from IMA due to the MUCH lower price (50 usd) but I also wanted a helmet that I could touch and not feel like I had to handle it like a delicate baby. Got to say after looking at it and this video everything on the replica is spot on and a great first addition to my beginning collection. One thing though that I'm kind of sad that I can't find any information on is the small crest on the crown of the helmet. You can see it in the video from 1:58 onward. That ridge at the top of the helmet. For some reason that surprised me as I'd never noticed it before and didn't know if it was an old holdover from when the Japanese were using the Adrian helmets.

Hello sir In the beginning of your video you said you wanted to discuss the 30/32 typ 90 differeneces if i got it correct. Maybe make an update on that some day i needed some advice on that . Thanks bro

I saw one for sale whith a British chin strap it looked cool

Huh, didn't know those were so rare. I quess there never was any country that bothered to stockpile these unlike with german helmets.

4:12 Also the greek 34/39 helmet was initially painted in a light brown color

@MikeB128

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe initially, but all the originals I've seen are Olive Green.

@emilianomapelli6245

4 жыл бұрын

@@MikeB128 Yeah i dont remember exactly when the paint was changed maybe after the italian invasion of greece but im not sure btw i have one in relic condition that has the original light brown paint so there are some in circulation

Veeeery noice!

There was no such thing as the Japanese Marines. You are probably thinking of the Naval Landing Forces, however this was not its own branch and was part of the navy, as the name suggests. There were only two branches of the Japanese military, the army and navy. Also, NLF helmets were not different from typical navy helmets.

@RemoveChink

3 жыл бұрын

A Marine doesnt mean a seperate branch of an army.

@vonsopas

3 жыл бұрын

@@RemoveChink I think by Marines he meant naval infantry. And yes, though they were called Kaigun Tokubetsu Rikusentai or Special Naval Landing Force. Cheers!

@xX_HowardTaft_Xx

2 жыл бұрын

@@RemoveChink There is an actual difference, marines are specialized in amphibious-ground warfare, whereas Naval Infantry are regular sailors which could be turned into infantry (usually having minimal training with ground warfare) Whereas Marines were usually only infantry.

interessing to see that they both used an efficient steel alloy + tryed to make a 3 points chin-strap (even though it turned out to be far from perfect) what about the mass/weight? on the average, or more on the lighter side?

@MikeB128

4 жыл бұрын

I made a pinned comment, but no, it's actually pretty dense given its size. This particular model came out at 2.4 LBS or 1.1 Kg.. I would absolutely love to ballistic test one of these, but would feel awful unless it was an example that was structurally sound, but aesthetically fucked.

@gamecubekingdevon3

4 жыл бұрын

@@MikeB128 aside from the Steel grade (and thickness wich might be beetween 1.1 and 1.3mm with this helmet's weight) do we have other informations related to the shape process and the potential heat-treatment? Because thoose two last thing seem to be the only two missing factors to be able to know how to build a "perfect" shell replica.

ＴＥＰＰＡＴＩ is more comfortable to hear than ＴＥＴＳＵＢＯ. ＴＥＴＳＵＢＯ gonna be horizontal bar. reading　鉄帽　as ＴＥＰＰＡＣＨＩ is little a bit complicated but it's some army calling procedure thing. They call shirt as ＪＵＢＡＮ which gonna be japanese clothing to me but They call shirt as They call.

You had two types of Japanese ''marines''. The first type of Japanese marines were actually the Naval Landing Force, which were not quite the marines of the USA or even the UK, but more a sort of advanced landing party, made up of members of the crew of a ship, and were in some ways more like the Navy Seals. The second type were the Special Naval Landing Forces which were even more like the Navy Seals and the Royal Marines of the UK; the US Marine Corps is strange in that it is not actually under the Navy itself, as marines usually are, but under the Department of the Navy which controls both the actual US Navy, the US Marine Corps and the US Coast Guard. The Special Naval Landing Forces were raised from the men at the naval barracks, the Naval Barracks Units, were sailors were trained and unlike the British Royal Marines were still actually just a type of sailor who had more extensive training in land-based warfare (just as the sailors on ships did hence the Naval landing Force mentioned above). As well as the helmet above and the Adrian one, they also apparently used Brodie-style helmets as well during the earlier SIno-Japanese war but I have not really found any photos to back that up; the Brodie helmet was popular with their Chinese enemies though (who also used Stahlhelms).

You talked about a Danish M23 and a Dutch M34, but do you have any Norwegian WWII helmets? They played an important role and gave the germans a good fight.

@MikeB128

4 жыл бұрын

No I don't have one.

@emilsvard9428

4 жыл бұрын

@@MikeB128 You should really get one if you ever get the chance. They can be rare and expensive, but they're definitely worth it.

@MikeB128

4 жыл бұрын

Considering I just dropped a shitload of cash for this one, it'll probably be a while before I get a Norwegian helmet. To be honest as well, it's not too high on the priority list. If you can track one down in original condition for a decent price, send me the link on my Facebook page.

@emilsvard9428

4 жыл бұрын

@@MikeB128 Sure. I'll let you know if I find one.

Does anyone know who reproduces the best Type 90?

@danielmedina3094

4 жыл бұрын

Leutnant Ale just buy a Hiki, you can get it fixed up by Alexander and Sons restoration if you want proper color/markings. Doubtful you’d find a Nakata for a good price. World war supply has a bad liner, and the ties are too short, and IMA won’t be much better if at all judging from their other Japanese repros.

Mine has a lighter brown paint to it than yours is there a reason for that ?

@MikeB128

3 жыл бұрын

Must be a fake. Lol paints varied, as well as uniform dye colors. The dead giveaway is the feel/shape of the shell itself.

It's a shame their so rare, would be intreasting to see a ballistic test of one of these

@jordangreenwade2931

4 жыл бұрын

I've seen one I can't remember who did it but there is one on YT. Idk why you'd shoot one of these cause there rare and expensive

@gunterg7309

4 жыл бұрын

Best off just getting a steel plate of the same type and thickness, but they as any other ww2 helmet were not meant to stop bullets

Downvoted because you didn't go "HHHEEEEE HEEEEE OOOOOOOOOH" with your little MJ gloves on.

How come you dont have any U.S surplus for sale anymore?

@MikeB128

4 жыл бұрын

Uh, because it sold out. How come you don't keep your comments on topic anymore?

@Max-rk1oy

4 жыл бұрын

Mike B I started watching you when I was younger and when you first posted your video on the M39 Finnish Mosin and noticed a few changes. I have bought one item from you such as your box of awesomeness Grade 2/3. You have inspired me to look out and about for items. Because of you I have a full set of Soviet Invasion of Prague Airsoft Loadout (Since I am not yet eligible to own a firearm). Keep posting, and stay strong with the subs. It’s like everytime I watch you, theres at least a thousand subs. Is that true?

Saw one of these at an antique store, the tagged said “ WW2 US General’s helmet”

@MikeB128

3 жыл бұрын

Haha figures. What was the price tag?

@teutonicarmory7743

3 жыл бұрын

@@MikeB128 I can’t remember, probably something outrageous

Now who wants to see a penetration test for a thousand dollar type 90 helmet? Lol JK.

You definitely need to shoot that with a M1 to see how it holds up!

@MikeB128

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'll shoot a rare, $1000 helmet because someone on KZread told me to......

@Tyler-xr5po

4 жыл бұрын

@@MikeB128 Haha sounds good Mike. Don't forget to take your head out of it first.

wonder if you might contact me -- I have a WWII Japanese helmet cover (need info)

I just bought a 1895 Chilean bayonet. About to buy two more bayonets. God help me with my weapon addiction.

Prices on these are only going to go up. If you happen to find one that is original and not altered, buy it.

@MikeB128

Жыл бұрын

Prices on everything are going up....

I hope your kid(s) appreciate your DragonMans collections one day. Envious.

Can I ask, Where do you even buy stuff like that?

@hughtighe3410

3 жыл бұрын

💫 eBay 💫

@gpoman9988

Жыл бұрын

90% of the helmets sold on eBay are fakes, or have been tinkered with. Unless you’re an expert, buy from a reputable dealer if you want a nice example.

Mike I have the same helmet and liner except my helmet is green. I do have some rusty areas. What do you think?

@JH-xf3zr

4 жыл бұрын

Did you buy it off eBay

This is why I don’t buy helmets I can’t touch with my hands because like you I will forget sometimes I need gloves

Looks like a Swedish helmet

@davidmcintyre998

3 жыл бұрын

I read that the Japanese looked at helmets around the world and liked the Swedish helmet and adapted the design for their own type.

@sparrisguy6330

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidmcintyre998 Not exactly, The Type 90 Was a further evolution of the M1922, with the main difference being the brim of the helmet and slightly different bowl shape. The Type 90 was created to remove the problems of the M1922 helmet, which was mainly getting caught on the backpack when prone, so they removed the very large brim and the result is this look.

@MrKaido93

2 жыл бұрын

Yes the Japanese M90 helmet does indeed resemble the Swedish M23 and the US Liberty Bell helmet. Imagine had the US fully produced and issued the Liberty Bell helmet the very probable confusion on the battlefield that would have been.

now hear me out, Type 90 Tetsubo ballistic test

@MikeB128

4 жыл бұрын

Spend $400 on a shitty one, send it to me, and I'll give you a shoutout in the test.

You can just buy it on shopee

@MikeB128

3 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah? I don't know if you're capable of understanding the difference between a $50 reproduction and an $800 original....Go back to COD and your tendies....

Are these usually faked?

@motman0713

Жыл бұрын

Yes