This example was originally a double decal army helmet. At some point the decals were removed, and just the bottom of the army decal can be seen.

This example features the "Normandy" camo pattern paint.

This double decal M35 helmet originally featured the early apple green paint, as evident from the paint inside the rim. At some point it was painted a darker green, and the tricolor shield was partially covered. This helmet was obtained in St. Lo, France in June of 1944. The helmet was a gift from the GI's family to Louis Suciu in June of 1994.

Designed in 1936, and reworked in 1938 this helmet was used by German paratroopers (Fallschirmjagers) as a jump and combat helmet.

Single decal Waffen SS helmet, which was brought back by Louis Suciu, member of the United States Army 104th Infantry Division. The helmet was "captured" in Belgium in the fall of 1944.

This helmet features the "wide rune" SS decal variant.

The German Model 35/40 was simplified again in 1942. The production process was changed and the most notable change is that the rim was folded out rather than bent under. This was the final pattern German helmet used during World War II.

This example is a single decal Luftwaffe helmet with the later war slate gray paint. This helmet is from the collection of Louis Suciu, U.S. Army Veteran (104th Infantry Division).

An early sun hlemet from the War Navy. It is a pre-war manufacture circa 1933 to 1936. It is made of starched canvas, whitened outside over cork. It features the national eagle above the state cockade. It also has a band, which was likely used for the naval capband, a practice that disappeared as war approached.

An early first pattern sun helmet used by the Kriegsmarine. It features helmet plates without the border usually seen on the army models, and a gold eagle instead of a silver one.

The second model of the first pattern sun helmets featured six panel construction, and were made of compressed cork and covered with segments of canvas cloth. These helmets were widely issued but were not popular with the troops in North Africa and were generally discarded in favor of field caps. This particular example was made for the German army and is dated 1941.

This German sun helmet features the Luftwaffe insignia instead of the army shield. These helmets were used in North Africa and in South Europe

This second pattern German sun helmet was made of pressed felt in the same basic shape of the previous models. These helmets were widely used in South Europe.

This is a British-made khaki sola pith helmet, which was adopted by the British Army in the 1930s to replace the Wolseley pattern helmet. These were in wide use in Greece during the German invasion, and period photos suggest these were copied and widely reissued to the German Army.

This particular example features three holes on each side that would match up with the German Afrika Korp helmet plates, and written on the right side are the words "Kreta, May 1941," which would correspond to the German invasion in late May of that year. This example came from a collector, who had obtained it from a veteran who had served at Crete.