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    Basic question on Helmet?s maker


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    Hi folks,

    I recently purchased a very nice, honest and complete M16 German steelhelmet, which is marked Si.66 - I know that the numbers refer to the shell size, but I didn?t find information about the maker (Si). Which one is this one?

    All the best,

    Douglas.

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    By the way: is there any maker which code is "AL"?

    A friend of mine said that one of his M16 helmets has such code stamped inside. I never heard about this maker... Any clue about it?

    Douglas.

    Hi Douglas,

    Beautiful helmet by the way, so rare to see them complete like this! :beer: Just picked up my first and I do love it!

    As for the maker AL, it doesn't show up on the lists of German and Austrian M16 helmet makers that I have seen, but it could be one that is still unknown. There is an AW Austrian model but nothing else I've seen close to AL. Maybe someone else knows some more on this,

    Cheers,

    Pat

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    Douglas,

    Your friend's helmet maker is most likely "Bell L". This mark is the outline of a bell and an "L" Many look at the bell and assume it is a letter. It does look somewhat like an "A". I have three of them. Many were issued to the 1.Garde Division.

    Chip

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