Grant Broadhurst Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Hi all , I,ve just aquired my first 2 pieces of headgear .Winter Officers hat and Para Officers field beret can anyone help with dating these !Thanks !first up the Winter Hat it has a clear plastic celluloid / plastic strip and under neath this is the code :NVA 56 1856 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Broadhurst Posted June 19, 2009 Author Share Posted June 19, 2009 Next up the Officers Para Beret NVA 1/N Betr. - Nr. 06 190 006 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Broadhurst Posted June 19, 2009 Author Share Posted June 19, 2009 OOoohhhh i almost forgot while i,m here i,ve a late helmet !Stamped in helmet : II 5 81 so i,m presuming 1981 ?Inked onto inside of liner : NVA II. G :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehrentitle Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 OOoohhhh i almost forgot while i,m here i,ve a late helmet !Stamped in helmet : II 5 81 so i,m presuming 1981 ?Inked onto inside of liner : NVA II. G Grant - Here is a thead on the WAF DDR forum which has all of the date codes:http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/sho...ead.php?t=38158II G would be 2nd Quarter 1981On the Para Beret, I N would be 1st Quarter 1989. It also appears to be Size 2 which is next to the smallest size (1-4). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Broadhurst Posted June 19, 2009 Author Share Posted June 19, 2009 Thanks for the info and the link ! :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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