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Was very pleased to finally be able to add an Argentinian three panel medic helm to my collection a few days back as part of a helmet trade with a friend and fellow collector in Argentina they are very tough to source and one I have been trying to add to my collection for some time now... There were more than a few nervous moments while I awaited for it to arrive in the post as it fell out of the tracking system for a lengthy period of time.... The helmet body was produced by FM and the liner is as well Argentinian in origins with locally produced webbing and IMO refitted with a new chinstrap at some time in its service career it is my understanding that medic units in the Argentinian Army and or Marines much of the time were issued with for the lack of a better term second rate and or equipment of a lower quality than soldiers serving in a regular capacity.... Kind regards Mark K

Just thought I might share a few images of my earliest lightweight Parachutist helmet I was pretty dam excited to finally add one to my shelf and able to fill a huge gap in my British Para helmet collection with the addition of this helm This example is sporting the early green vinyl chinstrap as produced Thetford..and is very likely one of the earliest variants due to the smooth surface on the helmet body and the bare metal un-coated liner retention nuts and bolts .. Also of note is the white brow pad which was only found on the earliest of examples... It with out a doubt shows its age and is in the condition I would expect to see from a issued example it was missing the black plastic slider section of the buckle at the time of purchase but with the help of a couple of good friends in the UK whom sent me a few bits and pieces this might not seem like a huge deal to most but the buckle and the chincup are incredibly hard to find so was very pleased when he sent one to me and another mate sent along a 68 pattern DPM hood which I have converted into a helmet cover The cover ,net ,nbc strips and hessian are not original to this helmet and have been added for the purpose of display to represent a para helm that would have been worn during the time of the Falklands Islands War Kind regards Mark

My Brother in law was in 3 para and fought in the Falklands, he still has both helmets, the original wartime BMB that were still being used up till the Falklands and the newer issue one used on the Islands . My other brother in law who is much older than me, his father was in the paras and was at Arnhem , when his father died they had a clearout of the loft and found all his jump gear, smock (with bullet holes), helmet still with camo and netting on, belt with Browning pistol in holster, a luger with two magazines , a Sten gun, plus lots of photos from the period, The smock had bullet holes in because he had been hit by machinegun fire and had to be carried out across the Rhine in a boat but he refused to leave his gear behind for the Germans as trophies. My lovely sister threw all the uniform into a skip and handed all the weapons into the police, I,ve never forgiven her for that, especially as she knew I was a collector, and that was,nt the only time she had done something like that

Thank you for the reply and Best wishes to you and your family as well in the new year I have added a couple of new posts today that you may find of interest... Kind regards Mark K

Hello Mark, Great item and thanks for showing us on MCN. Please send us more images from your collection....Look forward to seeing them. Best wishes to you & your family for 2018....Desert Rat

Many thanx Gents I hunted for an example for some time till I found one that showed just the right amount of wear and patina that would fit into my collection.. Regards Mark