Italian Tank Helmets

[Jenny Croft]

Can anyone tell me what the Italian WWII style "Devo" type helmets were made of ? They look like they have a hard enameled finish on them and very shiny with a cloth neck shade or is it leather ?

Jenny :kiss:

 

[Rudi Richardson]

Jen,

Send me a reminder PM and I'll scour my references tonight. Off the top of my head though these were the same, or similar, padded leather helmets worn by the likes of France, Poland, etc during WWII.

R

 

[Rudi Richardson]

You're fortunate I remembered without that reminder, Jenny

This question seriously highlighted what my modelling preferences are like: I realised tonight my references on German WWII helmets alone outnumber my WWII Italian Army references :laugh:

Jenny, I didn't find reference to the term 'devo', but if we're talking about the same helmet, the Italian tanker's crash helmet, it was leather. The neck flap was also leather and served to protect the neck, probably from engine heat, etc. Painting it black leather should suffice.

HTH

R