The Romanian OD M73 Steel Helmet was used by the Romanians from the 1970’s and even, today, in some reserve units. These military surplus helmets are fairly uncommon to come by and the Afghan National Army uses them currently. They were styled after the Dutch M38 helmet, which was used in small numbers by Romania during WWII up until the 1970s. It is similar in design to the M34, just without the rear skirt of the M34 helmet. The used helmet has a painted steel construction and leather padding and chin straps. The Romanian M73 Steel Helmet is a must-have for any Cold War collection.

This helmet was given to the Afghan Army by the Romanian Government and used generally where they couldn't get the US Kevlar helmets

Please note: as these are military surplus there may be some colour, quality and style variation to the image shown.