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Danish M/46 helmet

The M/46 helmet was a failed attempt to make a helmet to replace the large amount of British Mk. II's, Mk. III's, Mk. IV's and Swedish M/37 in service with the Danish army in the aftermath of WWII.  
Production began in 1946 and was undertaken by the company Glud og Marstrand. The same company that produced the M/23 helmets before the war.

Right after the war they had begun production again and approximately 4700 M23/41 helmets for the navy were produced. Glud og Marstrand were the only company in Denmark with the capacity to produce the M/46 helmets in the numbers needed.
The M/46 helmet borrowed the shape of the shell from the Swedish M/37 helmet. For the untrained eye they look almost similar. The liner is often the best way to tell which one is which. The M/46 were made with two different type of liners. The first liners were scavenged Mk. II helmet liners! Later they made a US Style liner with webbing and plastic for the helmets used by the civil defence. Both type M/46 helmets used a US style chinstrap. Made out of khaki webbing. 
The chinstrap bales are fixed and spot-welded in place making the straps prone to breaking when used over a long period of time.  
They are found with a greyish / green coarse paint job. ( they mixed the paint with sand) and a smotth grey paint job. (For CF use) 
A total of 30.000 helmets were produced, and most ended up with the navy (they stopped using them in 1951) and the Civilforsvaret (civil defence). It was never adopted by the army (officially), since they adopted the US M1 helmet in 1948. (M/48) 
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THe M/46 helmet - seen from the front.

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  • Home
  • The Collection
    • Belgium >
      • Post WWII uniforms
      • Belgian post WWII Webbing Equipment
      • Belgian M/51 Gas mask
    • Denmark >
      • Uniforms pre WWII >
        • M.1910
      • Equipment pre WWII >
        • Helmets >
          • M.1923 helmet (army)
          • M.1923 helmet (M.1923-41)
        • Gas masks >
          • Gas Mask M.1931 | Gasmaske M.1931
          • Gas mask M.1938 (army) | Gasmaske M.1938
          • Gas mask M.1938 (civilian) | Civilgasmaske M.1938
        • M/1906 Ammunition Pouch | Ammunitionstaske M1906
        • M/1848 Ammunition Pouch | Lommetaske M/1848
        • Linnemann Pattern 1870 Entrenching Tool | Den Linnemannske Spade
        • Danish M/1873 Water Bottle
        • Danish 1915 Torch | Elektrisk Feltlygte (Håndlygte) M/1915
      • Uniforms post WWII >
        • M/44
        • M/58
      • Equipment post WWII >
        • 1945-55
        • M/45-50 Webbing Equipment (Denmark) >
          • M/45-50: Packs
          • M/45-50: Belts
          • M/45-50: Water bottle and carrier
          • M/45-50: Ammunition Carriers
          • M/45-50: Straps (shoulder and utility)
          • M/45-50: Bayonet frog
        • M/45-59 Webbing Equipment (Denmark)
        • Gas masks >
          • Gas mask M.1945 E - British Light Anti Gas Respirator, Mk 1
          • Gas mask M.1949
          • Gas mask M/69
        • Helmets >
          • Danish M/46 helmet
          • Danish M/48 helmet (US M1 and Austrian Clone)
        • Radios and field phones >
          • CPRC-26 Transceiver
          • FTLF M/51 L field telephone (Denmark)
    • British Empire Militaria >
      • Webbing >
        • Patt. 37' webbing, Mk III pouches (Post war)
        • Pattern '08 entrenching tool (Mk II variant) - WWII
      • Gas masks >
        • Light Anti Gas Respirator, Mk 1 (WWII)
    • Sweden >
      • Swedish M/39-58 uniform | Vapenrock M/39-58
      • Ammunition carriers >
        • Swedish six pocket ammunition carrier - M.1900-12 (M.1900)
      • Backpacks and Rucksacks >
        • M/1905 knapsack (Swedish)
        • M/1935 backpack (Swedish)
        • M/1939 backpack (Swedish)
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    • Reenactment: Using or abusing the past?
    • Danish Post War Equipment: A historical introduction
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