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#Posted on Friday, 05 May 2017 at 2:05 PM

Edited on Sunday, 29 August 2021 at 2:19 PM

Belgian Helmet model 49FN white.

Belgian Helmet model 49FN. This is actually a normal green army helmet, ABL,
painted white.Someone wrote BW on the front, I have no idea why and what it means.
Could be:
BW: BrandWeer = Fire Department
BW: Burger Wacht = Civilian Guard

I received information about this helmet.
It was used by 950e Cie Mun at Houthulst.
(950 Compagnie Munitie Houthulst)

This was the e-mail I received:
Hello B,

I personally got that BW from the former 950th Cie Mun, when it was dissolved, from someone who was employed there. That was Mun.Dep. Houthulst. according to that man this was from the Military Fire Brigade, hence the lettering "BW" ... I obtained that helmet with the closure of this depot at the end of 2001.

Grt, K.

Note the text in the liner: ABL 1949 X.B. 1951.
Model 1949 made by Xavier Buisset made in 1951.

Additional pictures see:
https://helmliefhebber.skyrock.com/3318149524-Belgian-Helmet-model-49FN-white-BW.html

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#Posted on Sunday, 16 September 2018 at 2:04 PM

Edited on Sunday, 11 November 2018 at 1:14 PM

List of Berets

On of my passions are helmets but I got also interested in military berets.
My special interest is in berets from The Netherlands and Belgium.
Little by little I'm building my collection. What I like about Dutch berets is that the emblems used are standardized in size and shape.
I think The Netherlands started using berets after World War 2, about the same time they started using British style uniforms.
I could be wrong, so correct me if that's the case.
Do not trow away a beret but contact me or send it to me.
Besides information about the beret manufacturer I like to look for information about the units using the emblem on the beret.
Most information I find by using Google, so it could be wrong, always use multiple sources to find actual information.
I enjoy doing this and I include many links to related websites in my articles. Some of the links will get you to websites or blogs of fellow military collectors.
Tags: Nederlandse Baret emblemen, Belgische ABL baret / muts kentekens, emblèmes de béret, insigne
Baretten in gebruik bij het Nederlandse Leger / Baretten in gebruik bij Belgisch leger.

see: tenuevoorschriften krijgsmacht
Koninklijke Marine Uniformen
Landmacht Uniformen
Luchtmacht Uniformen

List of berets:
United Nations Belgium
United Nations Canada
United Nations New Zealand
United Nations Pakistan
United Nations UNIFIL
United Nations The Netherlands
USA Multinational Force & Observers

Germany/Netherlands 1 GE/NL Corps
Brigade Franco - Allemande

The Netherlands
The Netherlands berets

Belgium
Belgian Berets listed

France
2e régiment étranger de parachutistes
Ecole Militair Interarmes
Chasseurs Alpins

Germany
German Berets

Italy
Itally Bersaglieri

Spain
Spain Army

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#Posted on Sunday, 16 December 2018 at 5:04 AM

Edited on Monday, 29 March 2021 at 1:32 PM

Helmet Belgian Model 49 FN

The first helmet I want to introduce is a Belgian Model 49 FN

The second Belgium Model 49FN Army (2)

This ABL helmet from 1952 manufactured by the company X.B.
Xavier Buisset from Vilvoorde.
AB = Armee Belge (French)
BL = Belgisch Leger (Dutch)
both mean Belgian Armee

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#Posted on Sunday, 20 December 2015 at 12:20 PM

Edited on Saturday, 29 December 2018 at 9:42 AM

Belgian Helmet MKIII

This helmet is made after the British MKIII, this helm is made by the company Sartel, more information about this helmet is welcom

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#Posted on Tuesday, 22 December 2015 at 2:53 PM

Belgian RECCE Helmet

RECCE stands for reconnaissance
This helmet is made based on the British MARK I RAC Helmet, Steel, Royal Armoured Corps.
This ABL (Armee Belge, Belgisch Leger) helmet from 1952 manufactured by the company X.B. Xavier Buisset from Vilvoorde.

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#Posted on Wednesday, 23 December 2015 at 2:56 PM

Edited on Friday, 24 August 2018 at 9:37 PM

Belgian Model 31 Adrian helmet

This is a Belgian Model 31 Adrian helmet, after the war its painted black and used by the Belgian gendarmerie.
I have started to remove the black paint.

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#Posted on Thursday, 24 December 2015 at 11:03 AM

Continued Belgian Model 31 Adrian

These pictures schow the previous helmet while the black paint gets removed:[media_1_C]

continued at: https://helmliefhebber.skyrock.com/3269115098-Continued-Belgian-Model-31-Adrian.html

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#Posted on Friday, 25 December 2015 at 4:17 AM

Edited on Sunday, 01 March 2020 at 12:54 PM

Continued Belgian Model 31 Adrian

These pictures show the cleaned Belgian Adrian Helmet M31, the black paint is removed.

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#Posted on Tuesday, 26 January 2016 at 2:46 PM

Edited on Tuesday, 26 January 2016 at 3:00 PM

Belgian Navy Helmet Model 51

This is my newest addition to my collection. Its a Navy helmet made by an Austrian company.
Don't know yet what the letters WWEU stand for. Thanks to a fellow helmet collector, Have a look at his blog www.casquescollection.skyrock.com

I now know these letters stand for Ulbricht Witwe . This company still exists see: http://www.ulbrichts.com/protection/produkte/

ZM/FN = ZeeMacht / Force navale