Fake WVS Mobile Canteen No. 4 Zuckerman Helmet

12/24/2022

Coming from the same shed as the previously blogged Avro Aircraft Zuckerman helmet, is this WVS Mobile Canteen No. 4 example. The seller is notorious amongst collectors for fabricating all sorts of militaria. This is another recently lettered Zuckerman with distressing added to give a whiff of authenticity. At time of writing, bids on the tat bazaar had driven the price to £156. A waste of money and the seller is an utter disgrace.

3 Comments

Anthony Green link

2/24/2026 17:37:13

Hi, the small hole drilled in the brim denotes the material quality.
The makers mark (Austin in this case), like the hole, is always at the rear of the helmet.
Cheers

Website Owner

2/24/2026 20:54:54

The hole on a Zuckerman has nothing whatsoever to do with the steel quality. The hole was purely for manufacturing use and used for hanging the helmets when being spray painted and also to tie bundles of helmets together. Holes on Mk. II helmets did confer the type of steel used.

Website Owner

2/24/2026 21:01:08

The hole and size of helmet was to be at the back of the helmet but the vast majority of people misread the leaflet and wore the helmet back to front. This is why you see the vast majority of helmets with markings on the same side as the hole.

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Fake WVS Mobile Canteen No. 4 Zuckerman Helmet

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