JHOLLAND1
Titanium
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- Oct 8, 2005
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- western washington state
In 1915 Dr. Friedrich Schwerd of the Technical Institute of Hanover completed a study of head wounds sustained by german troops. his collaborator Dr August Bier utilized magnets to remove intracranial shrapnel fragments. the Imperial army delegated Schwerd to design a helmet for immediate deployment. the M-16 stahlhelm was fielded in late 1915 and has served as model for the majority of the worlds armies since. importantly, the stahlhelm was constructed of martensitic silicon/nickel steel.
Schwerd was a diplomat engineer and technical director of the grinding machine manufacturer Naxos. but he knew his history. prototype and inspiration for the stahlhelm derived from german sallet helmets of 1490.
here are some interesting pics:
myArmoury.com - View topic - "Black" Sallet, circa 1490
File:Helm DSC02194.JPG - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
here is a german website dedicated to the Schwerd helmet.
Kriegsgeschichte: Der Stahlhelm des Friedrich Schwerd - Nachrichten Kultur - Geschichte - WELT ONLINE
in particular, look at plate 8. the force and potentia of Reichpresident Hindenberg at age 85 transmits readily, especially compared to the paper hanging sob whose hand he grips.
jh
Schwerd was a diplomat engineer and technical director of the grinding machine manufacturer Naxos. but he knew his history. prototype and inspiration for the stahlhelm derived from german sallet helmets of 1490.
here are some interesting pics:
myArmoury.com - View topic - "Black" Sallet, circa 1490
File:Helm DSC02194.JPG - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
here is a german website dedicated to the Schwerd helmet.
Kriegsgeschichte: Der Stahlhelm des Friedrich Schwerd - Nachrichten Kultur - Geschichte - WELT ONLINE
in particular, look at plate 8. the force and potentia of Reichpresident Hindenberg at age 85 transmits readily, especially compared to the paper hanging sob whose hand he grips.
jh