The TSh-4 or TŠ-4 ( ТШ-4, meaning Танковый шлем translated from Cyrillics to Latin as Tankovij šlem, to English alphabet as Tankoviy shlem and simply meaning Tanker's helmet), alternatively known either as Танкошлем ( Tankošlem/Tankoshlem - same meaning, but shortened), or somewhat inaccurately as Шлемофон ( Šlemofon/Shlemophon and loosely translated as Headset, since any helmet with built-in radio could be referred to as being such) is once Soviet and today primarily Russian tank crew's famous combat helmet, an indispensable headwear of literally any combat vehicle operator, a well known and probably the main recognition symbol (a trademark) of all Soviet, Eastern bloc, Warsaw pact and today post-Soviet tank crews as well as of literally anyone else using any kind of Soviet armor and their combat vehicles in general. There may be marks and signs of wear, but still lot's of life left.Various others (literally all conflicts involving Soviet armor) These will be sold at random as a collectors piece, email us if you want a specific size and we will try to accommodate you.Ĭondition: Used/Very Good - Item has clearly had some use. Sizing: Most of these have no markings remaining. Leather and metal fastener to secure to your head.Padding all over to protect users head from cold Russian tank steel.Throat microphone and tank jack (may or may not work).Padded ear cups to stop your ears ringing and act as comms.Alternatively these would be great for dress up parties, airsoft impressions or really keen four wheel drivers! These would be perfect for any particular eastern-bloc collectors who know their stuff. Unfortunately they are missing markings, so we cannot date them. Please note these comms may or may not work, you would need a eastern-bloc tank to find out! A throat microphone straps around your neck below the chin. They come with built in ear cups to soften external noise and also act as a headphone. Instead of being hard and getting a headache, these are heavily padded to soften bumping around inside a heavily armoured tank. From the eastern bloc - with bumps! These 'hats' performed the role of a helmet for Soviet tankers.
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