I bought this old rusty soviet/USSR firefighter’s helmet for $15. So it’s perfect item for restoration. The helmet had some dents the leather liners was dried up and the metal parts were rusty one of the rivets attaching it to the helmet was also gone, so it was nice practice for all sorts of skill needed in restoring antique and old items. I also noticed it wasn’t very well made the weldings keeping the thin on top attached were poor and it was far from symmetrical. I’m not sure if that is usual for helmets of this age.