M18 SS DD black helmet

[DougB]

There are some interesting things about the helmet I agree. I wouldn't recommend ownership without a clear in hand examination and a very low pricetag. I am curious about the leather 2 finger drawstring attachment, I'm not familiar with something like that. This is either a heavily messed with helmet or it has some slight originality to it. Pics fail me on this one.

[KradSpam]

I didn't give this the time of day as a good Pocher Doug, am I way off on that? I didn't like the way the red field has gone on the party. I thought the white field would always go first if there was any flaking to be done. I did think they had good attention to detail though, with the dome masked off the way it is etc...

[youthcollector1]

The bottom edge of the leftmost rune isn't horizontal or aligned to the right hand rune?

Hey Glenn, it look to me that this look is caused by paint missing.

[DougB]

I don't like the decals and don't think this liner was in the helmet when it was sprayed, there's no overspray on the chinstrap bales, pads or liner band. I think someone added a liner, touched it up and popped some fake SS decals on her, buti am wondering if the black is period paint. Nothing I'd spend over $250-350 to find out however!

[SSamir]

Your right Doug. You would expect to see some over spray, and there isn't which makes me suspicious as well.

[DougB]

That said I think the exterior paint and interior black might be original, but perhaps a fire helmet used postwar, dressed up to be an SS now, a common trick the tricksters like to play.

[SSamir]

Doug, do u think the M27 liner system in that is original? I can't even make out of the stampings in the pads. I also noticed the tongues are black from the inside. Possibly treated?

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Like you said earlier, hands on examination is needed here.